Vaman
Born in Ratnagiri, Khed, Vaman K Joshi is the fourth of the ten off springs born to Krishnaji and Ramabai Joshi.Very Sharp, intelligent and hardworking; he made his successful way up to the village high school, which was commendable in those days. With the desire for higher studies he migrated to Mumbai to live with his elder sister.
Times were hard and doing odd jobs to earn some rupees while going to college, gave him an insight of true life, its struggle and the fight which one has to put up in order to make a mark.
Truly a self motivated man, he progressed in life and was gratified to be a civil engineer with the prestigious Bombay Municipal Corporation.
He progressed in his job and contributed in the office wholeheartedly.
As a reward for his merit and hard work, his employers, the BMC, sponsored him to United States of America for a few days. This was wonderful and dream come true event, as it earned him a lot of respect from his colleagues and family.
Starting from scratch and with the immense support from his wife Malati, he not only made homes for himself both in Mumbai and Pune but also helped his siblings settle down.
He, as the breadwinner and fender for his family, was happy to guide his sons to success in their careers.
He is a self made man not used to sitting idle.He is ever anxious, to keep up with the ever advancing world and its constantly changing technology.He inculcated in his sons the virtues of self development.
The most gratifying time for him, was when he got his sons married and settled in their homes.
His ideal for life is ‘Charity begins at home.’ He still keeps faith in helping himself so that later he can thank God for making things happen.
Today, he is an octogenarian, content to be living peacefully with his son and cherishing the success of his grandchildren.
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