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Dr. G.D. Bist was a renowned Indian stenographer and typist who held the world record for being the fastest shorthand writer. He was born in 1920 in Almora, Uttarakhand, and completed his education from Lucknow University.

The increase in the speed from 80wpm to 120wpm will take at least a year and a half if minimum 45 minutes of dictation time is spent on daily basis. One dictation of 4 or 5 minutes followed by a brake of two or three minutes, a session of 45 minutes of dictation will definitely help in improvement in the speed.

Stenographers use shorthand and a steno machine to transcribe information. Known as challenging, a stenographer has to do all the work by themselves as there is no technology used here. A stenographer's job is to be present at every place where spoken words are recorded and documented