Imagining a World Where 1 Rupee Equals 45 Dollars: How Would Life Change?

What happens if 1 rupee = 45 dollars!

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 place is this?
Software Engineer 3: (Sees the photo) This is Himayatnagar, Hyderabad.
Software Engineer 1: That's amazing! And what is this? He has a Bajaj Pulsar too.
Software Engineer 2: Let me see (looks). This guy really enjoys life.
Software Engineer 3: Do you know how much a Bajaj Pulsar costs? Nearly 60K...
Software Engineer 2: Oops. We can't even dream of that here.
Software Engineer 1: Let's go to India and try for a job. [Everyone is 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 have it in hand.
Software Engineer 2: Where will you be working?
Software Engineer 1: I'll be working in Amberpet.
Software Engineer 2: Oh, Amberpet. Great! Where is it?
Software Engineer 1: It is in Hyderabad.
Software Engineer 3: That's an amazing place. Nice climate, not like California. You'll love the weather. One of my friends is in Bhongir, and he says it's the ultimate place to live in. Cool, man.
Software Engineer 2: Who is the client?
Software Engineer 1: Do you know the Municipal Corporation of Hyderabad?
Software Engineer 3: Yeah, MCH. One of my friends is working in the Road Cleaning Division. It's a challenging job, people are working on cutting-edge technology there.
Software Engineer 1: I'll be writing software for the accounts department of the GCU.
Software Engineer 2: GCU? What does that mean?
Software Engineer 1: That is Garbage Collecting Unit.
Software Engineer 3: Great! That's what I like about that country. You can get a job that requires all your skills, 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. [Everyone 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: Yes. My marriage will be here in America only. He is doing his Ph.D. at J.N.T.U, and he's coming here for a month. His study will be over in 2 months. He's already got a job in MSCB. We planned to settle in Hyderabad itself. I'm also planning to work there. Let's see...
Male: Good luck. Don't forget us and the US.

Scene 4

Venue: Intel Corp. US
Software Engineer 1: Great news, guys. Our George has got admission to IGNOU with a scholarship for B.A. History. A great new field, man. All are excited.
George: Got my Visa yesterday. It's all finalized now.
Software Engineer 2: Congratulations. So you are leaving this country.
Software Engineer 1: B.A. in History... oh man, enjoy your life there!
Software Engineer 2: Got full aid, eh?
George: Yes, I 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... with that amount, I can buy a three-bedroom flat and a Mercedes here!

Scene 5

A foreigner working in Hyderabad as a Software Engineer gets a call from his home.
Father: What are you doing, son?
Software Engineer: Having breakfast.
Father: What are you eating?
Software Engineer: Coconut Sauce and Rice Bread, i.e., Idli and Chutney.

Regards,
AK

Dear Amol,

That's really great. I would like to add one piece of information that is true. At the time of our independence, i.e., 15th August 1947, when the British had left our country, at that time, Re.1 = $1. I sometimes think, are we developing or what?

Thanks,
Joydeep

Good stuff...as the dollar is getting weaker day by day against the rupee, this is no longer a dream. Hope this will happen before 2018.

Hi,

I would love to see the day when 1 Re. = 1 EURO and not the dollar because the dollar is already losing its relevance in the international market as most countries prefer to deal in EURO.

Hope our dreams come true, and we all will be responsible for making this dream a reality.

As for Joydeep, I would like to add that we had a huge debt and significant communal problems at our hands to worry about during and after Independence.

The USA has been independent for the last 100 years and could come up with only a supercomputer. However, we, after independence, developed a supercomputer when the USA denied us the same.

The USA has a black economy, unlike ours, and hence, even if our growth is slow, it is still steady.

If you calculate the time, the problems, and the diversity India had to face and manage, and compare it with the USA, you will understand what development really means.

India, compared to the USA (which claims itself as the most developed nation), has a very high number of people who know computers and their applications.

The growth of a country is judged by the achievements it has under its belt and also by its ability to survive the challenges of the international market and world politics, not merely on its currency value.

Thank you,

Octavious