2007: Guest Article in Agency Faqs: India Rising...

On returning to India, I was quite taken up by the frenetic pace of development here and this article happened. It elicited quite a lot of interest and a few words of appreciation. The link to the published article is given below.
 http://www.afaqs.com/news/story.html?sid=17427_%3CFONT+COLOR=


http://mayanmuse.blogspot.com/2007/03/india-rising-copyrighted-media-article.html




The article was titled "India Rising". It did connect with quite a few and I was happy to get emails below for a response!

* Priya Chetty-Rajagopal,
Excellent. You've captured the mood perfectly
Stanton Chase, Bangalore

* Satwalekar, Abhijit
Very very interesting...there seems to be a wave of articles on india in the media the last couple of weeks. Thanks again,
New York, Morgan Stanley

* Manesh Modi,
Nice article with a lot of perspectives distilled into it. India seems to be on every on'e mind, and the next 15 years is going to be India's story!
Florida, USA

* AG Krishnamurthy,
A good piece Mr Natesan. I wish there is are no two Indias - the one you are talking about which covers about 10 crore people and the other India which is still in dark ages, untouched by any optimism for tomorrow simply because its citizens are still struggling to make a living every day of their lives. These are my personal views. Your piece however is good if you are referring tothe 10% of India which is shining undoubtedly..Unless brand India stands for the same values to all its constituents, its a mirage we are chasing..
Regards...and all the best...
AGK Consulting. Previously, Chairman of Mudra Communications

* Ashwini Shirodkar,
Thank you for sharing such a wonderful article. It was very nice reminder to boost once self esteem and motivate to do better and contribute to this successful change. Have a great day,
ABC Consultants Pvt. Ltd

* Aloke Pradhan,
Congratulations on writing this really inspiring article ! It feels so good to read...Where has it been published ?Have a nice day.With best regards,
Head of Bayer Corporate Communications in India

*Sanjay Tripathy,
Very good article. I just came back from Brazil (went on a personal trip).Brand India is definitely shining and people are happy to meet someone from India and they speak about India with lot of respect. Will share more when we meet.
Head of Marketing at HDFC Standard Life Insurance

* Madhu,
That was truely inspiring!!!.I am from the 17th batch and have been reading your posts on the alumni network for many years now; this is the first time I am typing a reply to any discussion on the IRMA Alumni Groups!I have just read that aricle of yours on Brand India and must admit it was amazing piece of writing!Am going to use this article to talk to few of my India bashing friends and of course make my team read it; its truely an inspirational piece!
Madhu, IRMA 17th Batch

* Rajesh Kumar,
This was a very interesting reading... really enjoyed it
IRMA Alumni

* Mr Gangadhar Menon,
You have set out the perspective by mentioning your stint in the Middle East and Europe.It is very well written and it deserves a wider platform. I will certainly pass it on to my friends. Creative Director, Octane Communications, Mumbai

* Manish Sinha,
very nicely penned...
National Head of Planning at David

* Praveen Morchhale,
I read your very well analysed and written article. I agree with your views.
BRAND INDIA is realy shining...
Film Maker, IRMA Alumni