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Forgotten and buried behind the uniform is a common man. As The Other Side of Policing attempts to break the sterotype of policing as an obsession with guns, crime and criminals. it insists that even the cops have a penchant for humour. At times, for people like Maxwell, it is the humour that makes them survive in a system that kills initiatives.
The book is based on the author's own experience as a policeman for nearly 35 years where he provides an insider's account of someone who has experienced everything at close quarters and can afford to be critical of the system as a whole. He recounts gripping stories about how policemen learn to survive under the axe of the media, politicians, common people and their own seniors.
In his aneedotal account, the author talks of various incidents and projects the men behind uniform as human beings who could succumb to the trails and tribulations of power. He talks about the inability of cops to do anything when high profile politicians enact stage drams to stay in the limelight, how the cops take liberties to kill at will, how a South Indian to whom all Sikhs looked the same learnt to differentiate between them and how an April Fool's prank resulted in a senior officers waiting at the aiport to recieve a VIP when none was sheduled to arrive.
About Author :
Maxwell Periera, a highly decorated former officer of the elite Indian Police Service, was born in Salem on 3 Otober 1944. He joined the IPS in 1970 after a brief stint as a successful lawyer. During his 35 year service career, he served in various capacities and territories including Sikkim (as the first Superintendent of Police), Mizoram (As Assistant Inspector General of Police), Pondicherry (as Chief of Police) and Delhi (as Joint Commissioner of Police).
By the time he retired, Maxwell had nine nationla and four regional awards adorning the lapel of his uniform, making him one of the most higly decorated police officers in India. A thorough-bred field officer with a reputation for taking the bull by the horns, he is the recipient of the Indian Police Medal for Galantry (1979), the Police Medal for Meritorious Serivces (1987) and the President's Police Medal for Distingusihed Services (1995).
Contents :
Foreword
Preface
Chief of Police
Qila ka Damad
Sarson da Saga
Into What Have I Strayed
The Early Days
Ramus the Singhus
Busty the Kraut
Sojourn in the Shangrila
Yeti-The Abominable Snowman
Lala the Sarpanch
The Daroga Raj
Gadha Parade
The Incredible Blast
Police? What do you Think?
The Story of Khaki
On-going Post Mortem of '84 Riots
Lushai Lashings in Mizoram
To be Born with Privileges
A Tokyo Experience
None for the Road
India Gate Success Story
Of Bosses and Bosses
Humour in Police Uniform
A Pedestal for Vijay Chowk
Loyalty Personified
Is it Necessary to Arrest
The Commissionaerate
Safety Tips for Women
Bloodsucking Leeches
Trigger-happy
A Cop Reminisces
Senior-Citizens-Old is Gold
Summer Holiday with a Difference
A Faithful Remembers
Of Clebrity Icons
Bidding Policing Adieu
Kotwals and Kotwalis of Delhi
Abbreviations
Who's Who
Glossary