Glimpses of Autobiography
By Roy T James
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Though I do not consider myself to be lucky enough to own a 'biographiable' life, almost all the people with whom I have been maintaining association happen to be great biographies in living form. I shall begin with a few leafs from the earliest days of my years, people, events and observations that made what I am.
Roy T James
He has taken to writing on retirement from Indian Navy in 2013 after a lengthy career, during which he had the good luck to come across as colleagues, subordinates and superiors, a real, wide cross section of India, and quite a few more from the rest of the world. Every second person, during those years, that one had to do business with, thus being from widely different backgrounds and consequently presenting a kaleidoscopic view of society, he couldn't but reflect on human transactions in many colors, each of them leading to a horde of imponderables, human or non human, living and non living.So far has published the following books:-Origin of Caste in India, revised and republished as CASTE The Unexplored Territories, a new, practical and fundamentally different approach to the most vexed social problem of India.-Origin of Evolution, revised and republished as The Unsure Male, a holistic look at the issue of life which shockingly opens up a myriad of possibilities.-Glimpses of Autobiography, a collection of memories.-Hubs that Provoke, a collection of Essays.-More Hubs that Provoke, a collection of Essays.-Homo Posterus, a science fiction novel.-Life of Style, a book that presents human life as nothing but an expedient for a lifestyle.-Overhaul Life, an attempt to specify an overhaul life for our life.
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Glimpses of Autobiography - Roy T James
Glimpses of Autobiography
Roy T James
Published By Roy T James
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I know, autobiography cannot be a natural destination for me, having neither been a rare specimen of my generation nor a captivating figure, to make my story worthy of recall, let alone a life replete with achievements where reminiscences flourish. But I find myself singularly lucky to have had the association, be it as parents, relatives or elders, or allies, enemies, or peers, with greatly remarkable and distinctive personalities, each of them, an epic in one’s own right. Rather than meeting the main character of a telling story, I offer you all a unique opportunity of listening to the uncommon anecdotes hoarded by a common man, who, as that label would suggest, likes to remain faceless.
Chapter 1 My Father
The persona of my father was, in fact, a conglomeration of dormant traits, unseen skills, and hidden talents, each of them more notable than all the others for its uniqueness. He was very popular with many among the ‘who is who’ of our small town and was in the habit of spending his spare time (he was accustomed to having that in great abundance, as you are going to agree!) with those gentlemen. For some reason, if he is not able to keep up with an appointment, we at home used to get reminders from almost every passerby walking along the road in front of our house that such and such dignitary is waiting for him with many of his companions, why he hasn’t been able to join them?
If we happen to share the reason (generally some household chore, like felling a tree, clearing certain hedge or moving some heavy objects) for his delay, they were more than eager to provide us with all possible help in finishing that job such that my father could release those gentlemen from their inactive and dull reverie by kick-starting some enthralling discussions!
He was a man of simple tastes and peculiar habits. Both the tastes and the habits were perfectly suited for the frugal lifestyle he maintained. He used to make it a point to create an air of personal choice into his specialties chosen mainly for affordability! Like I like dry shave
, instead of I am cutting down shaving expenses
, or I do not like to wear vests, it gives a prickly sensation
, instead of Innerwear costs a little too much
.
My father however cultivated a taste for dreaming big, becoming a successful businessman one day being only one of his fantasies. Maybe constant interactions with his associates, of whom, many were from the fairly wealthy background, kept this dream alive. He always could be seen with a few notebooks full of project implementation details, financial calculations, other necessities and apparent profits of many novel ideas, ready to give valuable input to deliberations on any topic among these budding businessmen. Discussions of such nature being a prerequisite of any gathering among these gentlemen, it is no wonder that my father came to be instituted as an indispensable part of their group! My father also was a devoted parent, wholeheartedly involving in all the activities of his children, which in many instances and to our chagrin, went to the extent of imposing himself on us.
A few of his ideas, some that managed to take off from a rather conceptual stage and break into the foray of business, and a few others that took a significant part in forming what I am, I remember, each one of them, as you shall notice, adding one more shade to his many-colored characters.
Maker of Ferment
In the late sixties and early seventies, prohibition was alive in Tamil Nadu and being