Saturday, November 04, 2006

Fw: India 2030 .... good one.


Just one of those forwards..But I liked it
Year :  2030
 Place : IBM, USA  (Two Americans  Talking)
 Currency Conversion Rate :  INR 1 Rs = USD $ 100  
 Alex: Hi John, you didn't come yesterday  to office?
John: Yeah, I was in Indian Embassy for  stamping.
Alex: Oh really, what happened, I heard  that nowadays it has become very strict.
John: Yeah, but I managed to get  it.
Alex: How long it took to get it stamped?  
John: Oh, it was nasty man, long queue.  Bill Gates was standing  in front of me and they played with him like  anything. That's why it  got delayed. I went there at 2 amitself and waited and returned by 4pm.
Alex: Really? In India, it is a matter of  an hour to get stamped for USA
John: Yeah, but that is because who in  Indiawill be interested  in coming to USAman, their economy has  been booming.
Alex: So, when are you leaving?  
John: Anytime, after receiving my tickets  from the client in Indiaand you know, I will  be getting a chance to fly Air-India. Sort of dream come  true.
Alex: How long are you going to stay in  India.  
John: What do you mean by how long? I will  be settled in India, my company has  promised me that they will process my Hara Patta ..(green  card)
Alex: Really, lucky person man, it is very  difficult to get a Hara Patta in India.  
John: Yeah, that's why, I am planning to  marry an Indian girl there.
Alex: But you can find lots of US girls in  Hyderabad, Bangaloreand  Mumbai.
John: But, I prefer Indian girls because  they are beautiful and cultured.
Alex: Where did you get the offer,   Bangalore ?
John: Yeah, salary is good there, but cost  of living is quite high, it is Rs. 1000/- for a single room accommodation.  
Alex: I see, that's too much for US  people, Rs.1/- =$100/-. Oh God! what about in  Hyderabad ,  Mumbai?
John: No idea, but it is less than what we  have in  Bangalore . It is like the world  headquarters of software
Alex: I heard, almost all the Indians are  having one personal Robot for help.
John: You can get a BMW car for Rs.  5000/-, and a personal Robot for less than Rs.7500/-. But my dream is to  purchase Ambassador, which costs Rs.2,00,000/- but has got a lovely  design.
Alex: By the way, who is your client?  
John: Subbarao and Apparao Associates, a  pure Indian company, specialising in Embedded  Software.
Alex: Oh, really, lucky to work in a pure  Indian company. They are really intelligent and unlike American Bodyshoppers who  have opened  their Fly-by-night outfits in India. Indian companies  pay you in full even when you are on bench.
My friend Paul Allen, it seems, used his  bench time to visit Bihar, the most liveable place in  India, probably world.  There you have full freedom and no restrictions. You can do whatever you want!  I   wonder how that state has perfected that system.  
John: Yeah man!, you are right. I hope our  Americaalso follows their  footsteps.
Alex: How are you going to cope with their  language?
John: Why not? From my school days I have  been learning Hindi as my first language here at New York. At the Consulate they  tested my proficiency in Hindi and were quite impressed by my cent per cent  score in TOHIL i.e. Test of Hindi as International  Language.
Alex: So, you are going to have fun  there.

John: Yeah, I will be travelling in the  world's fastest train, world's largest theme park, and the famous Bollywood  where you can  see actors like, Hrithik, Shah Rukh Khan and all. Esselworld  is also near Bollywood.
Alex: You know, the PM is scheduled to  visit US next year, he may then relax the number of visas.  
John: That's true. Last month, Narayana  Murthy visited White House  and donated Rs. 2000/- for infrastructure  development at aSiliconValleyand has promised  more if we follow the model of High-Tech City of   Bangalore . Bill Gates also got  a chance of meeting him. Very lucky person.
Alex: But, Indian government is planning  to split Narayanamurthy's Infosys.
John: He is a hard worker man, he can  build any number of Infosys like this. Every minute he is getting Rs. 1000/-. It  seems, if you  keep all his money converted as Rs. 100/- notes you can  reach Pluto.
Alex: OK, Good Luck  John.
John: Same to you Alex. And don't go to  Consulate in a "Kurta Pyjama" because they will think you are too Indianised and  may doubt you will  never come back and hence your Non-Immigrant Visa may  get rejected. But don't forget to say " Namaste, aap kaise hai " to the Visa  officer at Window 5. It seems he likes that and will not give you a    visa if you don't greet him that way.

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