Dinesh Kamath confesses why he resigned from Indian Customs

I was never interested in working for Indian Customs. I landed there when my dad, who was an intelligence officer over there, expired and I was offered the job under the quota reserved for children of custom officials who die while on duty. I had no problem performing the duties of a custom official but I just didn't like the job. I had always dreamt of and had worked towards becoming a journalist or film actor. But I never had imagined that I would land in a place like Customs. Throughout the 14 years during which I worked there I felt guilty that I was doing a job that I had acquired owing to my dad and not due to my own merit. I never liked that feeling. There were people who said that I could do nothing on my own. I would feel like proving them wrong. And today I have indeed succeeded in proving them wrong by becoming a successful journalist by my own merit. Every moment while I was working in customs I was searching for reasons to quit that job. I found the reason in the year 1996. I had come in contact with a maker of B-grade films, Pappu Yadav, with the help of Custom clearing agent (Import), Shafique. Pappu Yadav had his office at Ranjit Studio, Dadar (East). I invested a big amount for a film that Pappu Yadav was making. After the film was made it did great business and I got double the amount that I had invested. I became adventurous. I decided to go for film producing in a big way. I submitted a resignation letter to the Commissioner of Customs. Then I invested on three films that Pappu Yadav was going to make. This time I put in more than 80 percent of the money I had. I thought I would surely make roaring profit after which I could go on to invest in A grade Bollywood films. I was also dreaming of using in a big way my film script writing and film acting abilities along with film producing power. But I was shocked when the three films flopped extremely badly. One fetched me only ten percent of the money I had invested. The second fetched me five percent. While the third fetched me just twelve percent. I was almost bankrupt It was then that I regretted having left the Customs job. I had submitted my resignation letter on March 1996. It was in January 1997 that I went to Customs to withdraw my resignation letter. But to my horror my resignation was already accepted somewhere in May. Nobody had cared to intimate me about this. There was a rule that you can get the resignation withdrawn if you submit an application for withdrawal of resignation within certain period of time after the resignation is accepted. But it was too late for me. But I did apply for withdrawal of resignation immediately after I got the information that my resignation was accepted. I had a strong point that I was not intimated by Customs about my resignation having been accepted. But the Customs authorities refused to withdraw my resignation. I then made a case against Customs at Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT). I was represented by a husband-and-wife couple who were both lawyers. The case went on for four years after which I got a verdict against me. I could have gone to High Court and appealed. But I was in no mood to waste my time and money. I appealed directly to the President of India who after taking a lot of time gave the verdict against me. I was expecting a reply from secretary of Indian President but it was someone from Customs Board who sent the rejection letter on behalf of the President. The thing is this court case and other procedures wasted my five precious years. Now I had to do service since I had no money left to start my own business. I did get offers from Customs Clearing Agencies but I rejected those offers since I didn't want anything to do with Customs. Then I did a course in accountancy and tried to be an accountant. I did medical transcription course and tried to be a medical transcriptionist. But both my attempts failed. I even tried to be film and TV actor but in vain. I tried all possible things to get myself employed once again but in vain. I then joined National Industrial Security Agency (NISA) and I got a job of a security officer/supervisor. This job I did for one and half years after which I got a big break as a journalist in weekly newspaper of Navi Mumbai, IN NEW BOMBAY which is now a daily newspaper called NEWSBAND. The rest was history! Now I've no fear of being jobless anytime in my life. I brought myself to this position by my own merit and not with the help of anybody. I feel triumphant today! Bye!

Dinesh Kamath's poem which he wrote when he was in Sathaye College

I'll pass on to you a poem which I had written during my college days. I had a tough time recollecting the poem but somehow I managed to remember the poem. I was in Sathaye College which was called 'Parle College' at that time and this poem was displayed on the English section of the notice board of that college. I hope you'll like the poem.

SHE

By Dinesh Kamath

I saw her at the Bandra railway station

Drawing towards her many a man's attention

For she was indeed a centre of attraction

Holding my breath in a gripping tension

Her beauty, charm, poise and grace

Left me in a stupendous daze

Which was but natural at my age

Being at the prime of my youth's stage

Suddenly a man emerged from the crowd

'Hi Sweety' to her he growled aloud

She gave him a very sweet smile

And spoke to him in a loving style

This was more than I could bear

But all I could do was give the man a cold stare

For a long time he kept speaking to her

But, to my relief, atlast alone he left her

The train arrived at the station

I was in a state of great tension

The train stopped, my heart beat faster

To catch this train will she bother

Quickly she entered the crowded train

leaving me behind in agony and pain

The train left, I could see her no more

Life now again was a Big Bore!

