Friday, August 29, 2008

Dare to Dream!! INR Re. 1 = US$ 100

What happens If INR 1 Rs = USD $ 100

Year : 2050

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
AM itself and waited and returned by 4 PM .

Alex: Really? In India , it is a matter of an hour to get
stamped for USA

John: Yeah, but that is because who in India will be
interested in coming to USA man, their economy has been
booming.

Alex: So, when are you leaving?

John: Anytime, after receiving my tickets from the client
in India and 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 ,
Bangalore and Mumbai..

John: But, I prefer Indian girls because they are beautiful
and cultured.

Alex: Where did you get the offer, Hyderabad?

John: Yeah, salary is good there, but cost of living is
quite high, it is Rs. 2000/- for a single room
accommodation.

Alex: I see, that's too much for US people, Rs.1/-
=$100/-. Oh God! What about in Bangalore, Mumbai?

John: No idea, but it is less than what we have in
Hyderabad. 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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