Some years back, when Raja Ravi Verma’s The Begum’s Bath went out for a whopping Rs. 2.5 crore, the turnout and enthusiasm of over 200 bidders, gave a signal that extravagant art buying culture is here to stay and thrive among India’s elite.

‘Ayu’ in Sanskrit means Life and ‘Veda’ means Knowledge. Hence we can summarize AYURVEDA as the knowledge of life.

India’s ancient healing system, Ayurveda (meaning “science of life in Sanskrit”) is an integrated approach to the prevention and treatment of illness that combines philosophical, spiritual, and scientific principles dating back thousands of years. Derived from the Vedas, the ancient body of literature, prayers, and teachings that forms the foundation of Hinduism and Indian culture, Ayurveda is a philosophy of living that encompasses the whole of human life, including the individual’s place in the cosmos. In Ayurvedic medicine, concern isn’t limited to the curing of disease; the promotion of positive and vital health and longevity is important as well.

Remember that song from Bluffmaster. ‘The whole thing is that ki Bhaiya, Sabse Bada Rupaiya.’ And so it is. The rupee is breaking through and putting up a spectacular show.
The rise in the rupee was due to global investors buying the local currency; after the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) said it would remove the Rs 3,000-crore cap on funds it will absorb each day from lenders through its reverse repo auction. This apart, a surge in stock indices also attracted foreign inflows. RBI hiked the cash reserve ratio (CRR) - the amount that banks need to park with the central bank as a proportion of their total deposits - to 7 per cent. This would churn out cash flows worth Rs 13,500 crore from the banking system within a fortnight.