Is India Really A Super Power???

This was the question I always had in my mind, is India really a super power?

At 60 years of Independence, India is going very strong economically and creating new ripples to show its strength and global face. Real estate is booming, multiplexes, BPO's, IT parks are mushrooming everywhere. Re is 9 1/2 year high versus $. Sensex touched 17,000 mark which is all time high, thanks to unbelievable performance of the stock market. New trend of Indian companies acquiring foreign companies has started. No need to mention, Indians spreaded across the globe working for billion dollar companies with high profile jobs and awarded as the best brains in the world. Because of the booming economy, Reverse Brain Drain has started.

As a coin has two sides, above said is one side and let's see the other side too....

At the same 60 years of Independence, India has 2nd highest population in the world (1.136bn currently) and is estimated to have 1.63bn by 2050 to overtake China. Literacy of current total population is 61% whereas our neighbor and competitor China is at 90.9%. India is estimated to have 5.5mn AIDS patients, 2nd highest in the world. According to 2001 census data, 40mn of Indian population lives in slums and sadly 5mn of this population are young children (0-6 age group) and 5mn live in Mumbai alone, I also read somewhere that Mumbai slums are the biggest in the world. According to 2004-2005 stats, inspite of the booming economy, India's poverty rate is still at 27.5%. Apart from these, there are many other issues like corruption, dirty politics, underworld, inefficient police etc.,

There is a political party called 'LokParitran' started few years ago by few IITians, but I hardly see them in the news. I am not even sure if they are still active and preparing for coming elections. I really wonder why people in India won't encourage young, educated, and dynamic politicians. How many more decades we should bare these stupid uneducated politicians who just keep winning with the power of money and rigging and whose aim is to make more money than they spent for the elections? Ridiculous!!

Last week I was watching 'Salaam, Bombay!' and then I was like totally in a new world watching those street children who lives in slums and grow up with no education and no money to spoil all their lives with so many bad habits in a very bad companionship. I felt for a second, 'How many great brains India might be missing?'. I felt the same even when I was watching 'Traffic Signal'. Having so many problems like poverty, illiteracy in a country like India is not a wonder, but continuing the same even after six decades of independence is a wonder. Isn't it the time to think and act??

I am sure, India is transforming slowly to globalize and coming out of poverty, illiteracy, but I think this pace is not enough. There is cut throat competetion among the countries. Our country should improve in many things even to match with our neighboring countries like Singapore, Malaysia, China, HongKong etc. If we want to beat them, oh yeah, we really need to work hard and show them what real India is....

From my point of view, as an Indian, India is a super power in many things and will reach the top soon. All we need to do is, change the system in the best possible way, unleash the best talent (which is never touched), let's fight for corruption free government and clean politics, eradicate the poverty and illiteracy. If the above things are covered, then other small issues will be taken care.

So, what do you think? 'Is India really a super power?'

Blonde Passenger

A blonde is on a four-engine plane crossing the Atlantic. All of a sudden there's a loud bang. The pilot announces over the intercom “I'm sorry, one of our engines has just shut off. We'll be delayed 45 minutes.” Suddenly there's another bang. Once again, the intercom clicks on and the pilot expresses his regret that they'll be delayed two hours. Shortly thereafter, there is another bang and the pilot announces that they'll be delayed 3 hours. The blonde turns to the guy sitting beside her and says, “Man, if the fourth engine shuts off we'll be up here all day.”

Take a bow, Team India!

First things first, My hearty congratulations to men in blue and every single Indian out there! First it was South Africa, then Australia, and now Pakistan.... marvelous job guys! You are the best!!

What a fantastic day it is. This is the day which every Indian must celebrate. Finally, Dhoni's Dragons, with impeccable performance, have proved critics and odds wrong. Yes, you guys made it! I was eagerly waiting for today's match since 48 hours. It was the first time in my life I waited for a match so eagerly and I knew, it was worth waiting.

I am sure, today must be the happiest day for all cricket lovers which includes me:) Dhoni and guys simply did a superb job and were at their best. Today is the most remarkable and memorable day in the Indian Cricket History. India is the Inagural Twenty20 World Champion! Sounds so sweet.....

And yes, the jinx still continues, India beat Pakistan in all World Cups and World Championships... Shah Rukh's presense in the final added more spice to it... Chak De! India

To conclude, Team India needs loads of wishes for the India vs Australia 2007 Cricket Series and they deserve the best wishes from us!

All the best Dhoni's Dragons!
Deepak

Pregnancy Test

A blonde came running up to her husband in the driveway as he came home from work just jumping for joy. He didn't know why she was jumping for joy but thought, what the heck, and started jumping up and down with her.

She said, "Honey, I have some really great news for you!"

He said, "Great, tell me what you're so happy about!"

She stopped jumping and was breathing heavily from all the jumping up and down, when she told him that she was pregnant!

He kissed her and told her, "That's great! I couldn't be happier!"

Then, she said, "Oh, honey, there's more!"

He asked, "What do you mean, 'more?'"

She said, "Well, we are not having just one baby, we are going to have TWINS!"

Amazed at how she could know so soon after getting pregnant, he asked her how she knew.

She said, "Well, that was the easy part. I went to Wal-Mart and bought the TWIN PACK home pregnancy test kit and BOTH tests came out positive!!"

Wonderful Blogging!

Welcome Folks!

It's been a while I was thinking creating a blog... and finally the day has come! I felt blogging is the best way to reach out friends to share all good things, laughter, erudition, and clairvoyance.
I keep updating my blog with articles, jokes, and varicolored stuff every now and then, so please keep viewing my blog often and do not hesitate to make suggestions, after all that is how I can make my blog better :)

Best,
Deepak