Startup wishlist from Budget 2016

With Budget round the corner, everyone is pining their hope with finance minister, and the one holding the highest stakes are the startups in India.  Especially after Prime minister’s initiatives around ease of doing business and building start-up friendly ecosystem, Indian entrepreneurs have set all new expectations from the Budget 2016.

A startup friendly tax regime and regulatory framework, easy access to capital and infrastructure, elimination of red tape are some of the top charters in startup wish list. But the one that is on high priority for every SME and startup is “ease of doing business”.

Since long, doing business in India has been a complicated, time consuming and intimidating task which discourages entrepreneurs to do business in India and realizing this fact, government of India has taken several measures to improve its global ranking on ease of doing business and encourage more and more entrepreneurs to start their business in India-“Make in India”, “StartUp India, stand Up India” are to name a few. But in order to get the intended results, still a lot needs to be done. The government further needs to provide infrastructure and ease up the processes that will boost the entrepreneurship in India.

So here are some of the things we expect for Indian Start-Ups and SMEs from Union budget 2016 that will aid ease of doing Business in India:

1)      Easy Funding

One of the biggest challenge that start-ups and SMEs face is getting funds for their Business. Though many investors want to invest in startups in India but complex processes, heavy taxes, many regulations often discourage them to take risk and invest in early start ups. Thus upcoming budget should focus on having system in place that encourages easy inflow of funds from both foreign and Indian nationals. Eased off processes, reasonable tax baseline, incentivizing investors, FDI in Online retail can be a welcome move to start with.  Also in extension to its “pradhan mantri mudra yojana“ scheme, the government can also ask banks to grant loans to a certain number of start-ups as part of its priority sector lending.

2)      Easy registration and approvals

Unnecessary paperwork, lengthy processes, and multiple approvals still remain the challenges that confront entrepreneurs and eat most of their time and energy.  Thus this year startup are hoping for fast track documentation and approval processes  like single window clearance, e-signatures, simplified online forms etc to reduce time taken to commence operations and do business with ease.  Also streamlining the ongoing compliances with less human-interface and paper work will make the system more efficient for startups and help them to scale up with speed. 

3)      Access to infrastructure

Infrastructure plays a very important role in growth of any business and lack of proper infrastructure is one of the major issues being faced by startups in India when setting up their business. Hence this year Startups are hoping for better infrastructural facilities so they can do their business easily. We want government to make substantial investments in building smart cities with proper roads, water, electricity, high speed internet, schools and hospitals so that startups can conduct business with ease and best talents are encouraged to relocate and work with these startups in their respective cities. The government should also provide well equipped warehouses and office accommodation to early startups at economical rental rates to encourage their business Idea. 

Agriculture has always been one of the key contributor in Indian economy hence, with upcoming Budget government must focus on building proper cold storages and set up policies that encourage initiatives like E-choupal to support SME’s in agri Business.

 There is also need to reform the existing telecom policies to unblock road for large public wifi projects and to promote shared infrastructure models such as dynamic and shared spectrum, which will in turn help in developing a better broadband and internet infrastructure for Small businesses to compete in global marketplace with ease.

4)      Support for innovators and enabler

Government’s recent “startup India, Stand up India” initiative has already given a clear message about government’s intent to support the “Innovative Start-ups”. Hence there is going to be serious expectations from Budget as far as initiatives to support innovations and new developments are concerned.  We expect special and “easy-to-get” funding scheme for startups with innovative ideas, alongwith easy financing and Tax relief.

Besides there are lot of internet companies including Online classifieds, digital advertisers and aggregators who in addition to bringing in efficiency and employment also enable other business to operate with ease, Hence incentivizing such Internet based startups or relaxing tax laws for them will be a big encouragement and much appreciated move.

5)      Make doing Business easy for Women Entrepreneurs

Women entrepreneurship has also come across as an important source of economic growth hence initiatives like special incentives, tax rebates, entrepreneurship training, micro credit system, subsidies and more working capital assistance for women entrepreneurs will help overcome gender based barriers in start-up ecosystem and make doing business easy for women entrepreneurs.

6)      Scale up skill development

And lastly there is need to invest substantially in education, and skill development programmes so as to provide best in class talent to startups and also to provide necessary skill sets to youth who wish to start a business.  This requires setting up specialized skill development centers, organizing conferences, training programs, and networking platforms in industry specific areas.

