- by RAJEEV GOWDA Now that in Bangalore The electoral hurly burly’s done And it’ll take three weeks to figure Whether the battle’s lost or won I find myself Feeling philosophical* Specifically, my mind is drifting to a short story that I read many moons ago. It’s called “The Ones Who Walk Away From Omelas,” by the renowned science fiction writer, Ursula K. Le Guin (which won her the Hugo Award for short stories in 1974). Omelas is a town much like Utopia. Life is … [Read more...]






