COMMeON! pour the WEALTH of praises on the GAMES

It was 3'o clock on one of the sunday afternoons and I was fed-up of doing some paper work in one of the corners of my bedroom.As i banged the file on the table which was looking very conjusted with my files and my shaving kit and my coffee mug and my cough-syrup bottle and my newspaper(last but not the least because it will stage the introduction for this article in the lines to come),one of the pages from the newspaper slipped out,floated for a second in the air and finally landed on the tiled floor. The page was showing some oil-stains because the reader (who other than me myself as i was alone at home) had held it while he was having some oily snacks.It was also looking a little crushed.But there was a photograph on the page that took my attention,despite the page's miserable condition.the photograph was

showing the  brilliance of the scintillating closing ceremony staged by india .As i was seeing that, i started getting goosebumps all around my body(it was an obvious expression of my indianness). Suddenly,i felt that all my worries have vanished before the strong emotion of me being an indian. Though my contribution for the games was nil and even negative (as i had even rode my bike freely in the blue lane meant strictly for the games personnel),i felt deeply satisfied. As i was feeling all this , my mind slowly went back to the day when india had won the bid to host the common wealth games 2010.That day was one of the remarkable dates in indian hstory. The journey from there till date is full of ups and downs. There were a lot of controversies surrounding the organising committee and the games village.The preparations for the games were running behind time.Daily old deadlines were dying and the new deadlines were being set.The word “deadline” had lost its meaning for 2-3 months in delhi.In this scenario,it was not at all absurd to think of the existence of a “deadline review committee (drc)”as no one wants to be a scapegoat,even if he deserves to be,blame game had also started.At one point,i had started pondering that why don’t we rename the “games village” as “blames village”.Pessimism had surrounded every indians heart.The world media was looking set to embarrass india’s image across the globe.Few days before the run up to the games media grew harsher,reporting the pitfalls that i felt,could happen anywhere in the world and probably would have happened also.People may say that i am trying to be a bit patriot.But to remind you,where you will find such a liberty of the press as it is in india.They were criticising the arrangements mercilessly but then also there were no restrictions on the media personnels.Go to a state like china and then see the ground reality.Had this situation happened in china,the government there would have completely parallalysed the press,imposing severe restrictions on the press.in our case, it was also the responsibility of the domestic media to report responsibly.They were reporting anything and everything for the sake of trp,as if there is no tommorrow.But then on 3^rd october,putting an end to all this,through the opening ceremony,india showcased why despite of so many hinderances coming in its way,it houses one of the oldest civilizations of the world.The games that were to follow took every indians pride to a new level and had shut every other mouth that had opened to downplay the indian aura.on the whole, I can say that india had put up a spectacular show that would serve as an inspiration for times to come.Only I can do is to request the world to leave every other thing behind and applaud for the best.  “COME ON WORLD !POUR THE WEALTH OF PRAISES ON THE GAMES”.   

Stock Markets on a new high

Before the strong metallic sound of the opening bell of the Bombay Stock Exchange cruised through the Dalal Street on 21st September,2010,nearly all the technical analysts(equity) were predicting that the market will reach the most awaited 20000 SENSEX points and 6000 NIFTY points that day. Each and every person with his savings pumped into the stock market,was very excited. Every nook and corner of Dalal Street was looking most energetic and excited since January 2008(when the markets crashed as if without limbs).Before the previous week, market was capped on the upper side at the 5500(NIFTY) level. A continuous one-week rally had brought the market to this level(NIFTY-5980 & SENSEX-19906).The market was looking very strong because of the contribution from banking,pharmacy,realty,automobile,IT sector,each realizing its responsibility and leading the markets alternatively when needed.In short we can say the market was sitting on broad-based momentum.This momentum was basically the result of Indian markets looking the most attractive in terms of valuation amongst the major economies of the world and hence attracting huge FII's(FOREIGN INSTITUTIONAL INVESTORS) wallets.Finally the much awaited time came,the opening bell was rung and the buying and selling in the market started and picked up.within one or two seconds of the markets starting their business,all the major news channels started flashing the news - "SENSEX crossed 20000 mark and NIFTY snatched its right to reach the 6000 mark". YESSSSSS!....WOWWWWW!...celebrations began throughout the  DALAL STREET.Though this event was shortlived because of the psychological pressure of the 6000-mark and profit booking.....this was the heralding of a new epoch.It was not only as small as jumping few points , but it was a reminder to the world that the once-called "GOLDEN BIRD" has risen back to its power strengthfully and that day is not far when all the major markets across the world will take cues from the Indian markets. I AM A PROUD INDIAN !   JAI HIND!