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genZ...... do it ur way!!!!: REALITY CHECK

genZ...... do it ur way!!!!: REALITY CHECK:  hey, first of all i am Not DEAD, and secondly,  its not a hat-trick blog on valentine (though my rare bloggings and that too on vale...

REALITY CHECK



hey, first of all i am Not DEAD, and secondly,  its not a hat-trick blog on valentine (though my rare bloggings and that too on valentines weeks implictly invokes this feeling.) well today i dont wirte a blog as a college goer, nor a fresh gradute girl. today i write it as a new born lady, trying to fit into the REAL life. yes you heard that right, the REAL Life. now i am not hinting that i am about to reveal any kinda a supernatural story of reincarnation here, but its just that, it is now that i have figured out, how illusionary life was when it started and how parallel it is to the real world where we exisit. there was a time when our life was protected by our parents, it was like an invisible sphere of shield, and we lived in it along with our family and friends with petty issues to fight over. it was indeed magical, coz whenever we wished of something we got it. be it clothes, be it education, gymn classes everything without even bothering for a second that what effort and infact how much effort has gone into it. we were boasted upon by our family, and our little achievemennts were hyped as if we have won the battle of plassey.  we were the kings and queens, lions and lioness, and we thought that we own the world, and that we are the Know-it-all types. there was nothing that we couldn't solve, and if at all there was, we were very much justified and allowed to make all sorts of darma, issues, melodramas and almost any kiddie thing sure enough to embarrass any adult and infact you when you grow up and think over it.

but as they say, you can fly as high as you want, but do stay near the ground, cause when the strong storm of adluthood hits, it hits you hard and slams on right on ground, to face the "ground" realities of life that you have been unaware of throughtout your life. many would ask why i say so , well may be its is not the same for every one, but atleast for me, it is like that .

In your early life you can dream anything, like you can think of having a 12 LPA package rightaway after gradutaion, you can think of buying a great bunglow and a BMW just in 2-3 years of work ex, but it is only when you get down to real work, that you realise how hard it is to fulfill the dreams, it is then, that  you realise how easy it is to dream and how difficult it can be to make it reality.

it is only when you graduate that you realise, that getting a job isnt a cake walk, leave the package aside. it is when you work day and night that you realise, that making your boss happy isnt as easy as making your teacher's happy. you can't create a scene in office (like you used to in college and at home ) when you dont like a person. and most of all, the most hurtful thing of adulthood are that when at once you considered yourself to be the queen and lioness,Now you have to keep your ego at home, coz your bosses and peers dont give a damn on what YOU think of yourself.

hey that was work life... what about personal ???? well it just keeps on getting "better and better". so as soon as you hit your mid twenties, it seems like entire world's sole motive is to get you married. yes, i mean it was just two years back when you were always made shut up saying you were a kid, now all of a sudden people think that you are old enough to get married and take care of responsibilities, and i know its most common with girls ( you know the biological clock crap!.. and blah blah!) but what worsens it is that you just dont have to deal with your BF's, parent's and family's questions but rather you are expected to deal with the cooking, cleaning, household etc etc. i mean why is there such kind of mentality ?? why a full time working girl expected to deal with crocodiles of office, monsters on roads and then be a maid at home.

so much in the name of adulthood, so much to handle, so much to face. and i know this is just a beginning , there is a rough road ahead... but life is to live... and somehow we all will figure out how to grow above all.... but really now i wonder if ever i knew this picture of Life.. i woudnt have told to myself in childhood.... "Hurry! Grow UP... you are missing LIFE."

genZ...... do it ur way!!!!: valentine- no big deal!!

genZ...... do it ur way!!!!: valentine- no big deal!!: well hello ....its 14 Feb again... before people start believing that i am an anti- love devil who puts up blog against valentine each ye...

valentine- no big deal!!

