I was about 12 years old when I earned my own income !!. It happened this way . One day , I saw an advertisement in a newspaper announcing an opportunity to sell the popular ” Chandamama ” magazine for children . The announcement said you can ask for eight issues to resell and pay only for six copy.. A good offer indeed.
What started as a two copy profit became a personal income for me and I became the unofficial PRO of the publisher . Soon I called myself a news agent for Chandamama publications and printed my own letter head and receipt book . The Circulation Manager Mr M V Raman wrote to me his up dates in ink and I used to flash it in front of my class mates as Mr Raman was also a well known Movie Producer .
Very soon ,my income came to three figures in a month and I was thrilled when my elder brother borrowed money from me to buy a sports gear. This luxury had to be called off soon when my father asked me to concentrate on my studies .
The nostalgia of my first earnings still lingers !!!