Gobind Joins His First Full Time Job In Boston

I was just 21 when I got my first full-time job. By a stroke of fortune, my posting was in Karnal, the very place where my dad was also posted. The whole family, especially Papaji, was overjoyed. Karnal was about 20 miles from Panipat, and every morning both of us would travel together by train, returning the same way in the evening.

Papaji had kept a bicycle at the station. From there he would ride about a mile to his office, and I would then take the same cycle another half mile further to mine. In the evening, we followed the same routine in reverse.

It was Papaji who purchased a monthly train pass for me, and along with it gave me ₹15 for snacks or small expenses. Truth be told, I could hardly find ways to spend that money. Lunch was always lovingly packed by my mother, and often at the sites, the contractor covered our snacks and local travel. A cup of tea those days cost only 25 paisa, so the greatest thrill for me was to treat my friends to tea on our way back from Karnal. That feeling of sharing, of standing tall as an earning member, was priceless.

I recall all this today because Gobind has just begun his first full-time job today the 25th Aug 2025 just crossing the 21st year by couple of weeks. Shivpreet has gone to help him settle in Boston, just as my father once helped me. I still remember Papaji calling me ‘Kamauputra’, the son who had started earning, and who would continue to do so through life.

Shivpreet, too, had stepped into this role of ‘Kamauputra’ when he began his first full-time job in LifeScan after graduating from UC Berkeley in 1996 at the age of 21. And now today, Gobind proudly follows in the same footsteps.

I wish him every success in his journey. May Babaji always bless him.