well hello ....its 14 Feb again... before people start believing that i am an anti- love devil who puts up blog against valentine each year to put my frustration at ease....well i must tell you, this time its not anti valentine (um...actually its not pro- valentine as well!). confused ? OK lets say in simple words this post is  more about love and not the hyped drama created by profit oriented card companies. hmm....so all those love birds must be really excited about the "V-day" like always. when i was in college, valentine was really a hyped big deal among couples , but to my surprise the "so-called" matured responsible people are none the less a teenager when it comes to valentine. (or at least in my office the scenario is like this , and anyway that is so expected but lets leave "haye haye office" for next post). ever-since the February month has started people have gone mad over valentine n now its not just valentine its teddy day , the chocolate day , the hug day, the kiss day  and what not.... i mean common do you really need to decide a day for hugs and kisses? is it like you have been on a strict resolution of being "touch me not" to your boyfriend and that could only  be broken under the full moon night of valentines? if that's the case than thank god i am not in the valentine day league. coz i don't really think you need a day to express your love. and yes just think of your poor partner who is trying so hard to sustain his job in crashed economic market and surviving in the sky high priced metropolitan city, is it just to put him under pressures of gifts, outings and dinners? i am sure love is not that materialistic that a cheap act of gifts make it strong. well you must be thinking that i am trying to abolish the day of love..... well if you are thinking that please broaden your horizon coz i am not doing that. i am very much in favor of celebrating the day of love... but then we don't have to decide what the day of love should be... because if u r in love den every day is a day of love.... every night could be a hug night.... and every meal with your partner is a special meal. and hello... if we do that than you could really experience Pampers all through year because den your boyfriends will not escape you saying " sweets! i'll make up for that on valentine".  so go enjoy your love date... but remember that doesn't have to be just one day always.... it could be any day. and till then happy valentines to all sweethearts!!

genZ...... do it ur way!!!!: job without a job

genZ...... do it ur way!!!!: job without a job: hey all , i am back... i know , i know its been long time but better late than sorry...... so all u mus...

job without a job

                                    hey all , i am back... i know , i know its been long time but better late than sorry...... so all u must be thinking that since my college is over n i have not been here for long so i must be buried under huge piles of work at a top notch MNC..... burning midnight oil lamps meeting the targets and project deadlines to impress my boss..... wow! it almost seems like a hectic schedule one imagines to have after completing education..... n no points for guessing, i also followed the trend of imaging the usual routine........ BUT.... i guess ,since trend setting is so much  embeded into my life, that even if i do the sin of even thinking of usual stuff..... life on its own makes things unusual for me. so many might have got eager to know as to what unusual thing happen to me.... so lemme put u to ease, well it is that i have a "job without a job".
surprised? , confused?  or thinking that i have gone nuts hence i am writing such ambiguous statements.... ( btw i am myself probing  if thats true or not) anyway so actually the scenario is that i did managed to get a job... but somehow the management has no managed to give me appropriate work. first off all i think i am refugee in the company with almost 3 location changes in 4 months, n whats even more amusing is that, i did not get to tarvel n see different places as many of u might be thinking.... rather i was shifted to 3 different locations withing a state itself......in the name of training and head office, n while i was shuffling b/w offices , i did not even  know who actually my boss was.. n when i came to know he was altogether miles apart in southern part of country... hence i had a shuffle in my bosses too..... where everyone was my boss...... it felt like a daily soap could be made named " kaun banega smridhi ka manager" n even after that noone had clue of what role to assign me. after long thought, when they  finally realisd i was there to stay, someone popped up with brilliant idea of giving me the report works... with 100 hundreds of downloads , thousansds of compilation and additons. it seemed ok as  atleast i had some work to do ....... but all fairytale ended when i came to know  that the reports are required only in last week of month n hence my requirement is also in last week of month.....so all i get to do in office is to wait till last week of month ... n stare at my laptop screen thninking that i used think of working...........

genZ...... do it ur way!!!!: lets grow up!

genZ...... do it ur way!!!!: lets grow up!: "have you ever had a fight over tv remote? m sure everyone must have had their share of remote fights.. bt in my case its not just remote f..."

lets grow up!

