Comments on: The Case of the Missing Bag http://anilcherukupalli.com/blog/2008/09/28/the-case-of-the-missing-bag/ A little bit of everything Thu, 15 Apr 2010 10:15:08 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Non-Sensei http://anilcherukupalli.com/blog/2008/09/28/the-case-of-the-missing-bag/comment-page-1/#comment-154964 Non-Sensei Fri, 28 Nov 2008 01:05:57 +0000 http://arthedains.com/blog/?p=345#comment-154964 Spellbinding! Glad to finally get the whole story :) Spellbinding! Glad to finally get the whole story :)

]]> By: Tushar http://anilcherukupalli.com/blog/2008/09/28/the-case-of-the-missing-bag/comment-page-1/#comment-147161 Tushar Sun, 19 Oct 2008 20:06:22 +0000 http://arthedains.com/blog/?p=345#comment-147161 Feels so much more complete in text than in the telling... Feels so much more complete in text than in the telling…

]]> By: Anil http://anilcherukupalli.com/blog/2008/09/28/the-case-of-the-missing-bag/comment-page-1/#comment-147121 Anil Sun, 19 Oct 2008 04:55:17 +0000 http://arthedains.com/blog/?p=345#comment-147121 VamC: True...the system is made up of individuals so unless they change the system cannot change. Good to know that there are at least a few nice people left in the world and your uncle got back his bag. Prabha: Ah yes, it was quite a welcome actually. I'd have preferred not having so much excitement so early but with hindsight it was a good experience to have. This is actually a decent event for a short...let's see :) VamC: True…the system is made up of individuals so unless they change the system cannot change. Good to know that there are at least a few nice people left in the world and your uncle got back his bag.

Prabha: Ah yes, it was quite a welcome actually. I’d have preferred not having so much excitement so early but with hindsight it was a good experience to have. This is actually a decent event for a short…let’s see :)

]]> By: Prabha http://anilcherukupalli.com/blog/2008/09/28/the-case-of-the-missing-bag/comment-page-1/#comment-146836 Prabha Fri, 17 Oct 2008 17:21:57 +0000 http://arthedains.com/blog/?p=345#comment-146836 Did you just give yourself a ramgopal varma experience to inaugurate your return to india? :-) and when will see the remake? ;) hope the rest of your stay is safer but just as eventful. Did you just give yourself a ramgopal varma experience to inaugurate your return to india? :-)

and when will see the remake? ;)

hope the rest of your stay is safer but just as eventful.

]]> By: VamC http://anilcherukupalli.com/blog/2008/09/28/the-case-of-the-missing-bag/comment-page-1/#comment-144893 VamC Fri, 10 Oct 2008 14:32:03 +0000 http://arthedains.com/blog/?p=345#comment-144893 I heard this story in bits n pieces from Priyatham (my nephew) but I have to say its quite a tale to read it in your words. Good writing man! I understand the pain you guys felt for the culprits – its obvious that they are first-timerz!! but the punishment should serve a lesson to all and the police too deserve their shield. Its not the system….it’s the individual that has to change. For starters, my friend’s uncle forgot one of his bags (contains 20k cash, a cell phone, and some jewellery worth another 20k) in an auto in Hyd while rushing to a train station and before he could reach the nearest police station, his family at Vizag got a call from a Hyd police station that an auto driver handed over this bag where they find the owner’s card and res tel no. When he got it from the police all contents are intact…none lost! We pray that all know the “Pay It Forward” mechanism…or is it Karma!! Try remember you might have returned something you found – may be in school or at some point in your life!! Btw, may be our Hyderabuddy auto guyz are better than B’lore ones ;-) I heard this story in bits n pieces from Priyatham (my nephew) but I have to say its quite a tale to read it in your words. Good writing man! I understand the pain you guys felt for the culprits – its obvious that they are first-timerz!! but the punishment should serve a lesson to all and the police too deserve their shield.

Its not the system….it’s the individual that has to change. For starters, my friend’s uncle forgot one of his bags (contains 20k cash, a cell phone, and some jewellery worth another 20k) in an auto in Hyd while rushing to a train station and before he could reach the nearest police station, his family at Vizag got a call from a Hyd police station that an auto driver handed over this bag where they find the owner’s card and res tel no. When he got it from the police all contents are intact…none lost!

We pray that all know the “Pay It Forward” mechanism…or is it Karma!! Try remember you might have returned something you found – may be in school or at some point in your life!!

Btw, may be our Hyderabuddy auto guyz are better than B’lore ones ;-)

]]> By: Dipa http://anilcherukupalli.com/blog/2008/09/28/the-case-of-the-missing-bag/comment-page-1/#comment-142504 Dipa Wed, 01 Oct 2008 02:05:18 +0000 http://arthedains.com/blog/?p=345#comment-142504 Nice story! Very Hindi phillum like!! Nice story! Very Hindi phillum like!!