Dinesh Kamath says success is how much you contribute to the society and not how much society gives you in return

What is success? This question reminds me of a man who resided in a backward country. I don't want to name the country since I don't want to insult it. This man was a writer. He had written a great amount and all his works were also published under his name. In fact he had written more than any of his countrymen had ever written. But he was poor since he was very meagerly paid for his works. He however had a big number of readers who appreciated his works. This writer had no car, no proper house to live in, no luxuries of life. He lived like an ordinary man. But yet he would go around saying that he was the most successful man. One critic of his casually asked him, "You have practically nothing. You have no money, no bungalow, no car, no any kind of luxury. Then how is that you call yourself a successful man?" The writer replied, " I have the proof of all that I have contributed to my society. I call myself successful on that basis." The writer took the critic to his humble home and showed him a huge heap of his written works which were all published under his name. The writer then told the critic, "These are the contributions made by me to the society. I agree with you that society hardly paid me anything in return. But success of a man is judged by how much he or she contributes to the society and not how much the society pays him or her back." The writer further said, " If I had to be in one of the advanced countries of the West and if I had to contribute the same amounts of works over there I would have become a billionaire. My name would also have been recommended for a Nobel prize. So now you understand, my dear friend, why I call myself successful. I believe that success of a person is judged by how much he contributes to the society and not how much society pays him in return." The critic was not convinced. He asked, "But what about the quality of the work? I agree that you have produced a huge quantities of works. But are they of good quality?" The writer replied, "That is for the reading public to decide." He then showed a heap of letters of appreciation that he received from the members of reading public. His readers had showered on him lots of praises and had greatly appreciated the high quality of his works. The critic had nothing to say now. He had to admit that the writer had every right to call himself successful. He also realized that success is indeed decided by how much you contribute to the society and not by how much the society pays you in return for your services. Bye!

Dinesh Kamath tells how the course in Medical Transcription helped him considerably as a Journalist

Today I'll tell you about the experiences I underwent while doing the course in Medical Transcription Medical Transcription is an interesting job. Is is an American-based job. In America medical transcriptionists are needed in very big number. What is medical transcription? Medical transcription is a job where you have to type out on the computer the speech delivered by American doctor on the tape. In America, almost all the citizens of that country, possesses medical insurance. Hence every doctor in America has to keep a record of every patient and his or her illnesses. This is to ensure that the concerned patient doesn't have problem when he claims the medical insurance. Also it is to ensure that nobody indulges in malpractices while claiming the medical insurance. But American doctors are so busy people that they need the services of medical transcriptionists to type out the whole medical history of the patient. So the doctor just records verbally the medical history on a tape recorder and then passes on the tape to medical transcriptionist so that he or she types out the whole history on the computer by referring to the tape. The medical transcriptionist is expected to not commit even a single error while typing or he or she should commit minimum errors. The computer of a medical transcriptionist is modified to suit the transcriptionist. The computer is leg operated or hand operated. Leg operated computers are found more convenient by the transcriptionist who listens to the speech of the doctor on CD and at the same time keeps typing on the computer whatever he or she hears on the tape. With the leg he or she can make the speech move in slow motion, or move backward or forward, anyway he or she wants. The transcriptionist is then paid according to the number of words he types.

Now I had done the course in medical transcription at the institution called Health Net which was located in Goregaon West. It was an interesting course. It was a six-month course. There were theory classes as well as practical sessions. In the theory classes we had subject called American English and Medical information. Now American English is little different from British English and we were taught as to what was that difference. In practical session we were taught typing on computer and later on we were made to listen to the tapes of American doctors and type out accordingly on the computer. In the beginning I found it difficult to pick up the accent of the American doctors but gradually with practice I began to understand almost every word that the doctor was uttering. The Texan doctors particularly had the most horrible accents. Many words they uttered were very difficult to pick up.

