Rule by committee
The article humorously critiques the complex and often chaotic nature of managing committees in residential welfare societies. It highlights the social dynamics, petty conflicts, and bureaucratic absurdities that arise in modern apartment living.
Why it matters
It reflects the common frustrations and social dynamics experienced by millions living in urban residential complexes.
R esidents welfare or cooperative societies, particularly those sprawling developments where a visionary developer decided that one society was not complicated enough and therefore created multiple societies within the same premises, are indeed among the most fascinating institutions ever created.
Think about it. A group of perfectly normal people buy apartments, move in with dreams of peace, greenery and community living, and within a few months, find themselves participating in something that resembles a combination of parliament, a start-up, a courtroom, a reality show, and occasionally a medieval kingdom.
A handful of brave souls volunteer for the managing committees. They begin their journey wanting to improve the community and soon discover that lifts, leaks, licences, landscaping, legal notices, labour issues, and resident expectations operate under the laws of quantum physics.
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