The lecture today is the best one I had in India. The guest speaker was a lawyer, who drove 50 miles to come here to give us a presentation of India’s legal system. I really liked the classroom interactions we had. He’s very open about India’s legal system and had enough experiences to tell us what’s going on in this culture. He said the positions in the legal system can be purchased due to corruption in this country, which is exactly what Being Indian book was talking about. In addition, I really appreciated the fact that he told us some of the things not to do while we are visiting the court, such as no cross legs while standing, no pictures in court rooms, no talking among yourself while the court is in session.
Later in the afternoon, we visited Mysore’s District Court. There are tons of people outside of the courtroom in which we have no idea what they are doing there. We listened to a lawsuit over income tax issues between the father and the son. And the courtroom itself is quit interesting. It has broken windows, broken chairs, and the paint on the wall is all chapped. What’s more interesting is that I saw the oldest computer in my life. It was an interesting visit, but if we could understand the language of prosecuting case, it would make the visit even more meaningful.
Al and Rajiv waited patiently outside of the courthouse until it is time for us to enter the courtroom.
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