This course was going to help me a lot in the future when I was going to pursue the career in journalism. The advantage of this course was that I became almost perfect in English and I learnt to type with a reasonably good speed on the computer and also I learnt all the basics of the computer. After the course we had to give an exam and I passed with flying colours in American English, Medical subject and practicals. I was given a certificate which was recognized by the International Association of Medical Transcriptionists. The reason why I could not take up a job along this line was I fell sick immediately after the course. I was on bed for quite a long time and during this time I lost my speed in typing and also there was a negative effect on the coordination between my listening to doctors speech on tape and my typing on computer. This job, for your information, requires powerful coordination between ears and fingers which can be acquired only through practice. If you don't practice even for fifteen days or one month this coordination suffers. I then dropped the idea of pursuing the career of medical transcriptionist. But I didn't want to lose the typing ability that I had developed while pursuing this course. So I purchased a second hand portable typewriter and made it a point to keep practicing typing until I got the job as a sub-editor in the weekly newspaper of Navi Mumbai, 'In New Bombay'. My idea of keeping my typing ability alive now proved to be a great boon. I was made to do a lot of typing initially when I joined the newspaper. In fact, there was a phase when I was typing the entire twelve pages of the newspaper and that too before the deadline. So although the course that I did in medical transcription did not help me to become a professional medical transcriptionist, it at least helped me to gain a strong foothold in the field of journalism. Even my English had become so perfect owing to the course that I did in Medical Transcription, I had no problem at all while performing my duties as sub-editor and proof reader. Thus I benefited a lot by doing the course in Medical Transcription. Today I am a successful journalist and a big part of the credit for this should go to this medical transcription course that I did. I had done the course in the year 2002 and I became a journalist in 2004. Bye!

Dinesh Kamath talks about his love for film acting

When I was around twenty years of age I had to choose a career for myself. I personally felt that I was fit for the career of a journalist, cartoonist, novelist, film script writer or film actor. I was also interested in politics but I felt that I should wait to cross 35 before I take to politics seriously. First I tried to get a job of journalist and cartoonist in newspapers like Times of India, Indian Express and Free Press Journal. I was moving around with samples of my writings and cartoons but the thing is there was no vacancy in any of these three big newspapers of 1980s. I tried to get a job as a film journalist too but I met with failures even there. I could write novels but the problem was there was hardly any novel publisher in Mumbai. All the big publishers were in Delhi and I could not afford to go to Delhi every now and then. Had I been in a place like Britain or America I would have become a prominent novelist because I had all the making of a terrific novelist. Then I thought of trying to be an film actor. Now I was staying at Bandra those days and Bandra, for your information, is located in Bollywood area. The region from Bandra to Andheri can be considered as Bollywood area. Today I stay at Andheri and that also falls under Bollywood area. While I was trying to be a film actor, a tragedy occurred. My dad expired. Since my dad was an employee of Customs I was offered a job in Customs under the quota which is reserved for children of custom employees who die while on duty. I reluctantly took up the job in customs. But I had decided that the moment I got a job of a journalist or film actor, I would leave customs. But the thing is I got stuck up in customs for 14 years.

Today I'm a successful journalist. As far as film acting is concerned I'm still willing to accept a role in film provided it is a meaty role and I get good signing amount. I had got a modelling offer when I was in Indian Customs. But the thing is Indian Customs was a Central Government organisation and its employees were not allowed to do any kind of side business. I did ask Assistant Commissioner of Customs whether I could do modelling side by side with customs job but she refused to grant me permission and she told me that if I did modelling along with the government job, disciplinary action would be taken against me and I would be facing the risk of losing the government job. Hence I had to reject that big offer which if I had accepted might have had catapulted me to a great height in modelling world and also might have had made me land in film acting business.

For your information, somewhere in the year 2000, I was called for screen and audition tests by a prominent producer and I even passed those tests and got a lead role to play in a TV serial. I even attended the shooting. But after two sequences were shot the serial got shelved. And then I dropped the idea of trying for acting assignments. Somewhere in 1996, one casting director called Shetty rang me up and offered me a role of police inspector in a film which had Manisha Koirala as the leading lady. It was a role of a side hero. The main hero too was a newcomer. I read the script and I found that I was suitable for the main role. I then told the producer that I either be given the main role or I quit. I refused to do the role of side hero. The producer tried to persuade me to do the role of side hero but I refused and left the set. If you ask me whether I had performed anytime on the stage then my answer would be 'yes'. I had performed a Japanese dance along with five other boys and six girls when I was in fifth standard in St Theresa's Convent at Vasco Da Gama in Goa. The dance was taught to us by the foreign nuns and after the performance my role in that particular dance program was appreciated the most by the audiences present over there. After that I did participate in debates and elocutions in school as well as college. These were my only experiences on the stage. But the thing is I never felt drawn towards theaters. I was attracted towards films. I like to perform in front of camera rather than on a stage.