have you ever had a fight over tv remote? m sure everyone must have  had their share of remote fights.. bt in my case its  not just remote fight... but its a world war between the star world and star plus. yes  ever since i switched onto the star world i loved it...i loved the romantic  comedy  classic... "FRIENDS"...  i loved the psycho drama "DEXTER".... but then its not that what you want is what your family want.... n there u go.. it all leads to a fight.  many a times my family asks  me , why i m so much into all these programs.. n y don't i switch to something  "desi" and something like "family serial"... ( i dont know  what that means though!) ... n all i say is that  they r GENZ... n ya  before you litrally bury me  with your accusations.. let me tell you i am not comparing hindi with English.. but i m comparing the content... i mean comeon  we all agree we are living in 21st centuary, we are GENZ -the new age people,  but somehow our Hindi soap operas doesnt seem like they have evolved to a new generation.. rather to me  it looks like they have taken a u-turn back to 19 century. n i mean it !  becoz.. what else  reason can one have to make  programs  where in a father puts a lock on his tv n restricts his children from pursuing co-curricular activities ?  i mean what generation it belongs to?as far as i know, we belong  to generation where  SMART TV, and home learning via TV(the one by tata sky) .. kinda  things  happen..n hello! i never heard of a parent scolding his child for  even thinking of the dancing.. rather i see parents  spending  hefty amounts to get their kids enrolled into activity classes.... so really dnt understand  what the producer of above serial wants... annoy people?  only he knows!  well the one  above is just one example... there is endless list of literally irritating themes.... like say one  promo that was constantly taking rounds  was of  program based on new thinking...  hey hang on.. before  u get excited  lemme first tell u what new  thinking  n revolution this  program is talking about... well its a story about parents  who get annoyed to see their girls wearing jeans... and going out at night. so this story aims  at improving that thnking.....
man! whoever made this serial.. either he delayed his broadcast for  say 100 years.. n he  is launching it now.. or  he has not come out of his house after 1913 or so.... i mean u got to be kidding me ... coz even at my mom's teenage times.. the jeans  were not an objectionable thing... n today ... wen micro-minnis are latest buzz... who will get annoyed of jeans? n the producer talking about night outs?  well we  already hav legalised LIVE IN ...  i hope  this info  doesn't give him a heart attack....lol!
so this was it... there are  still many  irritating  stuff.. like not being allowed to meet groom before marriage,  child marriage... n blah blah .. but really  i dont have patience  to describe  yet another anachronous  serial.
so all this really puts me into confusion that are people really growing with their thinking.. because  no doubt  some nut heads  dare  to make  such  in-congruent serials.. bt what astonishes  me  is that they manage to have  high TRPs  and  mass audience.. so i ask you  all ,  are we really progressing?... should we really declare our  nation as GENZ? .. THINK ABOUT IT! n while everyone thinks  lemme see my star world... coz if not anything  it saves  me from torture of  "backward thinking" serials n yeah not to forget improves  my fighting  skills  with my sis on remote.. which i m going to have just now!  

genZ...... do it ur way!!!!: sop for life... can we define it??

genZ...... do it ur way!!!!: sop for life... can we define it??: " when i was a kid i wanted to be painter, when i voluntarily provided acupuncture massage to my mum she wanted me t..."

sop for life... can we define it??

                      
when i was a kid i wanted to be painter, when i voluntarily provided acupuncture massage  to my mum she wanted me  to be a physiotherapist, when i grew up n read about the respect given to professionally qualified ones.... i wanted  to be an engineer, in mid way of engineering a storm of monetary greed hit me and i wanted  to be rich , now that i am an engineer stabbed by the reality behind it.... i want my childhood creativity back.... so i want to be a painter..... lol! no wonder they say world is  round.....but  then this clearly states  how vision changes
well such is life dearies at times..... you really spend your entire  life  trying to figure out  what exactly u want out of it.. n all u see is.. its always  life  getting  out something  from you. people say define your path..... but can we really define  our  path? how many  times  have you been asked in an interview  to define your  life path ?  i mean quite a lot of times.... be it  universities, be it colleges , be it job...people  sometimes  get down to asking u to pen down the years and  the position u would  uphold  at that time.... but tell me one thing  if  we could  pen down that and  it all tends  to be true.. then m sure  it wont  be difficult for us  to pen down our  death date as well... isn't it?coz den this is  also a milestone  rather  the last milestone  of our  life... but somehow  then we afford  to choose a safe answer- life  is unpredictable, haah! when its  unpredictable, den y r we asked to predict it? isn't it  a weird  irony ?  i do not  say that my case  is a perfect reason for me to argue..  u can call me  indecisive, or fickle minded.... but then it subtly specifies.. that with time  and with age  priorities  change.... so if a person at present  wishes  to be  a rich... doesn't mean he would  be want the same  10 yrs  later..  if  a person wants to own a firm at present... doesn't mean he would never agree to a become CEO for someone else's  firm...
so tell me can we really define  our  vision ? can we really pen down  our life path... n even if  we do... will it always hold truth? think about it....

