Dishonest Narayana Murthy
Narayana Murthy is a dishonest man. I repeat Narayana Murthy is a dishonest man. He cheated me when I needed him. He knew that I was in a desperate situation and he took advantage of this fact. For a distance that would have cost me not a rupee more than twenty bucks, he charged me thirty five. Though incidents like these are not very common in Bangalore and occur in about 10% of the cases, I have not encountered even a single incident of cheating by rickshaw drivers in Bombay.
(Snap Of The Driver Information Displayed On Bangalore Rickshaws)
On getting down, I enquired with him, whether he knew that he shared his name with the Infosys mentor, who is known for his values and integrity. He replied in the affirmative. Only if the rickie Narayana Murthy was as honest and humble as the software moghul, I would have been proud of him too. Money making and wealth creation are entirely different things and sadly, one does not understand this fact by merely sharing his/her name with a great person.
The Usual Disclaimer : The views expressed in this post in particular and my blog in general are my own and are in no case views of my employer.
(Snap Of The Driver Information Displayed On Bangalore Rickshaws)On getting down, I enquired with him, whether he knew that he shared his name with the Infosys mentor, who is known for his values and integrity. He replied in the affirmative. Only if the rickie Narayana Murthy was as honest and humble as the software moghul, I would have been proud of him too. Money making and wealth creation are entirely different things and sadly, one does not understand this fact by merely sharing his/her name with a great person.
The Usual Disclaimer : The views expressed in this post in particular and my blog in general are my own and are in no case views of my employer.
posted by Neel Arurkar | 5:53 AM
12 Comments:
It happens everywhere, it's not so uncommon, is it uncommon in your country to ask for an estimate of how much it will cost before the ride starts or would it be considered an insult to the driver.
Hahaha... good one.. :)
Was really taken aback for a moment.. :D Good one.. :)
Neel,
Phew!! For two seconds I was shocked !!...
Nicely narrated as usual.. :-)
-- Aditi
(And, keep typing at regular intervals... this one was toooo loooonnnnnggggg !!)
Anu : I am back ;-)
Exseno : It wont be considered as an insult, but it is uncommon..
Gangadhar: Will be at your blog soon!
Pirate : Tx!
Ashma : Tx!
Aditi : Tx a lot :-D
Good one!
but dont agree when u say "I have not encountered even a single incident of cheating by rickshaw drivers in Bombay." The meter always jump from 9.90 to 20.00 each time I have taken an auto from Kurla Terminus.
Its the same everywhere...
Hmmm. Somehow I have met all nice ppl!
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hi neelll....
cracker of a post. i had been away from the blogging scene for quite sm time. n i m getting back with grt laughs on reading ur post. keep up the gud wrk.
n i m linking ur blog on mine.
bye.
SRI
This post is a rocker! :-)
Just to share a personal anecdote about Rickshaw wallah's in Mumbai, I remember paying 350 bucks for auto for a distance which would have not costed a penny more than 35, from the Airport to Kohinoor Continental..
So it happens everywhere! :-)
:P It always happens at airports, (long distance) railway stations and bus stands all the time....
hello neel
for a moment i was shocked n i hv started readin n anger n desided to ask u hw cn u write such @ N.Murty....but...
nice narration...
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