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12. I remember once mom & aunty taken us to exhibition of Mahatma Gandhi. She encouraged me
to be Barrister. 13. Till 9th standard I was in top 5, mostly 4th or 5th. It was a routine to go to school. I used to get
generally good marks. There will be test paper. Teacher will announce my name on good scoring , enquire about me and refer or quote my brother or sisters. This is how I got introduced to the teachers and they started remembering me. It was privilege if your teacher knows you by name.
I started making my identity. 14. My brother is a fan of Devanand. He used to borrow English magazine Screen every week from
his friend. He would hide it at specific places. I used to read it without anybodies knowledge.
That is how I learnt my English, at least vocabulary if not grammer! 15. Why did I get better marks? I used to read answer sheets of my elders & write almost the same
content for relevant questions. So it was obvious to get better score. My elder sister taught me physics and maths. I would know mathematical tables by heart, thanks to my grandfather. I used to serve him post dinner for 30 minutes. He would tell us stories, quizzes, and tables of maths
including multiples of 12 and 1/4th, etc. That was a place where I learnt tables of mathematics. 16. There will be 30 minutes break. Myself & friends will come home via theatres checking if movie
is changed, or any new posters are displayed. I developed my passion about movies right from childhood and till continuing. I remember having seen Johnny Mera Naam on Sunday evening
when I had English examination on Monday. I had 85 plus. 17. I used to play galli cricket, was stopped after 9th standard since team did not continued to play
when there was my turn of batting, hockey was stopped when my bat hit to one of my team mate & had stitches, football, galli-danda, etc. I remember a day before exam I was playing a
Gilli-Danda and my cousin sister asked when is my examination & I answered, its tomorrow. 18. I had an uncle, staying as neighbor. He has 7 daughters and only a son. We were friends, though
they were junior to me by a year or so. I used to give them expected questions from examination point of views. They had firm believe that somehow know the question paper.
This is how I learnt the skill of anticipation. 19. One most important hobby I developed due to my passion about movies. Visiting to Library and
reading news paper. Get ready, Visit at 9:0 am, to check which movies are releasing in Pune & Mumbai this week and how are those released last week are performing. Slowly I started reading news on political happening, social, economical and sports. Further hobby grew to reading novels, drama, Mrintunjay, Chhava, Panipat, Premchand, Maze kay chukale, Hi vaat dur
jate, Nat Samarat, etc. Here I learnt local & national languages and affection for the literature. 20. I was in SSC then and our house collapsed. My mother shifted to her aunty's house with us.
Those were tough days. My sister's marriage was scheduled. There was a death of close relative in the family. Should we postpone the marriage? My father already had purchased material needed for marriage. My mother was firm & advised not to postpone the marriage. She was worried if we consume the material not for the purpose we bought, it would be difficult to manage financially later to purchase again. This incident taught me sustaining tough life & at the same time supporting family members when in trouble. Deep thanks & gratitude to my Mamiji.
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