]]> By: Smita http://anilcherukupalli.com/blog/2008/09/28/the-case-of-the-missing-bag/comment-page-1/#comment-141881 Smita Tue, 30 Sep 2008 14:31:32 +0000 http://arthedains.com/blog/?p=345#comment-141881 That is some adventure you had there, boy! I am happy I waited for you to blog about it rather than pry it out in bits and pieces on IM coversations. As much as I am happy that you got your valuables back, the story leaves me with a mixed bag of emotions......thrill, helplessness, confusions, vulnarability, disparity and the major role of luck that was splayed out there. However, I fail to see the role of the "system" Leo is talking about. In fact, the novelty of this story just points to the fact that there is no "system" at all here. A system would be if this story is replicable and would hold true for a very high percentage of such incidents. As I see it, it was very lucky for you that after the initial lack of enthusiasm on the part of the police, you had an uncle who could arrange for you a meeting with a higher up in the police ranks. And that sure does not translate into a pat on the back for the "system". That is some adventure you had there, boy! I am happy I waited for you to blog about it rather than pry it out in bits and pieces on IM coversations.

As much as I am happy that you got your valuables back, the story leaves me with a mixed bag of emotions……thrill, helplessness, confusions, vulnarability, disparity and the major role of luck that was splayed out there.
However, I fail to see the role of the “system” Leo is talking about. In fact, the novelty of this story just points to the fact that there is no “system” at all here. A system would be if this story is replicable and would hold true for a very high percentage of such incidents. As I see it, it was very lucky for you that after the initial lack of enthusiasm on the part of the police, you had an uncle who could arrange for you a meeting with a higher up in the police ranks. And that sure does not translate into a pat on the back for the “system”.

]]> By: Anil http://anilcherukupalli.com/blog/2008/09/28/the-case-of-the-missing-bag/comment-page-1/#comment-141675 Anil Tue, 30 Sep 2008 03:39:41 +0000 http://arthedains.com/blog/?p=345#comment-141675 [quote comment="141496"]aat! too much! thats why so close mouthed we were! too much and i was amused by prev comment..be happy it happened in india.[/quote] Now you know why :) I've been laboring on this for over a month now. Man, writing is tough!

aat! too much! thats why so close mouthed we were! too much

and i was amused by prev comment..be happy it happened in india.

Now you know why :) I’ve been laboring on this for over a month now. Man, writing is tough!

]]> By: Autralopithecus http://anilcherukupalli.com/blog/2008/09/28/the-case-of-the-missing-bag/comment-page-1/#comment-141496 Autralopithecus Mon, 29 Sep 2008 19:04:36 +0000 http://arthedains.com/blog/?p=345#comment-141496 aat! too much! thats why so close mouthed we were! too much and i was amused by prev comment..be happy it happened in india. aat! too much! thats why so close mouthed we were! too much

and i was amused by prev comment..be happy it happened in india.

]]> By: Anil http://anilcherukupalli.com/blog/2008/09/28/the-case-of-the-missing-bag/comment-page-1/#comment-141345 Anil Mon, 29 Sep 2008 11:09:11 +0000 http://arthedains.com/blog/?p=345#comment-141345 Leo: It was indeed quite an experience. Well, the intention behind this was not to malign the system (it is maligned enough already) but more to narrate what happened in the fashion that it happened. In any case we were very lucky to have gotten the bag back as well. It was only because they did not know much about computers and could not sell it on their own that they contacted us for money. Sorry to hear about the Master's student though. I'm glad at least my story had a happy ending. Leo: It was indeed quite an experience. Well, the intention behind this was not to malign the system (it is maligned enough already) but more to narrate what happened in the fashion that it happened.

In any case we were very lucky to have gotten the bag back as well. It was only because they did not know much about computers and could not sell it on their own that they contacted us for money. Sorry to hear about the Master’s student though. I’m glad at least my story had a happy ending.

]]> By: Leo http://anilcherukupalli.com/blog/2008/09/28/the-case-of-the-missing-bag/comment-page-1/#comment-141321 Leo Mon, 29 Sep 2008 09:59:42 +0000 http://arthedains.com/blog/?p=345#comment-141321 wow man! thats an experience, least to say. gud that u got the bag back! but dont b so bad on the system in India, u got it back atleast, our Masters student forgot his bag with a new laptop (a mac book pro coincidentally, his camera and USBs) in a tram and there is no hope left to get it back because no one know anything about it. nor police is helpful.. so b happy that it happened in India, if it was here u wont have got it back! wow man!
thats an experience, least to say. gud that u got the bag back!
but dont b so bad on the system in India, u got it back atleast, our Masters student forgot his bag with a new laptop (a mac book pro coincidentally, his camera and USBs) in a tram and there is no hope left to get it back because no one know anything about it. nor police is helpful..
so b happy that it happened in India, if it was here u wont have got it back!

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