Showing posts with label Dhanraj. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Dhanraj. Show all posts

Monday, January 21, 2008

Tata Nano: Revolution for car makers & designers

Tata Motors Ltd makes public the world's cheapest car on Thursday (10th Jan 2008), bringing car ownership closer to many middle class millions of consumers in emerging markets.

"Let me assure you and our critics the car we have designed will meet all safety norms and all foreign environmental criteria," Chairman Ratan Tata said as he proudly announces the Nano as "People's Car" at the 9th Auto Expo in New Delhi.


It's an amazing feat no doubt to come out with such a thought for a four wheeler to cost around $2500 (INR 100000) addition money have to put on. Let me give you the complete picture:

Ex factory price - 100000.00
Excise duty - 16% on 100000.00 = 116000.00
Vat - 12.5% = 145000.00
Dealer margin - Rs.3500.00 = Rs.148000.00
Road tax & insurance = Rs.10000.00
Approx. it will cost Rs.1580000.00
All of you will be paying Rs.160000.00

It must have taken a lot of efforts to design such a marvel automobile. Good Job done by Tata Motors. However it is tough time ahead for the government and us "The people of India" to keep up to the changes made by these groups as we are going to face lot of parking problems even traffic problems are going to rise like anything.



Why do we expect Tata to think of the infrastructure and parking space while creating what they're supposed to? Why doesn't a Politician notice the traffic Jam at major cities of India or the condition of the roads in the cities/towns of the country and think of a change? The car (if true) would be an eco-car, which means using it would be better than the existing various class cars. I don't see any reason why Tatas or any other should stop innovating ideas. Of course they're there to make money from consumers. It's the consumers' choices to buy/use the car. It has to be the governments' responsibility to work on improving the facilities of the changing India. Of course there would be tough times ahead for all of us.


Tatas' Rs 1-lakh small car will be 4-seater vehicle and will get 25 kilometers (15.5 miles) per liter and in performance terms will match most of the small car around. Booking will only start on the month of June. People of India are thrilled and many of them are able to resist getting their hand on it. We could see millions of them rushed to Auto Expo to have glimpse of the "Nano." Maharashtra and Delhi made it clear that the owner of Nano should have parking space and it is going to create lot of traffic problems.


The People's Car's has a rear-wheel drive, all-aluminium, two-cylinder, 623 cc, 33 PS, multi point fuel injection petrol engine and lower pollution level than two-wheelers being produced in India, today. The high fuel efficiency also ensures that the car has low carbon dioxide emissions, thereby providing the twin benefits of an inexpensive transportation solution with a low carbon footprint. In short, we can say that "Nano" is environment-friendly car.

Written by
Dhanraj Chakraborty

Sunday, December 02, 2007

Diamonds are for Eve

In this beautiful world, diamond plays an important role for all the women's of this beautiful world. This precious stone is such a material, which excite all genres of women and of different class (Rich, Middle class or Upper middle class). Diamond is such a stone, that come handy in all occasion, and females need some excuse to grab the opportunity to wear them. In leading fashion week ˜collection" many renowned jewelry designers gather to showcase their talent to the masses. Jewelry of different design and style is exhibited and models fire the ramp with their style and luring "jewelry" with diamonds glitter the surroundings with its spark.In all of the known jewelry fashion show, we can find jewelry designer get maximum customer for their respected products as soon as the model walks on ramp. But we can see that the new designer have to struggle a bit, if the new designer had some good contacts and very close and good friends from celebrity circle, than his/her work get noticed. Africa is the continent, where we can find abundant raw "diamond" deposit. Many labour get into the mine, and after doing many hard work, they get this raw material, till all mines are filled with raw material, the miners are very much dependent on this, as their family is on their shoulder to maintain.


This raw material is taken to factory for polishing purpose and given an appropriate and attractive shape, according to its shine and appearance. We can say South Africa is one of the leading producers of diamond. African countries, like Botswana, Namibia are good in polishing diamonds.In India, Surat is one of the main cities, which is famous for diamond and it is also known as diamond city of India. The Diamond city of India is daily exporting and importing diamonds in billions of dollar. The business is flourishing in very big way. Many businessmen come here to do business, and they do good business.


Recently, we have found out many European countries are also taking great interest in Surat, This particular city is ranked, ahead of many past/present big diamond players. From old times, diamond is considered one of the passionate item, those who could posses it, were rich and famous by good or bad publicity, and there is some Myth behind diamond possessing and some diamonds to be considered cursed or blessed, and many old story revolts around the world, stating some of the bad and good experience by possessing the gems/diamonds. We always attach some kind of myth or story with all type of precious stone and possessions, which belongs to us.Not only women, but even men go mad behind these wonderful precious stone. In this generation men like to wear diamond rings, piercing their tongue, and wear it with gold, sliver and platinum chain. We can find that, wearing chain is becoming instant famous among the guys of this generation, not only in West but East is also following the suit.Diamond trade is on all time peaks, and its appearance in all over the corner of the world is creating brilliant results of export and import sector. Export/Import of diamond is on high, mostly all the countries are doing good business in diamond trading business (Export/Import). Many of the leading exporter and importer of diamond have signed MoU (Memorandum of Understanding) for trade purpose.



We can find variety of precious stone of various sizes, weight and purity in world. In this world, many of them must have heard of KOHINOOR diamond, which is consider one of the most precious diamond in this world, KOHINOOR was in North India, before Britishers took it to England for their King & Queen, the diamond was cut into two pieces and was placed on the crown of them. Now we can find it in museum, but when Queen & King use to possess it on her crown, they use to feel pride and feel the pride of being powerful.The Diamond rings are in great demand from time to time, generations to generations. Rings are very much in use in the time of engagement or during the marriage time. In every culture or any part, during the time of marriage, birth, or even death: the diamonds and jewelry take an important place.India is mainly famous for polishing & marketing of diamonds.



The mining countries (Botswana, Congo, South Africa etc) source the raw material to India for further process. But now, the situation is going to change in very different way. The mining countries are planning to polish and market the raw material, which could be very bad for the countries like India. India may loose many jobs (who polish the raw stone). In the western part of India, many people are engage in lakhs in the business of polishing diamonds.

Courtesy: Dhanraj Chakraborty

Tuesday, July 31, 2007

Railway in India need some changes

As i am one of the regular traveller of train and whatever disadvantage the train has that to be rectified as soon as it is possible.In train every boggie should have a big dustbin and in every row of the boggie there should be medium size dustbin.

The dustbin should be clean and place new cover in every 2 hrs of travel. people should be advise to use it and not to throw the waste anywhere in the train or station. try to keep the train, station and our nation neat and clean.

Courtesy: Dhanraj Chakraborty