genZ...... do it ur way!!!!: the chamions of world--- india

genZ...... do it ur way!!!!: the chamions of world--- india: " ..."

the chamions of world--- india

                                                                 
cricket in INDIA is religion, sachin tendulkar is god, and what else a cricket disciple  in India could have asked for than a cricket world cup trophy? i guess nothing!! n hence they got it. last night as we all know it was the historic night of 21st century, the historic event that will make the day 2nd April 2011, to be remembered by world forever, yes India won the world cup 2011, it was India that caught its hand on the 11 kg gold and silver world cup trophy and walked away with glory and  unstoppable applause.
the winning was not just a dream for the Indian cricket team but for entire nation....the people who stopped everything just to watch  the world cup........the people who prayed dutifully and selflessly for the Indian team, the people who showered all their blessings to the team....the world cup belongs to those Indians . It goes without saying that cricket madness in India is unmatchable, the nation used to halt at the strike of 2:30 pm on the clock, and the eyes of one billion population and many more outside the country used to stick to the television, LCD and almost anything anywhere collectively  just to watch biggest tournament.  you  go anywhere in the country, n  you couldn't have escaped the cricket fever..... be it gyms, be its pubs, be it malls, be it offices.. the world cup was everywhere.... well i can say so  coz i remember the LCD screen to be installed specially for cricket fans in our college fest....n i tell u the 21 inch screen had a way more audience than a 21 square meter stage......... such is the cricket for us......bigger than any blockbuster film...and better than any college fest!!! nothing can beat it...... it gives you such adrenaline rushes  and a heart sinking moments  that  not even a jump from 11 floor of building would give... i mean just remember......... didn't u got a heart attack when sehwag got lbw on his first ball in final?  and didn't  u run and shout like crazy when we won the world cup..... i m sure u did! and not to forget our Indian team... whether u love them or hate them,  whether u accuse them  or defend them............ they are the world champions and now the world agrees with it now, i always  had  a belief than Indian team has full potential if  they learn to use their skills  properly  and this time they did it...they did it and they proved  it.....that they r winners.. they are champions...........and  while saying this i am reminded of a line from our  bollywood film...."jo jeeta wohi sikander"...n today i agree with it.

genZ...... do it ur way!!!!: its hot!!

genZ...... do it ur way!!!!: its hot!!: "OK so weather change is here and i have already fallen prey to the viral owing to the sudden weather change... i mean as far as i reme..."

its hot!!

OK so weather change is here and i have already fallen prey to the viral owing to the sudden weather change... i mean as far as i remember...i was wrapped up in my woolens last week...and today m sitting in my cotton t-shirt writing this blog, but besides the weather change what i have also noticed is the sudden change in surroundings and television. with summers round the corner  everything and i mean everything has geared up for the upcoming heat. Now, when u switch on the TV u see that cold cream adds have been replaced by the stupendous range of sunscreens, the itch guard talc rules the TV and even lemon seems to be the king of beverages now.... i mean with all "nimboo pani" ads making frequent rounds on television, one seems to think that ways. but this transition  is not restricted to televisions only...these days when u open up a magazine u will find that  coconut water articles have replaced the green tea ones,  malls have now switched from central heaters to central air conditioner, and girls have shed their sweaters and coats to unleash their colorful floral chiffon dresses.

