The European Union switches off the light bulb, but it will continue to burn bright as a symbol of the birth of an idea
In Swades, a film about the extremely slow march of technological progress towards the Indian hinterland, when Shah Rukh Khan’s character manages to generate electricity, a light bulb flickers inside a hut. No other invention of mankind symbolises the advent of technological age more powerfully than this gadget.
(This story appears in the 25 September, 2009 issue of Forbes India. To visit our Archives, click here.)