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The Wonder that is India

Posted on August 5, 2007 by indra

It was ‘Seven Wonders of the World’ till 070707, and now it’s ‘the wonder that is India’ a ‘Times of India’ initiative. List of the monuments in ‘the wonder that is India’ includes: Taj Mahal, Victoria Terminus, Lotus Temple, Hampi, … Continue reading →

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‘Time’s Special Issue on India

Posted on August 4, 2007 by indra

‘Time’ has come out with a special issue on India ‘ 60 years of Independence’ India Charges Ahead: It faces challenges the size of an elephant, but the world’s largest democracy is living up to the dreams of 1947 Indian … Continue reading →

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Noida And Lucknow

Posted on August 3, 2007 by indra

I was surprised when Mr. Arora informed us that some new person has replaced Monica Garg, the CEO of Noida Authority. Mayawati government had appointed Ms Monica recently, when it came in power after defeating Mulayam. Why do the person … Continue reading →

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Mauritius and Bihar CM

Posted on August 2, 2007 by indra

With mention of Mauritius, I get reminded of my grandfather. He was the first who got me introduced to some Mauritian medical students. They were studying in Calcutta Medical College when I was in Presidency College for my Intermediate Science. … Continue reading →

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Organised Retail Sector and Social Responsibility

Posted on August 1, 2007 by indra

Organised retail sector is regularly in news these days. All big business houses including Reliance, Tata, Birla, Mittal, and many others are trying to cash on its potentials. As a commoner is made to believe this may mean a better … Continue reading →

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Powering India-3

Posted on July 31, 2007 by indra

Power Generation and Private Sector Private companies have kept on complaining about the dismal condition of the power sector of the country, but have hardly contributed as much as it could to solve the power shortage of the country shielding … Continue reading →

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NHAI Must Speed Up

Posted on July 31, 2007 by indra

I have been traveling quite often in last one year- Uttarakhand, Gujarat, UP and Bihar, and very recently Himachal Pradesh through Haryana and Punjab. As my mode of transportation, I always prefer a car vehicles mostly and knowingly to see … Continue reading →

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Booming and Bubbling India- XI

Posted on July 30, 2007 by indra

India and the United States have completed negotiations on civil nuclear cooperation and jointly announced they have sealed a deal as equals, and they consider it a “historic milestone,” set to “transform” the bilateral relationship. The 123 Agreement is “between … Continue reading →

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Bihar too can boom

Posted on July 29, 2007 by indra

Every day, without fail, I go to few websites related to Bihar at least once if not more times: patnadaily.com, bihartimes.com, and Bihar government websites to know about the news related to Bihar. Unfortunately, no national newspapers provide e-paper of … Continue reading →

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Himachal Pradesh – Some Observations

Posted on July 28, 2007 by indra

Many a times I wonder why do the people world over talk so highly of Kashmir as heaven on the earth. Why should not the government of India create at least few more Kashmirs, when we do have equally or, … Continue reading →

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