with everyone adapting to new weather how can our brands and channels stay behind???? so the kids TV channels are making new schemes to en-cash upon the upcoming summer holidays. According to the GM and VP of cartoon network, the channel will be introducing various activities for kids, one of which is an event where in kids will be asked to draw their superhero...and this would mean active participation of kids which  will help in  promoting  the channel...... while the other channels are also not behind...they have all new cartoon series lined up for summers.  Now coming to the brands., then be it electronics, fashion or cosmetics, no one is lagging in this race. while on one side SAMSUNG has planned to increase its AC produce.. the PANASONIC on the other side has launched its all new AC range called CUBA with automatic motion sensory system to aid power saving.even  the cosmetic brands have launched all new range of products designed specially for summers... one of which is the new lemon grass and cucumber sun expert range by LAKME.... and the new refreshing anti-perspirants by Dove. besides this, owing to scorching heat of INDIA, various apparel retailers and manufacturers are also ready to introduce in the market  an all new fabric that keeps the body temperature down by 5 degree and has anti-bacterial properties....seems like everyone is charged up..and no one wants to cool down this summer.....

while talking about summers, how can we forget fresh juices, fruits and soft-drinks? for some the season is like a torture by sun.... but for the soft drink and juice industry, its the time of merry making... so u get  a magnanimous variety of soft drinks and juices lined upon  the shelves of your supermarket only to put you in deli-ma of what to buy and what not to buy.... 

so with so much heat in the market and much more to come by our mighty  sun.... r u ready to get HOT????

genZ...... do it ur way!!!!: BUDGET- a hole in pocket again

genZ...... do it ur way!!!!: BUDGET- a hole in pocket again: "sorry for being late but i was actually kind of recovering from the BUDGET 2011.... well i know that now a days one shouldn'..."

BUDGET- a hole in pocket again

sorry for being late but i was actually kind of recovering from the BUDGET 2011.... well i know that now a days  one shouldn't get surprised by not so surprising BUDGET but u know i like to think positive. but clearly my positive hopes were very lucidly negated by our FM(finance minister)....hmm FM suites him  as he only talks talks and just talks..... anyways...so coming to THE BUDGET 2011, again rich remains rich.... poor are shown dreams... and the "aam aadmi" is again treated like nobody....well let me tell u that aam aadmi actually refers to middle class which of-coarse large population of INDIA is.... but our FM seems to have some other definitions to it...wonder who aam aadmi is according to him.
Anyway being a college student what i wanted was a relief from huge service tax in restaurants  that used to create a big hole in our pockets... and of-coarse inexpensive branded clothes..we all love fashion dont we? but hey hey our FM has some other plans... god knows  what came in his mind...n instead of decreasing service tax ..he rather increased it..... i mean what does he want to do with that ...i am sure he is not that dumb...to think that he could recover his fiscal deficit from this...as increase in service tax will surely  the frequency of people going to restaurants....and anyway what benefit will he get from spoiling our weekends? only he knows!!!  and not only dis.... if any of u had plans of holiday  in GOA for vacations..den hang on a sec...i guess  now most of us have to settle down being at home... coz our "DEAREST FM" has increased tax on airlines too...so either pay a hefty amount for your recreational vacation(although it wont be recreational after that burn in pocket).... or sit at home (much better... isn't it MR FM?)...ok  so dis was about our complains.. but our mom ,dad even our grandparents have complains too(did u listen MR FM when entire family is unhappy..pls tell me..who are the people u made happy?) ok as far as our moms r concerned...there main issue is the food items...i mean already they had gone throat surgeries  for there constant bargain fights with our "sabjiwaala" for all that "aloo pyaas" and with "kirane waala" for sky-high pulse prices...(reminds me of 3 idiot dialogue" paneer to ab itna itna sonar ki dukaan par bikega")   but now thanks to BUDGET even those surgery wont be possible (increased tax on medical treatment)....so the food price is anyway beyond the question. coming to dad  well their issue is TAX...well TAX is rather issue for everyone.... every one was expecting some slash down in income but like me... everyone's hopes were let down...what they got were peanuts in name of tax exemption.....OUR FM did increased tax exemption....but  just for an eyewash  with only twenty thousand increase from previous value...n ya how can i forget that he did generously increased the tax exemption to 5lakh for people above 80 years..... although the question of how many people in INDIA are above 80 goes unanswered....may be  the FM was referring to veterans in parliament...coz only they are the people of this age slot....becoz as far as my knowledge goes 72% of INDIA's population is below 40..... and even most of senior citizens  are in age group of 60-75.....well again i leave it for our finance minister to decide.... so such was BUDGET 2011 for aam aadmi..... well dere were few treats  for rural population...... but i just hope that doesn't turn out to be a case like giving lollipop and den taking it back...... lets see...what happens... but for me BUDGET  was not even close to relief....

genZ...... do it ur way!!!!: 15 hr road trip

genZ...... do it ur way!!!!: 15 hr road trip: "ok so it was sunday morning nearly 4am( although it was dark) n i was gettng ready...yap heard it right gettng ready..for my long..."

