Thoughts For Bharat

Deutsche Bank today said in a report that Indian Rupee could hit Rs 70 to a dollar in a month! For all the effort in the past month by RBI and the finance minister, the Indian Rupee continues to lose ground almost daily to US Dollar. Have a look at an informative article by Ajit Dayal on his blog " The Honest Truth"   where he discusses the fundamental problems behind this rot and some probable solutions !!! Does raising duty on Gold import really address the real problem?

It was my first visit to Shirdi last week. I was excited to finally be there after some failed attempts in the last years. It was a long weekend so I was amongst the many devotees who had decided to seek blessings from Sai Baba during this time. It wasn't a greatly planned trip but this is how I went about my journey Bangalore to Shirdi  I booked my to and fro journey from Bangalore from the Karnataka State Transport website . They offer Airavat Multi Axle volvo bus service which is reasonably priced and efficient. [For more on bus details click on the link ] Accommodation  Shirdi Sai Sansthan provides good accommodation options which can be explored at this link Darshan [Link to location of temple :  Location of Temple ] I wanted to be part of the morning aarti and see baba in the morning itself. The queue for the darshan starts forming as early as 2 am or before. I joined the queue around 3:30am. The aarati starts at 4:30 am ( Daily Program guide ...