Time to rediscover INDIA!

We, in India, do not miss our country's proud heritage nor follow its rich traditions till we start to miss these in foreign lands. We make our homes anywhere in the world with our basic instincts staying very Indian. We feel it in our heart and soul and express it in our prayers offered on festivals, even our celebrations become very traditional. We teach our children more when we are not in India.

We need to rediscover our rich heritage. We need to reconnect with our history so we can craft an exquisite future.

We seem to be poised on the threshold of an explosive blitzkrieg that will take our national position on to another level. People are beginning to take note of our country- sometimes for the wrong reasons... but mostly for the right ones.

Whether it is Mittal taking over Arcelor or Bharti becoming a global giant; whether it is Harvard opening an Institution in India or Nalanda inspiring education; whether it is Sri Sri Ravi Shankar inspiring a spiritual Renaissance or Yoga becoming a way of life- we need to recognize and honour ourselves.

And importantly, starting from our rich history we need to celebrate our present with the likes of Narayan Murthy, APJ Abdul Kalaam and Nandan Nilekeni. It is time to take a national vow- In the words of Arun Shouri's new book... We MUST have no price and all should KNOW we have no price.

I shall aim to explore and expose MY COUNTRY through this blog and hope my readers find it as engrossing I am finding it!