They are all talking about India

Today I finished this week's lectures for 6 courses and though none of my classes had more than 5-10% Indians (the student exchange programme here has 240 foreign students from places like UK, US, Germany, Russian, Czech Republic, Norway, Spain, Mexico, Italy, Canada, Finland, Poland, etc etc), ALL faculty members have spoken about India. All of them have mentioned that Indians are smart and that India is all set to be a major power tomorrow. Nothing new about this but it seems the developed world has taken notice of India. Mentions of China are different, abit skeptical for lack of transparency.

A common feature in most of the courses is that of inviting guest speakers (some people may come all way from US; speakers include lawyers, businesspersons and academicians). Many many examples were shared in Brand Management and Marketing Communications sessions. There is a huge culture gap as many ads shown in class here could never have been shown in India (Videos and Pics).

Think I am obsessed with making so many comparisons with India. Very soon others will do this :D

People in Europe are not really fond of the US...India with its rich culture can surely fill this void ;) If only we take pride in us and realise how much we have to offer to the world.

Interestingly on the first day itself an American girl was complaining about how Indians are snatching their jobs...this reminds me that Thomas Friedman in The World is Flat analyses this beautifully and proves how outsourcing is infact generating more jobs for Americans!

Came to know yesterday that Paris is the most dugged city in the world...has to be...with so many metros all over, u dont have to walk more than a few meters to the nearest station. Also heard about a tunnel below Paris which is partly open to public...need to find out more about it.

Pt Shiv Kumar Sharma, Ustad Zakir Hussein and Sonu Nigam are to perform here soon...will never attend their concert outside India (they are too expensive!)...till of course someone gives free tickets (Dubai was the best in this aspect!).