First salary: 'From Rs 280 a month to Rs 1 lakh'

We'd asked you, dear readers, to tell us what your first salary was and what it meant to you at the time.
Rediff reader Mahesh M Kulkarni tells us how his first job and salary shaped his life.

• REDIFF READERS' SPECIAL: My first salary

I graduated in commerce in 1981 and completed my post graduation in Personnel Management (M.S.W.) in 1983 followed by a degree in law (LLB) in 1986.

I got my first job was in Laxmi Vishnu Textile Mills Solapur as a 'Trainee Officer.

My first salary was Rs 280 which I received in 1987.

After praying to God, I gave my first salary to my parents who inspired and supported me to complete my higher education.

I am currently working as a factory manager (unit head) in a reputed food product factory in Solapur, Maharashtra.

My monthly salary is Rs 1 lakh.

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