August , 2006
The Commissioner
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The Commissioner I know lives in the by-lanes of Karol Bagh's auto market. Where Indian, Korean, Japanese, American and European cars are customised with Chinese accessories by Indian mechanics. This is also the place where the Dilliwala's buy their neighborhood peace shattering boom boxes. The Commissioner sells mini cola drinks and bottled water to customers and prospective customers who throng the market. He also doubles up as a mechanic fixing dented car bumpers. I have not asked him his real name. All I know is this his physical disability (he can't see in one eye) earned him some real mean names. One day one Pinkiji took pity and renamed him Commissioner. One night laborers at a building had a nasty fight. The Commissioner intervened and got roughed up. He dialed 100. Commissioner: " There is a fight here in gali no .... Karol Bagh" Police....
More about Karma Paljor
Karma Paljor has been a journalist for over 11 years. Having started with The Times of India in Mumbai, he moved to CNBC TV18 in 2001. Apart from covering national and political stories for the channel, Paljor also anchored the breakfast show on CNBC TV18. He bagged the Chevening scholarship for Broadcast journalism in 2004. A keen aviation watcher, he loves flying his model aircraft when not reporting about trouble in the skies. Paljor also did a half-hour programme on the problems plaguing the aviation sector in India in 2006, following which the civil aviation ministry suggested several changes including, an overhaul of infrastructure at Air Traffic Controls across India. Paljor, who has anchored every possible show on CNN-IBN, is an avid aeromodeller when time permits.
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