Bengaluru Commissioner ditches birthday cake to cut watermelon; sparks debate on western culture

In a unique approach, the Bengaluru City Police Commissioner ditched the traditional cake cutting and instead chose to cut a watermelon on his birthday. The top cop B. Dayananda was seen cutting a watermelon along with fellow friends and policemen.

A video of his unique birthday celebration was shared on X sparking debate on cutting off the western culture and adopting our own Indian traditions and culture.

The viral video shows Dayananda blowing the candles atop the watermelon. He then takes a knife and cuts the watermelon into two pieces, with other cops clapping and singing happy birthday for him. The video is now being widely shared on X.

Setting a trend - @CPBlr Dayananda IPS Bangalore Police Commissioner, cutting a watermelon on his birthday. “Health and celebrations together top priority” pic.twitter.com/1eCUXtAWrU

— Nagarjun Dwarakanath (@nagarjund) March 20, 2024

Sharing the video, the X user wrote, “Setting a trend - @CPBlr Dayananda IPS Bangalore Police Commissioner, cutting a watermelon on his birthday. ‘Health and celebrations together top priority’.”

While a section of people praised the top cop for his healthy attitude, others trolled him for blowing the candles as done in western cultures.

“Time he gets creative in getting a handle on the law and order in bangalore … Bengaluru needs a top cop who is creative in getting a handle on the deteriorating order in Bengaluru more than being creative in celebrating his birthday,” commented a netizen.

Another netizen wrote, “But why extinguish light (knowledge) by blowing out candle? The need is to dispel darkness, which is why we light a lamp!”

“Novel way ever seen. Motivation to others. But putting off candles sends what messages? Kick off western culture of hackneyed practice which is not ours,” questioned a third user.