Some people leave indelible impressions on you forever. Deepak Shandilya was one such gent. He is in his late twenties and operates out of Dharuhera office of M.R.S. Parivahan Private Limited. This tilak sporting Haryanvi manages the logistics of transporting Hero Honda two-wheelers from Dharuhera plant to the entire Gujarat. Besides Hero Honda, his company is the north India distributor for Neel Kamal bins, pallets etc.
What is so special about him and why I claim he left an “indelible impression”? Good question. Last week, I ran into his parking lot on the National Highway 8 where my Driver Vikram Singh’s younger brother Sohan Singh works. It was a family reunion for Vikram and his two brothers. Raju works as co-driver with Vikram. They only meet on highways, which is a common characteristics of driving community giving their work nature. Even family functions do not bring them together. For instance, Vikram’s nephew – his elder sister’s son is getting married this month and Vikram and Raju won’t be present due to their work pressure.
Coming back to Deepak, Sohan Singh is one of his blue eyed drivers. During the casual chat, Sohan spoke about his chota malik. He said had Deepak been in town, he could have arranged a meeting with him for me. He was unsure whether Deepak would turn up before we leave. We had tea together and left. Hardly we crossed three kilometers before Vikram’s mobile phone began to ring. It was Sohan on line and he said Deepak had come to office and he (Deepak) wanted to meet me. Vikram said he would not be able to turn the truck and return. Then Sohan said, Deepak is sending his car to pick us up wherever we were on the highway and return us to our truck after the meeting. Unique for me.
Vikram halted the truck on the side without blocking the highway and soon an airconditioned car arrived and we boarded the same to return to M.R.S. Parivahan office. The young scion greeted us and took me to his tiny office room. Lean, but energetic handshake gave an idea of his prowess. He spoke in detail about his business. What does M.R.S. stand for? Mohindra Road Sushil. His father has given the charge of running the business to Deepak and the Kaushik brothers. Sushil Kaushik is a director of the company operates out of Vapi while his younger sibling manages from Jammu where Neel Kamal has a manufacturing facility. Deepak, affectionately called “BUnty” by his family and friends, manages to send 5-6 trucks carrying Hero Honda vehicles: either in 55 or 65 or 78 capacity carriers. Come back on your return to Delhi and we will sit and talk is what he told as we bid goodbye and departed. See you soon, Deepak! God be with you.
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