Dhooriram unmasked

charukesi June 15th, 2005

I received a parcel today - intended for me - addressed to Mr. Chandrakant Dhooriram. No, it was not left in my mail box - the courier chappie rang the bell and handed it over to me.

CC : Aap Mishter Chandrakant hain?
Groggy and staring in disbelief Charukesi Ramadurai : duh?
Persistent CC : Mr. Chandrakant Dhooriram aapka naam hai? Yahan par sign keejiye
Still reeling and staring in disbelief CR : duh?

I assure you I look nothing like Mr.Chandrakant - ok, people have often commented on my uncanny resemblance to Dhooriram but I thought things would be different after the nose job…

Scene fades with CD (Chandrakant Dhooriram) staring at CC (Courier Chappies)’s retreating back…

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And such is accountability in the courier system in India. And there are companies who dream of introducing systems similar to the ones top-end courier agencies like DHL have - of scanning the signature of the receiver and transmitting it back to the sender as proof of delivery - or some such transaction - and all in real time…

2 Responses to “Dhooriram unmasked”

  1. # Kapson 15 Jun 2005 at 21.17

    Proof of delivery or proof of wrong-delivery? :-)

  2. # Charuon 16 Jun 2005 at 08.41

    oh, the delivery was right- just the proof will not make any sense!