An interview with Mr. Tapas Kumar Sensarma, Secretary to the Director, IIT Kharagpur
KGP Chronicle (October 22, 2019)
Evolution of Office Automation--A Personal Experience
Interview with Mr. Tapas Kumar Sensarma-Secretary to the Director, IIT-Kharagpur
"I was a naïve, confused 21-year old when I joined IIT Kharagpur in 1982 through an open advertisement. Having appeared for a three-step test which included written, typing and interview, my first posting was at the Department of Humanities and Social Sciences. By 25, I graduated to the secretarial post from clerical cadre by clearing set of internal examinations.
It was the time when predecessors of computers ruled office work.
What am I talking of? Typewriters.
Typewriters manufactured by companies like Remington, Godrej, Halda and Facit, were mostly used in this Institute for preparing a typed document. Carbon papers were used for making 3-4 copies of the same. (Read More)