Today is August the 15 th , the sixty-fifth year of India’s Independence. It is seven in the morning and I am lazing off on my giant revolving bed, on the top floor of my sea facing mansion in Mumbai. It is a luxury to be in bed at seven in the morning, a privilege I am availing after months, today being a National Holiday. I am dreaming. Dreams are not those thoughts that I get while sleeping. Dreams are those thoughts that don’t let me sleep. My bedroom follows an open plan. It is glass walled from all sides giving me a three sixty degree view of the world around me. The table in my room is studded with trophies, awards and mementos that I have received. It has been a long, tiring but very successful journey almost twenty five years since I graduated. I look out of the window towards the east and I see the magnificent St. Andrews church, the famous Hindu temple of Mahalakshmi and the mid sea Dargha of Haji Ali. There is so much diversity in India. India is a country full of myst...

Disclaimer: I am a trained Medical Professional.  I am still not sure if I am fully qualified to deal with issues pertaining to Medical Profession, forget about giving opinions on Economics, Sociology & Geopolitics. Hence what I write / think are my own personal views, to be read by the readers at their own risk with dollops of salt and....pepper. Revisit old news: Zeenews Bureau Mumbai, May 18: With the Congress-led UPA getting enough numbers to form a stable and progressive government at the Centre, buoyancy returned to the stock markets as both the Sensex and Nifty surged on Monday. The benchmark 30-share Sensex jumped 2099 points today and was trading at 14,479 when the trading was halted. The trading was resumed at 11:55 am after being halted in the morning but the further jump and the breaching of the 20% circuit breaker the trading was haled for the day. ( http://zeenews.india.com/news/business/markets-cheer-upa-sensex-crosses-14k_532573.h...