By S Ramadorai

In the documentary series “Connections”, science historian James Burke narrated how the smallest, most overlooked components in modern life could bring entire systems to a halt. He recounted howan evening in New York City was paralyzed, where traffic froze, elevators stopped, and hospitals stalled, due to a single relay fault in the power grid. It was not just a technical failure; it was a revelation of how fragile and interwoven our dependencies truly are.

Recent incidents such as the Air India flight AI171 crashand the tragic stampedes compel us to acknowledge, with humility and sorrow, the human lives lost, and the pain endured by families. It is in their memory that we must reflect quietly, collectively, and courageously, not just on what failed, but on how we must res

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