The surging Nationalism…!

Nationalism is a belief or feeling in the power and importance of one’s own country as a significant political and economic force, and, it’s a celebration time for the Indians in the midst of recent terrorist attacks across the country….. the ever plunging sensex….global recession…. and the festive season of ‘diwali’. Must be thinking that I have really gone mad, aren’t you?

Now, don’t always think like a pessimist as there are few reasons to celebrate and feel like a nationalist…..## $$$ !!!!

Sachin Tendulkar needed 15 runs in the test matches to surpass Lara's record of 11,953 runs. He missed out on the record in the first test in Bangalore (in the on-going test series with Australia in India). He has not only accomplished the target but completed 12,000 runs in tests. He achieved the feat after tea on Friday.
He now holds the records for maximum runs and hundreds in both tests and one- dayers. Playing his 152nd Test, he holds the marks for most Test hundreds (39), one-day runs (16,361) and hundreds (42).

Aravind Adiga has won the prestigious Booker Prize – 2008 for ‘The White Tiger’- his debut novel set against the backdrop of India’s growing wealth gap. He is the fifth Indian-origin author to win this award after V. S. Naipaul; Salman Rushdie; Arundhati Roy and Kiran Desai.
Well, we must wait for someone to write on India’s multidimensional feats and win this award in near future, again.

The G-8 (G-7 + Russia) which also represents the EU has invited India, along with China (the booming and growing economies of the world), to come to a consensus and bail out the world from the present financial crisis.
Ultimately, the G-7 which are the world’s major financial nations have accepted India’s economic prowess.

Chandrayaan 1 (India’s lunar mission), if everything goes as per our scientists planning it is all set to go off on 22nd / 23rd of October 2008.
Recall the day when Russia, under international pressure, refused to transfer the ‘cryogenic engine’ to India. Initially it seemed to us that our missile and space programmes have come to a grinding halt…….but nothing came as an impediment on our way. We developed indigenous technology and think of today…..our PSLVs / GSLVs have become a trusted platform for lifting satellites of many world nations……god bless our Manned Mission to the Moon by 2014!

Indo-US civil nuclear deal has been passed in US senate with thumping majority. The deal offers India an access to sophisticated nuclear technology and cheap atomic energy to fuel its rising economy thereby solve the future energy requirements in all spheres.
The lifting of ban on civilian nuclear trade on 6th September 2008 by the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG), as was imposed on us after the 1974 nuclear test explosion, has now ended the 34 years of nuclear apartheid.

We as a nation have grown big in politonomic power and international understanding.

Must see or visit:

1 (video on India's Lunar Mission), 2 and 3