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 !!!


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