JAMBAVAN

JAMBAVAN

Here by using the term Jambavan, I mean those who enlighten me my strength.

MY INSTITUTE MASTER MR. SUBRAMANIAN:


I learnt Typewriting and Shorthand in an Institute at Vedachalam Nagar at Chengalpattu run by one Mr Sadasivam. I was interested in learning Shorthand than that of Typewriting because first thing I did not get seat in the Typewriting Class immediately since all the typewriters were engaged by various students and the master asked me to join shorthand class first and he will arrange to give timings for typewriting. Secondly I could not type the passages that are printed and pasted on a pad due to short of vision. Only after I faced failure in Typewriting Lower Exam I informed my parents about my vision fault and wore the glass. Only after I got my lens I showed interest in typewriting. First I got through only in Shorthand lower and then only I passed the typewriting Exam.

In Institute it is the usual practice that after dictating a passage to all the students the master will ask us to read the passage one after another. The dictation passage will always be for 10 minutes at 80 words per minute. We were 10 students learning and he will ask us to read 1 minute passage. The other students will take more time for reading that passage. But I will read it quickly. After completion of one minute passage the master will say next. I was thinking that since I am not studying well I am given lesser time to read. But during my Lower exam in Shorthand, in the hall they did not arrange the seats for writing the exam readily. After giving dictation they made us to wait till the seats are arranged. Taking advantage of the situation my friends take my shorthand note and take note of the words omitted by them. Here I am proud to say that my strokes will be very legible and even a beginner can read that strokes.

One day while in class my master asked me whether I have registered my name in the Employment Exchange for which I told that I am not interested in going for job. He advised me that I am studying well and my talent should not be wasted and I should serve for the government asked me to go and register my name in the Employment Exchange. So the next day I went with my father and registered my name and within three months I got the job of steno typist in TWAD Board.

Hence he is my first WELL WISHER AND JAMBAVAN who enlightened me about my strength. Only from that day I was under the impression that I am in good in shorthand learning and tried to found out my own strokes for various phrases.