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DMRC and Bangalore Metro would have smaller issues than this wannabe, 100 year old poor house from Indian promoters called Godrej and it riles me to see that they can issue 1 crore shares and walk away with Rs 500 crores, Of course if you believe what you see, a awakened and enlightened Monica is reworking corporate practices here but Wharton and Stanford educated Ambanis have given in to temptation for less.

We wouldn’t have expected this in 2007. Nor us, nor the fourth estate and never the politicians. Just two years forward and the Godrej properties of the world with a land bank of 400 acres are selling a 10% stake for INR 500 Crores. GMR Infra has recently nearly completed a domestic placement of INR 500 crores ( bonds i believ, not the pref shares they planned yet) and they have 45% of revenues just from the Delhi and Hyderbad airports..

The markets are obviously shaky from the recent unnerving vote of confidence too, where 30K is the new top and retail investors can very well give up hopes of getting IPO contracts. Post listing, only the unfortunate would immediately touch these real estate and infra scrips, even GVK which bought out L&T’s stake in Bangalore Intl Airport ( BIAL is going to do very well economically, but more on that later) Post listing there are sterling investments in the sector, but for a three year horizon..esp GVK, REC and GMR also Satluj Vidyut, NHPC and PNB, even there i do not see Godrej properties anywhere..still will be oversubscribed and the prospectus is pretty detailed ( i’d directly go to the sebi site for that..no links pa, please or try http://chittorgarh.com )

DMRC and Bangalore Metro would have smaller issues than this wannabe, 100 year old poor house from Indian promoters called Godrej and it riles me to see that they can issue 1 crore shares and walk away with Rs 500 crores, Of course if you believe what you see, a awakened and enlightened Monica is reworking corporate practices here but Wharton and Stanford educated Ambanis have given in to temptation for less.



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One of our special themes at the Advantages weblogs has been our assertion that US, India, China and most of the rest of the world that is growing

is likely to do so on the basis of a consumption revolution. Below is out insight piece that opened the chapter on India's final coming out that was much awaited but wasn't really happening till 2009..

The Commonwealth Games Infrastructure Train

A few years ago, when the Indian women shot Gold in Commonwealth Hockey and our aim in general started consistently being medal grade, we won the bid for New Delhi to host the games in 2010. This business of infrastructure had been mystifying sportspersons for decades in India; none too easily supported by the overarching smell of rent and inadequate facilities for local sports persons historically.

Even today most sports would bow out in front of Cricket and that is not a full-fledged event at the CWG, though there is still a toss-up for the T20 version to be added. Like most other spheres of life, China has been doing it higher, faster and stronger, having already held the challenging Olympics in 2008 earning over $2b for Beijing, the host city.

The story is quite public and you must have all followed it at least since August 2009 when the first few fistcuffs were exchanged regarding the lack of preparations for the CWG event now just 6-7 months away. The Sports Minister and the Games Organising Committee Chair Suresh Kalmadi has variously ben painted and vilified while we look at the rejuvenated parts of Wembley in London and survive on facepaint and cheering the local IPL franchise in Cricket games. The painting of events apart we just thought it important for Sports and Tourist infrastructure worth $1.5 billion to be included in the India story at about this time.

This preamble would survive your taste buds and your snipping scissors in the mind and we�ll come back right after lunch is over for you..

And the Original piece..follow up article on our Lifestyle Economics stream

If you have been following the India story closely, India�fs new developments are focussed on Infrastructure and Retail along with giant leaps in the Entertainment business. You can look closely at the India stories athttp://advantages.us/inframils to get a flavor of what�fs happening in Indian Infrastructure

On the other hand Retail Lifestyle businesses are increasingly attracting investors�cRural Markets may grow at a faster pace at least on the Drawing board. �c Where is Investor access? Why is it still on the government to make it happen? The FDI limits and the others are fairly rational policies..but where are the investors?..

Nanos will roll into homes by July end and IPL teams are already applying for trademarks as it looks set to become the greatest sporting extravaganza in the world, already ranked at #2 behind the NFL season in the USA. The 3G challenge will tear at Telecom companies�f profits in the coming years�c

10-Year-Old Girl Scores Hole-In-One at US Kids Golf European Championship in Scotland
(The image is of a young indian golfer in Scotland)

BUT, Importantly, India caught on to serious lifestyle investments early in 2005, Today with the debut of Cox and Kings IPO..

Where it is now?

Towns like Jalandhar, Ludhiana in Punjab, Jaipur and Agra on the Golden Triangle and such state capitals, heritage and business towns like Ahmedabad, Surat and Nagpur present a unique opportunity for Indian hospitality business to scale up, esp as Indian railways, india�fs aviation footprint and the road infrastructure will follow in step with the boom. Note: The Indian Maharaja with TC, Maharajas Express with Cox & Kings, and the other two luxury trains have started first season bookings quite well and money is being spendt to add gym and pool to the Palace on wheels as well ( More here ) Golden Palace started from Bangalore is not doing so well apparently. The Maharajas Express for example is 84 persons at an average of $1000 per night for a 7 day- 8 night tour between Mumbai and Delhi

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