Anyway, I can contribute a lot along film line even today. I'm already a film journalist. But besides that I can even write film scripts and act in films. I can even become a film maker. Since I'm already a successful journalist today, I'm wondering whether now I should try to make it big in Bollywood as a film script writer, actor and film maker. I can't decide. But if I get a good acting offer and paid good signing amount I might accept that offer. So i would like to wait and see as to what the future has in store for me. Bye!

Dinesh Kamath talks about his experiences while working for security agency

After resigning from Indian Customs I tried to be a freelance journalist and I also tried to get a job in any newspaper but in vain. At last I managed to get a job in National Industrial Security Agency (NISA) for whom I worked for around one and a half years. NISA appointed me as security supervisor although I was fit to be area manager. The NISA authorities told me that the moment there would be a vacancy for area manager's post, I would be made area manager. They told me to work as security supervisor or security officer till then. These security agencies normally give preferences to ex-servicemen (people who have retired from Army, Navy or Air Force services). They also prefer ex-policemen. Now I was an ex-custom officer and customs service is to a great extent equivalent to police service. The security agencies have great respect for those who have served Indian Customs too. Hence I got a job in NISA. As I told you I served NISA for one and a half years and during this period I was posted a seven places. The first place I was posted at was Reliance Company at Cottongreen. That was the most challenging posting. Reliance Company, which belongs to Ambanis, was a very big complex and I had many security guards working under me there. My duty was to position the guards at the entrances and exits of the company and then supervise them. It was twelve hours duty and we didn't have off even on Sundays. The advantage of working for security agency was it made me very tough and it made me prepared to face any challenges in life in the years to come. Another thing was I came across many ex-military people who would narrate their experiences while they were in the army, navy or air force. I came across people who occupied high positions as well as low positions in the military in the past. The common aspect about them was they were all disciplined, punctual and dedicated towards their duties. Before I was posted at an industrial estate I was given both theoretical and practical training. Theoretical training was imparted to me by a man who was an ex-colonel of the Indian Army while the practical trainer was an ex-Captain in the Indian Army. Both were impressed by my performance and they told me that I had a great future in this security business. After working for more than a year in Security I came to know practically everything about security business. In fact, there was a time when I was thinking of starting my own security agency. I was also about to get the post of recruiting manager in one of the security agency and they had promised to give me a good salary even. But newspaper was my first and primary interest. While working for security agency I was side by side trying to get into any newspaper too. Just when I got the offer for manager's post in a security agency, I also got the job of sub-editor in the weekly newspaper of Navi Mumbai 'In New Bombay' (which is today Newsband daily). I preferred the newspaper job to security job although it was less paying. I knew that although I was initially paid less in newspaper office, I had a great future over there. Newspaper job had any day more charm and glamour than security job. Today I've completed more than six years in the field of journalism and I'm happily placed. I've still a long way to go and my ambition is to reach still greater heights in the field of journalism. But one thing is sure and that is I'll never forget my days in security business. It is this business that made me extremely tough and capable of doing even the most challenging job that existed under the Sun. Doing the security job was like serving the Indian military and this job did a lot of good to me. It really boosted my spirit and confidence to a great extent. The success that I've acquired today in the newspaper world is owing to the enormous strength that I acquired while doing the security job for just one and a half years. Bye!

