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Live ~ Don't just Exist ! ~ B+,that's also my Blood Group ~ Began with Auditing,Accounting and Consulting before moving full time to Capital Markets ~Passionate about Equities ~ Fundamental Advisory & Training & Investments in Capital Markets ~ 25 years in it and trained over 50000 ~Wealth of Mind & Wealth of Monies should Move in Tandem ~ Want to sense what's happening on BSE & NSE and off it ! ? then connect with my blog www.gauravblog.com with the tagline " In India,Companies may fall sick but Promoters rarely do !" ~Buoyant ~ Enjoy Life's Journey making Friends and Travelling ~Been There ~Done That~and even Burnt the Toast ! ~ Connect with 'Rock On' and 'Zindagi Ne Milegi Dobara' ~ Lived and Living it! ~Endeavouring to add ethical and honest value to Family and Friends and Business Clients and Associates ~ Mentoring Today's Youth without being Judgemental while embracing the inevitable social changes ~ Intensely Passionate about All matters ....Equity and my blog www.gauravblog.com...My Kids..the're my vital Vitamins !....Food ...Swear that Cauliflower is 'God'!...Films...Neil Diamond...Kishore Kumar...Maria Sharapova...Madhuri Dikshit....reading on philosophy...yes, I really do!....'Economist'.... Cricket...Football....All Sports....played in many at top competitive levels and won several prizes and awards.....yes also passionate about my wife !..she's prompted me to say this!

Is India really defenceless against Currency Rate Fluctuations !?

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Is India really defenceless against Currency Rate Fluctuations !?…Are RBI measures in this regard merely cosmetic as determining factors are not in their control ?  Well it certainly appears so if you reckon that the chief determinant of the rate is the quantum of Dollar Inflows and outflows A Report released yesterday by HSBC Holdings Plc from Singapore […]

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Facebook Founder Mark Zuckerberg settled US $ 65 Million with two former harvard mates for swiping their Idea of a Social Networking Site

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A very Interesting article on Page 13 in DNA today got my attention…It concerns the Billionaire Mark Zuckerberg,Founder of Facebook…Apparently he paid off US $ 65 Million to two former Harvard Mates,ConnectU founders Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss for swiping their idea that led to Facebook It seems Tyler and Winklevoss had retained Zuckerberg in 2003 to

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Foreigners ‘Desert’ing Dubai !

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The signs of Dubai losing it’s lustre are ominous……The Real Estate Boom that had lured even many celebrities from Hollywood and Bollywood is faltering !  DNA has carried a story of ‘Ditching Dubai’ on Page 13 of today’s edition…some interesting extracts Dubai has 3.62 milion expatriates and just 864000 locals 60% ! fall in Property Values predicted with even 50%

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Will Satyam Investigations deliberately reach a Dead End !?

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I’ve been reading R Jagannathan’s Columns in the DNA more frequently than before…As Editor of DNA,he is fearlessly and without favour coming across strongly in his Opinions…..does not hesitate to pen them while calling a spade a spade…surely a big burden to bear in these vested times !  I’ve met R jagannathan in a professional capacity before

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It’s Charles Darwin’s Birthday Today…He is yet evolving at 200 !

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          Hey I’ve evolved too after a week…..humbled to get some calls…Gaurav you have not blogged since Feb 6 ! I was on a SOS Call from a Leading Bank to conduct a Financial Planning Training Programme for them And what a day to resurface again with this Blog  ! It’s Charles

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IPL Cricket Auctions just concluded…Guess What !? M Mortaza of Bangladesh with a base price of US $ 50000,goes for US $ 600000 !

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42 Players were up for auction in this Second Edition of the IPL Cricket T-20 in India….A lot of them were just not bid for As was expected,English players,Kevin Pietersen (Base Price of US $ 1.35 m) and Andrew Flintoff (Base Price of US $ 950K) were snapped up for a record US 1.55 Million apiece by Bangalore and

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