15 hr road trip

OK so it was Sunday morning nearly 4am( although it was dark) n i was getting ready...yap u  heard it right  getting ready..for my longest road trip...to mathura...(actually vrindavan)..... well as it was expected... we missed our deadline....anyhow we(me n my family) managed to get in car around 6 am...n here u go the journey begins... although getting up this early is not my cup of tea...bt i must confess..that the smooth drive... deserted quite roads...were worth  it..... we were all bit lazy  bt still very excited...n kept looking at watch as we were running late..and temple is expected to open around 8.30 am..... den came badarpur...ya  u might be thnkng  dat we might have been struck there badly in chaos n jam,,,, bt to our surprise wat i see is an eye catching amazing flyover(man  nw i realise  hw long it has been since i last visited my cousins in faridabad).. whoa!!  the flyover was quite a surprise..... i mean can u believe  dat within 5min we were through badarpur????? well now u shud start believing that.... now  it was almost 6.30 n we crossed faridabad...n entered kosi....  wow!!n den wat i saw  was spectacular view...  farms  with sunrise...mild cold air...... smooth open national highway......bright yellow sunflowers and fog  playng constantly.. yes  it almost reminds me of my school days poems on villages...bt seriously all that was just  picture perfect..... see the picture...if u dnt believe me....nd i was so carried away by scenery...dat i started making plans about living in village...and own a farm....(although later on way back  things  were little different)....

now since we started so early   we dint had anything in breakfast..n we all were starving like hell...n den comes our saviour... THE SAGAR RATNA...  yes it was  like oasis in dessert.... n we stopped dere ( anyway we were late  so y nt fill our belly )... although i don't expect much from highway restaurants,,,bt this one was quite an elite restaurant,,,, n up to the reputation of its brand... hmm so i ordered steamy hot upma...n i must say  it was the best breakfast...nt only becoz of taste..bt becoz of ambiance.....

nw dat we were satisfyingly full...we started our journey....i must say wen road wasn't coming to an end  we almost thought we r off track..bt thanks to friendly ppl that we managed to reach vrindavan...

after chaotic "gallis"   we parked our car.... n went over to temple..... well the place took us  way back... into ancient times..narrow roads...small old houses....n den the Divine temple...... the sight of Deity was mesmerizing......  so after darshan we went to gokul...  the "janam bhumi"  of lord krishna..... we saw the actual place where lord krishna stayed in his childhood.... i m nt being religious...but that experience was really gud..n if  nt anything, at least the place takes u down the time lane...back into ancient India.... den we returned n on our way and we saw river yamuna n our super excited driver...made us  say "jaikara"   when we returned from temple...n also advised us to drop coins in river yamuna... as it fulfills wishes...although i am skeptical abt al this...bt hey no harm in trying out... so we did throw up coins  n made few wishes...... n clicked photos...n den  again our super excited driver starts with his story like "yamuna kali kyun hai "  and all stories of "laddo gopal" .....
 just wen we were back on way to home..my sis popped up wid idea of gng to govardhan...... well since  we hardly get time to hav such family outing...so we said  y nt  visit dat..... bt man  dat was real tiring journey ...almost  60 km... it really exhausted us......  anyhow  we  were coming back  bt nw thngs were different...

nw  we were nt njoyng the trip...n we were eagerly waintg to reach home.... n seriously  this tym  NH2 was as if  extending to infinity....i saw sunsettng...(yes i saw both sunset and sunrise in farms)  bt i was  so tired n overwhelmed by farms  dat i was yearning to get back to my concrete jungle.... dere came a point ... dat i wuld have either plucked my hair  or  the field..bt finally we reached home... n had good night sleep....bt  nw that i thnk ...all tiredness feels to b worth it...... it was like a trip from urban to semiurban to rural ....... from modern india  to historic india....