Indian Inc Glowing

If you are reading any business news paper or business magazine regularly of late, one word that props up more than any other is PROFIT. Almost all the Indian companies have been reporting profits this quarter and in the last couple of years. This reiterates the belief that Indian Inc. is shining.

This is probably the best time to be in the country as there is a huge economic boom and burgeon of industries. This fairy tale is not restricted to the IT sector and other sunrise sectors. Even traditional sectors like manufacturing have been doing well over the last couple of years. There is enormous amount of opportunity for the people today. Gone are those days when one needs to be an engineer or doctor to earn a good living.

Another phenomenon of this growth is the frequency with which Indian companies are going on a merger and acquisition spree. Almost every day you see an Indian company bidding for companies in U.S and Europe. Almost all the top global brands have entered the Indian market and the others who haven’t so far are charting their plans to.

As I have already said this is the best time to be in India. This growth is good news especially for guys like me who are into their final year of MBA and counting the days before the campus placements start.

Hope this fairy tale continues for some time to come.

RJ

India Shining

India’s victory over England has come in at the right time for both the team and the crazy cricket loving nation as a whole. It’s said that cricket is a religion in India but I guess that’s an understatement, it’s the way of life for most of the population here; it’s the air they breathe. After the debacle in the world cup the fans needed a miracle to happen to get them back to their senses and that’s exactly what happened yesterday. Away victories are precious commodity for the Indian cricket (even though they have been wining matches more frequently of late).

Indians needed to play good all-round cricket and they needed some amount of luck to be on their side. They got both. Gods must have felt the same and they came to the respite of India in the previous test by showering rain on the fifth day to help India draw the match. In this test they helped us by being on our side during the toss.

But don’t take away the credit from the game they played. It was heartening to see every member of the TEAM contributing to this victory. Be it the solid stand from the openers in first innings or the glow of the glorious underperforming middle order it was all there. The bowlers contributed a major part in this victory led by Zaheer Khan. Zaheer bowled with immaculate precision in both the innings and he was well supported by both Kumble and Singh. The two wickets of Singh in the second innings were beauty. The most important thing we played like a TEAM. I wouldn’t be exaggerating if I say “Gone are those days that the match was won by primarily the contribution of either Kumble, Sachin or Dravid “.

Indians have been winning test matches oversees more frequently now, only that the consistency is missing. Be it in South Africa, West Indies or Australia they had the upper hand in the series but couldn’t go on to win them. Hope they don’t repeat that again and come out and win this series. I like any other cricket crazy fan will be praying for it, but will have to wait for another 15 days to see if our prayers come thro’.

RJ