What If 1 Indian Rupee Equals 45 US Dollars? Imagining the Impact on Life and Work

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What will happen if ONE INDIAN RUPEE = FORTY-FIVE AMERICAN DOLLARS!!!

There's tremendous improvement in the economy of India. India's exports increase, imports decrease. India becomes a superpower as Economy is Power. That is this. Yes. From today on, "ONE INDIAN RUPEE = FORTY-FIVE AMERICAN DOLLARS." Imagine... from then, this may happen...

SCENE 1

Venue: Microsoft Corporation, New York, US

Some software engineers are seeing some photographs.

Software engineer 1: What's that?

Software engineer 2: Bob's photographs from India.

Software engineer 1: Wow. Let me see. Which is this place?

Software engineer 3: (Sees the photo) This is Ranganathan Street, T Nagar, Chennai.

Software engineer 1: Fundoo yaar! And what is this? He's got a TVS 50 also.

Software engineer 2: Let me see (sees)... This guy enjoys life, man...

Software engineer 3: You know how much a TVS 50 costs? Nearly 200K. Say it in dollars...

Software engineer 2: Oops. We can't dream of such a thing here.

Software engineer 1: Let's go to India & try for a job.

[Everybody excited.]

SCENE 2

Venue: Sun Microsystems, San Francisco, California, US

Software engineer 1: I'm with you, man. My Visa is expected anytime. Soon I will fly to India.

Software engineer 2: Ohhh... When is the party?

Software engineer 1: When I get it on hand.

Software engineer 2: Where will you be working?

Software engineer 1: I'll be working in Gummidipoondi.

Software engineer 2: Oh! Gummidipoondi. Great yaar. Where is it...

Software engineer 1: It is in Madras.

Software engineer 3: Fundoo place yaar. Nice climate. Not like California. You'll love the weather, yaar. One of my friends is in Jaipur, Rajasthan... He says it's the ultimate place to live in. Cool, man.

Software engineer 2: Who is the client, yaar?

Software engineer 1: You know Madras Municipal Corporation?

Software engineer 3: Yeah. MMC. One of my friends is there in the Road Cleaning Division. Most challenging job, yaar. People are working on the cutting edge of technology there.

Software engineer 1: I'll be writing software for the accounts department of the GCU.

Software engineer 2: GCU? What does it mean...?

Software engineer 1: That is Garbage Collection Unit.

Software engineer 3: Great, yaar. That's what I like about that country. You can get a job that requires all your skill. Not like here. See I'm writing software for the space shuttle remote control. I hate this.

Software engineer 1: Don't worry, guys. I'll give you my Hotmail id. You can send your resume to me, and I'll forward it to the HRD.

[Everybody takes down his Hotmail id.]

SCENE 3

Venue: IBM, New York, US

(Conversation between a Male software engineer and Female software engineer.)

Male: Hi!

Female: Hi. You know, I'm planning to settle in India soon.

Male: What??

Female: Yeah. My marriage will be here in America only. He is doing his Ph.D. in Cuddalore College, and he's coming here for a month. His study will be over in 2 months. He's already got a job in CEB (Cuddalore Electricity Board). We planned to settle in Cuddalore itself... I'm also planning to work there. Let's see...

Male: Good luck... don't forget us & US...

SCENE 4

Venue: Intel Corp. US

Software engineer 1: Great news, guys. Our George has got admission to the Tagore Arts College in Pondicherry with a scholarship for B.A History. A great new field, yaar...

All are excited...

George: Got my Visa yesterday. It's all finalized now.

Software engineer 2: Congrats, yaar. So you are out of this country.

Software engineer 1: B.A in History... ohh... man, enjoy your life there?

Software engineer 2: Got full aid, eh?

George: Yeah. Got the UGC scholarship. That will be 1200 Rupees per year.

Software engineer 1: Great. Enjoy.

Software engineer 2: (Thinking aloud): 1200 Indian Rupees...!

That means 1200 * 45 = 54000 Dollars...

Cheers

Anu
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