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Sonia Gandhi born Edvige Antonia Albina Maino the italian godmother of the INC and the widower of the reformer former prime minister Late Mr. Rajiv Gandhi has come a long way from being the vilayati bahu of the gandhi family. It is by the grandouisty of the nehru lineage and tradition that has crept into the current role that the lady is playing in Indian Politics. Gandhis in India cant be secluded from politics. The Kids after studying abroad, securing good higher education and having lived in most prosperous cities of the world are now actively involved in conducting rallies for the party and are actually reshaping the political scenario in India. New debates have originated in here discussing the influence and the change of their involvement. But anyways holding no core position and just doing something for the purpose of the party i suppose is appreciable in someway. There is a sense of responsibility in the prestige associated with the nehru era.

Sonia Gandhi has no doubt achieved a status which will be remembered for long in Indian History. She holds the record of having served as Congress President for 10 years consecutively. she was named the third most powerful woman in the world by Forbes magazine in the year 2004 and was ranked 6th in 2007. She was also named among the Time 100 most influential people in the world for the years 2007 and 2008. But a important thing is the fact that All that has happened is mere sequence of events that turned up in the Gandhi Family in recent years. The Italian Lady would never have imagined giving rally speeches to masses in their regional language. It has happened fast and well till now. Future looks promising also.

But, my predictions are that there is much to follow with the young blood like priyanka and rahul gandhi into the Indian Poltical Arena. Nehru Lineage lives on...

In a country where ambassadors and fiats burnt rubber only some years back, delivering a car for a mere $2500 actually is a testimonical evidence to the attention this car has acquired. Nobody could have imagined the product from the Indian Automobile markets seas apart from the germans and italians the pioneers of automotive industry. It is what great leadership can yield. "A promise is a promise" said Mr. Ratan Tata, who has actually dedicated this vehicle as a solution to the families riding a jagged up two wheeler. It is a common scene in India. Surely there is a huge market for this particular car also. The world has gone quite and at sametime astounded by the progress made in the subcontinent.
ABC News commented- “(Nano) can seat five people…if no one breathes.”
Popular Mechanics said- “Automotive journalists had travelled from the four corners of the globe too see a golf cart crossed with a jelly bean.”
MotorTrends remarked- the Nano is “the ultimate reverse status symbol.”
“You can now buy a pair of Tata Nanos for about the cost of breast enlargement surgery.”somebody on some blog remarked.
There are obvious pros and cons of this product with regards to the potential and affect it is going to have on Indian Automobile market and Traffic Condition.
Now i salute the virtue in the great efforts made by Tata Motors responsible for making this project possible despite the many hindrances and glitches in the path.

The analysis can be left for later. The time now is to rejoice the arrival of a invention on Indian Roads and moreover for the thousands who could benefit. Its time to celebrate and the NHAI to think about the widening of Roads. The features that the car listed in its advertisements is something sedans produced in India provide. I picture the kids of a post office clerk accessing the power window of their much appreciated car. Its amusingly strange. it will allow millions of the middle class Indians to own a car. When its detractors talk about a nightmare on India’s already clogged roads and worsening pollution levels I would like to ask-why Nano alone? The biennial Auto Expo alone showcased 25 new models of cars made by carmakers, both Indian and foreign. Ratan Tata said - “Let me assure you and our critics the car we have designed will meet all safety norms and all foreign environmental criteria.” The reputation Tatasons enjoys makes me trust his words.

Come elections, we see the same old story - booth capturing, poll violence, vote buying, muscle power, communal polarization, vote bank politics…
We, the people in Indian IT community, are among the smallest electorate turnout to vote, and very far behind electorate turnouts from rural and less educated communities. Moreover, we have been doing the most complaining, particularly in media (TV, newspapers etc), about the disappointing state of corruption and politics in our country. While less privileged people seem to be doing something about it, we have been on sidelines with resignation and indifference. Yes, there may be valid reasons such as corrupt system/ individuals being too powerful to be confronted by a single person, but time and time again there are examples of how a collection of committed people accomplished unthinkable (hint: how do you think we won our independence?). Enough is enough!

I believe that ‘Voting’, with goodwill of country in mind, will help bring fundamental and sweeping changes to our beloved country. ‘Voting’, while costing nothing or very little to each and every one of us, is the most effective tool to cause change. A single vote can be like a drop of water that has no power to cause change, but when our votes collect together to form an ocean like our mighty and formidable Indian ocean, there would be no doubt about bringing big changes in our society and government.It is my belief that ‘Voting’ is the highest solemn DUTY that any civilian can do in a democracy. So, enough whining, let’s each of us do our bare minimum part, and collectively we will have the best electorate turnout in entire country and then world.
Post elections, power may change hands, but the system remains scarily indifferent. Corruption, red tape, government apathy, criminalization of politics and a lack of governance and accountability exclude the possibility of real change.

It's time we stopped being silent spectators.
It's time we ensured that candidates with criminal records do not get elected.
It's time we made our vote count.

SlumDog Millionaire- a movie portraying (a rags to riches story) from the slums of Corporate Powerhouse of the nation , Mumbai ,has brought India to the world's Notice. I saw many such reports being published in Indian Newspapers, magazines by reviewers, columnists and critics. Indeed India, The Dharavi slums of Mumbai, India are on a global front, And Yes, People across the world have taken notice, But might i ask the ones who are busy celebrating the nominations of the movie in the American award functions viz. The Golden Globe and the Oscars what exactly has India Got to relate in this Movie. Besides applaudes for a Music Director of Indian Origin who has actually derived all his knowledge of Music from London Music College and the Obscure adult and child starcast of this movie , an otherwise essential requirement for the plot of the slum based movie, What India has provided to this Movie is the Plot!! The Slums, The living conditions, The Open toilets, communal riots, Mumbai mafia, Human trafficking, Male dominance in society with a mixup with the million dollar formula of bollywood that has actually befooled Indian Masses for years, A determined Hero striving hard to find his lady terror-stricken and crisis-laden. But the Hollywood Bread to the indian curry is the indian version of "Who wants to be a millionaire". That for the golden touch.

Besides India is also being Noticed by the stats for its economic progress but I want to question the relevance of that. Mr. Chidambram the Intellectual Economist in the Indian Cabinet ministry mentioned Slumdog to be a portrayal of many Business Ideas that exist in the slums of India. But Mr. minister, for a nation with HUman Development Index ranking of 138 behind countries like El salvador, Uruguay and even palestine Ruled States among the various nations of the world has much bigger issues to be solved in such areas besides looking for business ideas. slumDog millionaire reveals the sorry state of the Indian citizen deprived from basic social amenities and a confirmation for the WHO statistics. So, I believe a reportrayal of Q&M, again a english author based novel with changed facts to replace Muslims inplace of Hindu characters is a word of celebration for the crew of the movie but not us the Indians. India is no more a nation of poor and starving people and when we can display that to the globe, that day will be a day of celebration for us on the stage of not a american award function but on a much bigger arena.