Sixteen months into Udupi, I was handed over another transfer. This time the northernmost tip of Karnataka,Bidar.The order was handed over on 6th and we packed our belongings by 8th and left for a new home. Deepu was not really unhappy about the whole thing coz she was going home. Bidar being just a two and a half hour drive from Hyderabad, she would never have to plan a visit home. After a short flight to Bangalore from our beloved Mangalore we halted at home in Bangalore and spent most of the evening losing our way on the packed streets of Bangalore because of Ramzan. The next morning we flew to Hyderabad and after lunch drove to Bidar. This was the first time I was stepping on Bidar, and on first sight it did seem tome like a dusty old town. We were put up at the Government guest house and worst part of every transfer is the stay in these guest houses for the first few days. I took charge of the District Police the same evening. The ordeal started from the next day. Coming from the thick of the western ghats, we just couldnt digest the fact that we are going to have to stay here for atleast some time to come. The next morning we went to have look at the SP's Bunglow, and Deepu was not impressed with it. We missed Udupi and home that night like never before.
Its now two weeks since we moved into the new house and with all our stuff coming in from Udupi and after making a few changes in the house, things seem so much better. The best part of this house offcourse being the sprawling 5 acre garden in front of it and the best part of Bidar is its Bangalore like weather.
We are still settling down, but we have now started to like the place. We only hope we dont develop any attachment to it, coz we never know when the next transfer is coming.
