A year has passed since the Air India crash that sent a shudder through the nation and left the world asking: how could this happen? Six questions linger, each a stain on our collective conscience. First, why did the safety systems fail so spectacularly?
Second, was there a cover-up of prior warnings? Third, what of the pilots' training? Fourth, the maintenance logs: were they doctored?
Fifth, why did emergency response crawl? Sixth, will anyone be held accountable? These are not mere queries; they are indictments of a culture that prizes image over substance, profit over safety.
We have become a society that worships at the altar of expediency, sacrificing the very foundations of diligence and honour. The Victorians, for all their faults, understood that engineering was a moral calling. They built bridges and railways with a solemn duty to the public.
Today, we build spreadsheets. The crash is a mirror: it reflects our decadence, our willingness to let corners be cut for the sake of quarterly reports. Until we confront the rot within, these six questions will remain, haunting not just the families but a civilisation in decline.
