Inflation's Unwelcome Guests: When Design Fails to Ease the Burden The recent protest by Congress workers in Delhi, where party leaders arrived in bullock carts to highlight the rising cost of essential commodities, serves as a stark reminder that design – or rather, its absence – has become a major contributor to the growing burden of inflation on the public.
The protest aimed to draw attention to the government's failure to control prices, but it also underscored the disconnect between policy and people's everyday experiences.
The choice of bullock carts may have been symbolic, but it is unclear whether they were chosen for their practical application or just their aesthetic appeal.