5 minute rationing didn't work,
I'm yet to learn discipline.

Now, for Today, Sri Pranab Kumar Mukherji, erstwhile Minister of Finance, Government of India shared Union Budget for the year 2009-10. [Plz bear with this verbiage, as this post is about the same.,......... Verbal Crap].

A friend pointed out an interesting point from "Capitalmarket.com".

India's biggest bank in terms of branch network State Bank of India (SBI) fell 9.04%.

India's largest private sector bank by net profit ICICI Bank fell 11.54%. India's second largest private sector bank by net profit HDFC Bank fell 6.53%.

India's biggest dedicated housing finance firm by operating income Housing Development Finance Corporation (HDFC) fell 9.13% as the finance minister did not announce a hike in tax sops for housing loans contrary to market expectations.

India's largest private sector firm by market capitalisation Reliance Industries (RIL) fell 6.54% to Rs 1,893 even as the government restored tax holiday to natural gas producers.


Plz notice the use of terms "Largest", "Biggest". Reporters, just can't come out of hangover for "Big". Probably, it started with Jawahar Lal Nehru. "Big Dams, Big Steel Plants, ........... (Big Ego)".

Gandhiji, a bania to the core, knew the importance of "Small". He emphasized "Small things".
"Spin Khaadi", "Sweep the floor", "Say the truth", ... short, crisp, SMALL words.

His successor, Jawahar was always for grandeur, large, ........

Other than Intel and Japanese firms, almost everybody, Governments, NGO's, ..... are behind "Big stuff".
Tata's, who were chasing this small "Indi....." [Indi-ca, Indi-com, ] are a contrast.
Tata's are offering both Tata Nano and Jaguar to India.

In the spirit of small, Let me cut for the day.

Bye.,