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Happy Republic Day !

Jhanda Uncha Rahe hamara!

read the President of India's Address
Here .
What can I give to my Nation?


Vande Mataram !
Jai Hind !

This is definitely good news.
But what about the Inflation rate which is creeping up slowly and steadily?
One day they give us the good news that our salary is being hiked and the very next day we know that the prices have gone up again.
I guess its wait and watch for now....

Indian economy 'to overtake UK'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/6294409.stm


India could overtake Britain and have the world's fifth largest economy within a decade as the country's growth accelerates, a new report says.

If trends continue, India's economy may then surpass the US and be second only to China's by mid-century, the report by investment bank Goldman Sachs says.

The report says India's programme of reforms has brought increased competition and efficiency.

But there will be a heavy cost as India demands more and more energy.

Boom time

Everywhere you turn in India's cities are signs of economic boom.

The implications of projections are that India will overtake the G6 economies faster than envisaged

Goldman Sachs report


India's IT revolution
Globalisation shakes world

New cars choking the streets, middle-class housing and shopping malls swallowing up farmland, airports chock-a-block with travellers.

But this is probably only the start of a transformation that will reshape the global economy.

Within a decade India can overtake Italy, France and the UK to become the world's fifth largest economy if it keeps up its current pace of expansion, according to analysts at Goldman Sachs.

India has shifted into a higher gear, they believe, because a decade of reforms have opened the country to greater competition, and spurred industries to become more efficient.

By 2050 India's economy could be larger even than America's, only China's will be bigger, the bank predicts.

The result will be huge demand from this new giant.

Within 15 years Indians should, on average, be four times richer than today, buying five times as many cars, and the country will burn three times as much crude oil to power its growth, putting yet more strain on the world's resources.

Potential

But India could also be held back.

The country's poor infrastructure is already struggling to keep up with growth, power cuts are common as there isn't enough electricity to meet current demand, ports are overflowing, many roads pot-holed and crumbling.

And a shortage of skilled workers may undermine the future expansion of India's much-vaunted IT industry.

However, other nations are increasingly waking up to the potentially vast market India holds. Last month the largest-ever American trade delegation to India spent two weeks searching out opportunities.

They were followed by a British group 150-strong led by the finance minister, Gordon Brown.

And the Russian President, Vladimir Putin, is to visit this week where he is pressing for major contracts providing nuclear power and defence equipment

We had our convocation ceremony today!
I finally have the medal in my hand. Yippeee!!! :)

In Mumbai University , we are supposed to dress in only whites this day.
White Salwar Kameez/Churidaars( traditional Indian formal wears) or White Saree !

Here is my Gold medal.... it has my name followed by father's and then my mother's name.
and 'Kum' at the beginning is a title equivalent to 'Miss" in Hindi.

I am thankful that they got it right this time. When the exam seating arrangement list came out they had also included my father's rank ( army designation) in my name.
Anu Maheshwari Lt Col ..........

I had to get it corrected. And then for a month the peon in the office saluted me whenever he saw me ....( hehe)

Though in my rank certificate , they have still misspelt my father's name ! sigh!
now I will again have to go and get it corrected!

it was once in a lifetime opportunity ....so I grabbed it with both hands ...:)
I cancelled my trip to Goa to be on Board INS ( Indian navy SHip ) Mumbai.

My childhood friend who is an officer in the Indian Navy offered me and my Sis passes to be on board on the family's day at sea. The family's day at sea comes once a year as part of the celebrations of Navy Day.

we sailed for around a total of hundred miles. We also saw some spectacular airshow and other exercises.

it was simply marvelous..... we also saw some porpoises...diving around..but before I could take out my camera ....they were gone....! i had the option to either see them or start my camera ....I chose the former....;)

The above pic shows our ship trying to overtake another ship called INS Mysore from the same class.

Hello Friends ,

I hope you had a gala time this New year !
I thought I would spend a relaxing night at my place ... But it was not to be .... I dont like parties that much , so when my friends warned that they would kidnap me and take me to the New year's Ball , I was not very happy about it ! I refused till the very last moment and then just two hours before the event , I decided to give it a try !

And it turned out to be awesome !!!

We partied till three and burned the danced floor !
I and my friend even got the prize for best dancing couple on the floor ! It was the Bumper prize !
We laughed our way to the podium as we just couldnt believe it !
I took some cool videos of the entire thing ! Clicked some crazy photos !
There was also an awesome display of fireworks at Midnight.
Overall I am glad that my friends forced me into attending the party !

I hope this New Year is full of sweet surprises for all of us !

I hope this year brings peace and joy into our world !

Cheers
Anu