Journalist Dinesh Kamath's photograph and profile in brief

Dinesh Kamath, the journalist working for the daily newspaper Newsband. He works as sub-editor, columnist and cartoonist for that particular newspaper. He specializes in making political cartoons and children cartoons and writing film columns. He has tackled subjects other than films too in his columns. He also makes a column called 'Brain Teasers' for Newsband. He is trying to make it big as a film-script writer. First, he did his SSC through Poona Board after studying in St. Theresa's High School at Bandra (West). After that he did Inter Science through Bombay University after studying in Sathaye College at Ville Parle. He has done Bachelor of Arts in English Literature, History and Sociology through Osmania University and he has earned certificate in Journalism from Bombay College of Journalism (at K.C. College, Churchgate). He has also got a certificate in Medical Transcription. He is an ex-custom officer. He had served Indian Customs for 14 years after which he voluntarily retired from there. He has been working as a journalist since 2004 and has become quite a big name in the city called New Bombay. He is married and has a daughter who is doing her First Year B.Sc. at Mithibai College at Ville Parle (West). He belongs to Gowd Saraswat Brahmins' community and he is the son of Ex Intelligence officer of Directorate of Revenue Intelligence, Keshav Vaman Kamath (the recipient of President of India Award in 1983). His ambition is to make it international. Can he make it?

Dinesh Kamath asks whether Law comes above family or vice versa?

Should you live and die for Family or should you live and die for Law? Does Family come above Law or is it Law that comes above Family? It is possible for any man to sometimes fall in a situation where he has to choose between Family and Law. If you are born in a criminal family, would you support your family or would you take resort to Law to bring your own criminal family to book? All these questions are very tricky. While asking these questions I'm reminded of two films which dwelt on this theme. The first film was 'Deewar' in which one brother is shown as a police officer and the other brother is a smuggler. There is a clash between the policeman played by Shashi Kapoor and Smuggler played by Amitabh Bachchan. Ultimately it is the policeman who triumphs over the smuggler. In the end we have the policeman brother killing his own smuggler brother. Thus the film preaches that Law comes above all relations. It teaches that Law is above Family. There was a similar film called Shakti in which Dilip Kumar played the role of Father who is police commissioner. The role of his son was played by Amitabh Bachchan who portrayed a smuggler. In this film too the policeman father kills his smuggler son ultimately. There are some more films based on similar theme and all these films preached that Law comes above all kinds of relations, even family.

There can arise a case where all the relatives, except the immediate family, of a person are criminal. Then what role that particular individual should play? If that person and his immediate family supports Law in finishing all their criminal relatives, the family will be reduced to size considerably. But if they support the criminal relatives they will be betraying the Law and they will be called unpatriotic or traitors. Under such circumstance, wouldn't it be wise to support Law against the criminal relatives? That's all for now. Bye!

Dinesh Kamath asks whether Law comes above family or vice versa?

Dinesh Kamath talks about Sonny Corleone and Tony Montana

Photo Captions: The first picture is of Dinesh Kamath, the writer of this piece. The second picture is of Al Pacino as Tony Montana and the third picture is of James Caan as Sonny Corleone.
Today I'll talk about two Hollywood film characters who impressed me immensely. They are Sonny Corleone and Tony Montana. Sonny Corleone was the character played by James Caan in the film 'Godfather' while Tony Montana was the character played by Al Pacino in the movie 'Scarface'. Both of them are impressive characters. It is difficult to say who between the two is better.

First I'll talk about Sonny Corleone whose role was played by James Caan very convincingly and impressively. He was a dynamic character who was responsible for making his father Vito Corleone the topmost Godfather in the city. Sonny had played an instrumental role in making the Corleone family the topmost among the five families of New York. He got the opportunity to play the role of acting Godfather when his father Vito was shot and had to be hosptialised in an injured state. It was then that Sonny got the opportunity to show his skill in playing the role of Godfather. He became a terror to all the other mafia families of New York. This particular sequence was not shown in the movie Godfather. But I came to know about this after reading the book 'Godfather' by Mario Puzo. Had the filmmaker cared to show this sequence in the film Sonny would have appeared still more impressive and heroic. The movie just depicted his hot tempered nature, his flirting acts and his suicidal tendency. The movie didn't depict his total military achievements. Actually it is his powerful military brain that makes him the most impressive hero the Hollywood films have ever depicted.

Tony Montana was another impressive character depicted in the film 'Scarface'. His role was played by Al Pacino. Tony Montana is one hero who can compete with Sonny Corleone. Tony was supposed to be a refugee who migrated to America from Cuba. He got converted from a nobody to one of the most dreaded gangster in a very short span of time. Tony Montana and Sonny Corleone share a lot of common traits. Both are hot tempered, ambitious, powerful military brains and passionate lovers. Both got terrific body language and fantastic style of delivering dialogues. Both of them live and die in the most heroic style. It is extremely difficult to judge as to who between the two is better.

