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A New Beginning

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moved to Kolhapur in 1975. I worked in Jyoti Hardware

I located at Laxmipuri. My first salary was spent in a
wrong way. Later, I worked with ‘Fine View Advertisers’
in Bindu chowk under the guidance of Shri. Nivas Malekar.
He was a Brahmin. He had white stains on the body.
He was in a relationship with a beautiful but a disabled
Christian girl named ‘Aaidaa’, they got married and moved
th
to Mazgaon Tower , 14 fl oor, Matharpada road, Mazgaon
Mumbai.

Then, I got a new job as office boy 75 Rs per month. (The
rates were quite cheap, Vadapav was for 15 ps. whereas
missal 20 ps. Bus fare for Shirgaon to Kolhapur was 30 Ps.)
I was working with Vishwanath Balwant Hawaldar. His
company Indian Mineral and Fertilizer Company was the
lead distributor of ‘FACT' chemical fertilizers of Kerala. It
has branches in Kolhapur, Pune, Nipani, Belgaum. It had
a huge staff .
I used to clean the office as well as the owner’s cabin,

serving tea-coffee to the guests. It used to make my

disciplined so owner was happy. He was also very
disciplined, he needs everything on proper place and
on proper time. As soon as ring his cabin, door should
open to accept order, delay not allowed. Whole offi ce
work was under disciplined. This is the place from where

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