Memorable Meeting with a Charismatic Cop..

I’m a big fan of police force, their exploits & achievements. I have a huge collection of Hollywood action movies based on cops, and oh yes, of course not to forget our very own Khaka Khaka and Vettaiyaadu Velaiyaadu. But to meet a real time heroic cop, whose achievements even surpass those shown on celluloid is a dream come true.

In relation with our college management fest Daksha 08, we were mooting with the idea of inviting Mr.K.Vijay Kumar I.P.S , Director General of Police (Training) for the inaugural session. The grounds on which we decided on a cop for a management fest is, apart from being an IPS officer he is an MBA graduate too. Now, with leadership and strategy formulation being the top priorities for a management student we thought it would be prudent for a highly successful person, who has proved his leadership credentials and ace strategic skills time and again, to inaugurate and inspire us with his leadership mantras. But, it turned out to be an increasingly difficult proposition with Mr. Vijay kumar getting promoted to Director General of Police, the highest rank in Police force, just 10 days back. But finally we did manage to get an appointment with him on 19^th September.

My friend Archana, who was instrumental in getting the appointment, and I met Mr. Vijay Kumar DGP at his office in Police Training College in Ashok Nagar. He welcomed us with a warm smile. Once we introduced ourselves, he could immediately identify SSN as educational institution founded by Padma Bhushan Shri. Shiv Nadar. We spoke in detail about the college management festival which is scheduled for 17^th of October and requested him to grace us with his presence and inspire us with his inaugural speech. He listened intently and seemed to be interested but also expressed his inability to confirm immediately as he had two tours coming up in October. He then went on to ask about the papers we study in our first semester and once we mentioned Legal Aspects, he spoke of the different laws and with regard with to Organisational Behaviour he pointed out of the various theories. We stood in speechless surprise. Here was a man who created history by eliminating the country’s most dreaded bandit, Veerapan, was part of the Special Strategy team which ensured Indian Army’s victory at Kargil, and no one could forget his stint as Chennai’s Commissioner during which he weeded out many antisocial elements by means of encounter, his list of achievements is long and impressive, talking to two college students without assuming any airs with childlike enthusiasm. But there is this invisible aura of authority and great power around him which immediately demands respect and honour. While it was time to leave, he wished us good luck for our MBA programme and made a note of my mobile number and said he would get back to us in 2 days after checking his schedule. I sincerely hope that this charismatic and distinguished personality manages to grace Daksha and make it even bigger.