I was never one of those lucky people who found their things back in case they lost something. I work at the Tata Institute of Social Sciences and was carrying equipment for a video shoot today. Half an hour after I reached college, I realised that the tripod for camera was missing. I also realised that I was in such a hurry in the morning that I never got a good glimpse of the driver who drove me to work and did not even remember his vehicle number. Now tripod is not an inexpensive equipment and I had given up all hope of getting it back. After an hour I decided to go to the security gate and enquire if by any chance, someone came to return it.
To my joy and surprise, the guards at the gate handed me my tripod and told me that an auto rickshaw driver dropped it off earlier. He had also left his number. I called him to thank him and requested if I could meet him later.
Over a cup of chai (tea) I learnt that Mr Manik Khandage has been driving auto rickshaw since 1983 and lives very near to TISS. After he dropped me, he said he was concerned because in the back seat he could hear 'khad-khad' (sound that the tripod must have made when it brushed against the auto frame). He said that when he actually discovered the tripod, he left the customer he was with at the moment in another auto and rushed to TISS to return it. "As I didn't know your name or where you worked, I thought best place to leave it was with the security guard", Mr Manik told me.
Maybe tripod is not a very valuable for others, but for me it is a part of my bread and butter. I would have been easily out of work for at least a couple of weeks without it. Thank you Mr Manik and all the other people who go out of their way and help us realise that world is indeed a good place.
- Gopal, Tata Institute of Social Sciences
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