As we were enjoying the Chowki Daani visit, we were awaited for a rude shock. Bye the way Chowki Daani is a nice hotel with Rajastani local look.
There are singers, dancers, magic show, village lady offering delicacies of Rajastan. A potter was making pot, he invited Abhiman to try his skills. Infact Abhiman made a small vessel with his guidance. And snake - ladder game with gigantic dais. We both played as Smitha was engaged in Mehendi art place.
At the entrance itself we were greeted with drums, music and a traditional tilak on forehead. Entire ambience over there is very lovely and memorable.
I was very much impressed by the way they placed things in a sequential manner. It is a perfectaly leisure place one can spend minimum 6 to 8 hours without looking at his time machine. Unfortunately we were not so lucky to spend that much time over there.
Our driver came in looking for us to inform that there were police waiting for us outside. I was perturbed by hearing the name of police. The way police machinery works in India, and harassment faced by general public is depicted in lots of hindi movies very vividly.
However I informed driver we are yet to finish our dinner after that will come to see the police. I was thinking why police might be waiting for us? As we came directly from Qatar without going to our home city we started from Delhi our tour. Is there any other reason? We could not enjoy our dinner, though it was very delicious and had a royal touch.
As we came out we saw three police personnel discussing with our driver. Driver was answering them like a lamb facing a wolf. Their chief who has four stars in his shoulder approached me. And asked me, "Mr Shetty, you are coming from Qatar and you belong to Udupi?". I was shocked, I did not remember I told all these things to our driver.
I asked him, "Yes sir, we are from Udupi in Karnataka and came for vacation? is it a crime over here?"
In a friendly smile policeman told me " No, not at all, we had come for Kantaprasad and not for you".
Kantaprasad was name of our driver. I asked policeman "What is the matter?"
Policeman informed us he got orders from his higher authorities to find out the vehicle bearing the number which we travelled. it seemed driver has overtaken some one very influential. That influential person was none other than Bela Trivedi, Rajastan High court.
As I had travelled in the car I can authenticate our drivers carefulness about driving, he was never above the speed limits or any kind of rashness. However may be our chief judge had some bad day at office and her frustration came on our vehicle. Within two to three hours time they could find out our vehicle and ordered to seize it for no fault of us.
I requested policeman to drop us back to our resting hotel. Policeman was courteous enough he had assured me - "Shetty saab, you will get back the vehicle tomorrow before 8 in the morning"
And we were dropped back to hotel. Next day morning we were ready to visit City Mahal, Jantar Mantar, Hawa Mahal, Amber Fort, Jala Mahal. But our vehicle at police station. We went in autorickshaw to the police station.
Four star policeman came to us and told us why you all came, only driver was enough to take back the vehicle. I told him no problem, we are here to vouch for his innocence and careful driving. time passed without vehicle. As chief judge office was nearby Kantaprasad and Police Inspector went to her place to explain. After one hour they came back without any success. We tourists were stranded at a police station to satisfy the ego of a power drunken Judge? what a state of affair in our country. Totally pathetic, I was getting restless. Finally our tour operator arranged us alternate vehicle and driver by 12 noon.
Later on I came to know Chief Judge never turned up only her security man issued a challan for Rupees five hundred as penalty to release the car. As I was not there I could not understand the logic of leving a penalty for a poor guy like Kantaprasad. Only to boost the ego of Chief Judge this poor man has to loose his one day job and in adition he has to shell out fine.
somewhere I read in Kannada Vachanas - you can talk to a drunker, murderer but not with a person who is lost in the intoxication of his/her power. How true it is when the Govt bestows on you power to do justice how badly people misuse their position to boost their ego.
There are singers, dancers, magic show, village lady offering delicacies of Rajastan. A potter was making pot, he invited Abhiman to try his skills. Infact Abhiman made a small vessel with his guidance. And snake - ladder game with gigantic dais. We both played as Smitha was engaged in Mehendi art place.
At the entrance itself we were greeted with drums, music and a traditional tilak on forehead. Entire ambience over there is very lovely and memorable.
I was very much impressed by the way they placed things in a sequential manner. It is a perfectaly leisure place one can spend minimum 6 to 8 hours without looking at his time machine. Unfortunately we were not so lucky to spend that much time over there.
Our driver came in looking for us to inform that there were police waiting for us outside. I was perturbed by hearing the name of police. The way police machinery works in India, and harassment faced by general public is depicted in lots of hindi movies very vividly.
However I informed driver we are yet to finish our dinner after that will come to see the police. I was thinking why police might be waiting for us? As we came directly from Qatar without going to our home city we started from Delhi our tour. Is there any other reason? We could not enjoy our dinner, though it was very delicious and had a royal touch.
As we came out we saw three police personnel discussing with our driver. Driver was answering them like a lamb facing a wolf. Their chief who has four stars in his shoulder approached me. And asked me, "Mr Shetty, you are coming from Qatar and you belong to Udupi?". I was shocked, I did not remember I told all these things to our driver.
I asked him, "Yes sir, we are from Udupi in Karnataka and came for vacation? is it a crime over here?"
In a friendly smile policeman told me " No, not at all, we had come for Kantaprasad and not for you".
Kantaprasad was name of our driver. I asked policeman "What is the matter?"
Policeman informed us he got orders from his higher authorities to find out the vehicle bearing the number which we travelled. it seemed driver has overtaken some one very influential. That influential person was none other than Bela Trivedi, Rajastan High court.
As I had travelled in the car I can authenticate our drivers carefulness about driving, he was never above the speed limits or any kind of rashness. However may be our chief judge had some bad day at office and her frustration came on our vehicle. Within two to three hours time they could find out our vehicle and ordered to seize it for no fault of us.
I requested policeman to drop us back to our resting hotel. Policeman was courteous enough he had assured me - "Shetty saab, you will get back the vehicle tomorrow before 8 in the morning"
And we were dropped back to hotel. Next day morning we were ready to visit City Mahal, Jantar Mantar, Hawa Mahal, Amber Fort, Jala Mahal. But our vehicle at police station. We went in autorickshaw to the police station.
Four star policeman came to us and told us why you all came, only driver was enough to take back the vehicle. I told him no problem, we are here to vouch for his innocence and careful driving. time passed without vehicle. As chief judge office was nearby Kantaprasad and Police Inspector went to her place to explain. After one hour they came back without any success. We tourists were stranded at a police station to satisfy the ego of a power drunken Judge? what a state of affair in our country. Totally pathetic, I was getting restless. Finally our tour operator arranged us alternate vehicle and driver by 12 noon.
Later on I came to know Chief Judge never turned up only her security man issued a challan for Rupees five hundred as penalty to release the car. As I was not there I could not understand the logic of leving a penalty for a poor guy like Kantaprasad. Only to boost the ego of Chief Judge this poor man has to loose his one day job and in adition he has to shell out fine.
somewhere I read in Kannada Vachanas - you can talk to a drunker, murderer but not with a person who is lost in the intoxication of his/her power. How true it is when the Govt bestows on you power to do justice how badly people misuse their position to boost their ego.
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