The Pursuits

A budding civil service aspirant, a devout capitalist, a practicing socialist and a second generation entrepreneur join forces to raise the decibels of an engineering life. Offering a melody for that orchestra was a nightingale with a high-pitched note.

Far away in a secluded jungle was a tribal voice actively striving with a lot of poise. In the concrete jungle though was a political heir finding her flair.

Divergent life choices crossed paths for love, friendship, ambition and journeyed through self-discovery as a political drama unfolds with India's spectrum allocations and the spiralling growth of social media.

If Doordarshan's promise of distant vision had suffered an irrevocable myopia serving the government's agenda, the mainstream media's stubbornness to proxy corporate houses' interests had taken public interest journalism for a ride.

And when seemingly innocuous Nadia tapes blew up the coats and cloaks, all traditional media went overboard to black out the story.

Amidst the cacophony that followed, technology offered a level-playing field for unheard voices, unkempt hairs, drooped shoulders and fragile limbs. Social media needled the traditional media houses and became the new custodians of public conscience.