The movie 'Godfather' was released somewhere in 1972. James Caan had become very popular with the world movie lovers after the release of the film. 'Scarface' was released in 1983 and this time it was the turn of Al Pacino to earn the kind of world recognition that James Caan had got after the release of the film.

Both James Caan and Al Pacino will ever be remembered for the fantastic way in which they played the roles of Sonny Corleone and Tony Montana respectively. Both of them are two of the best actors the world has ever witnessed. Bye!

Tony

From Dinesh Kamath’s stock of Photographs

Dinesh Kamath at the time when he was a Custom Officer in Indian Customs.

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Dinesh Kamath’s brother Purnanand Keshav Kamath is to the left. To the right is his maternal cousin Deepak Prabhakar Sthalekar. The photo was clicked during Mount Mary Fair at Bandra, Mumbai.

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Dinesh Kamath’s father Keshav Vaman Kamath (Intelligence Officer) is to the extreme left. To his right are other Intelligence officers of Indian Customs

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Dinesh Kamath at the time when he was a Custom Officer in Indian Customs.

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Dinesh Kamath at the time when he was a Custom Officer in Indian Customs.

From Dinesh Kamath’s stock of photographs

Dinesh Kamath, sub-editor of Newsband Daily, is seated on the dais to the extreme right. To his left is Publisher of Newsband Daily Kailash Gindodia. Seated next to Kailash Gindodia is the chief guest Sanjeev Sabade, Dy. Editor of Maharashtra Times. Shailesh Jadhav, Editor of Aaple Nave Shahar, is to the extreme left. The occasion was First Anniversary function of Newsband Daily. The venue was Vishnudas Bhave Auditorium at Vashi, New Bombay. The photo was clicked by Chandrashekhar Hendve, the Reporter of Newsband.

From Dinesh Kamath’s stock of photographs

Dinesh Kamath (sub editor) and Kailash Gindodia (Publisher) look on as Zeba Warsia of NMTV receives the Nave Shahar Best Journalist Award by the hands of chief guest Sanjeev Sabade, Dy. Editor of Maharashtra Times, during the First Anniversary function of newspaper Newsband (Daily) at Vishnudas Bhave Auditorium, Vashi, New Bombay. The photo was clicked by Chandrashekar Hendve, the Reporter of Newsband.

From Dinesh Kamath’s stock of photographs

Dinesh Kamath, the sub-editor, is to the left. The occasion was Third Anniversary of Newsband (Daily Newspaper) celebrated at Urban Haat at CBD-Belapur in New Bombay. Rajeshwar Dahiphale of K D Construction Company is to the right. The photo was clicked by Ashok Dhamija, the Photo-Journalist of Newsband

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Dinesh Keshav Kamath’s mother Tara Keshav Kamath receiving the President of India Award on behalf of Dinesh Kamath’s Father Late Keshav Vaman Kamath in 1983 by the hands of then Finance Minister of India Pranab Mukherjee at the function held at Vigyan Bhavan Hall at Delhi.

Journalist Dinesh Kamath’s Family

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Dinesh Kamath’s father Keshav Vaman Kamath and Dinesh Kamath’s mother Tara Keshav Kamath

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(From Left to Right) Dinesh Kamath’s father Keshav Vaman Kamath, Dinesh Kamath himself, Dinesh Kamath’s brother Purnanand Keshav Kamath and Dinesh Kamath’s mother Tara Keshav Kamath on the occasion of Thread Ceremony of Dinesh Kamath’s brother Purnanand Keshav Kamath.

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Dinesh Kamath at the time when he was Custom Officer in Indian Customs.

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Dinesh Kamath at the time when he was Custom Officer in Indian Customs.

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Dinesh Kamath at the time when he was working for Indian Customs.

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Dinesh Kamath and his brother Purnanand Keshav Kamath. The photo clicked in the early 1960s.

From Dinesh Kamath’s stock of photographs

Dinesh Kamath performed a Japanese dance at Vasco, Goa during the annual day of his school St. Theresa’s Convent. Here he is posing with his dance group. Among the boys, Dinesh Kamath is second from right (backward) or second last from left

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Dinesh Kamath’s father Keshav Vaman Kamath (Intelligence Officer of Directorate of Revenue Intelligence)