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9 Sep 2022 Dhananjay Deshmukh (Mumbai Sports) Reclaim that Sporting Glory, Mumbai! “It is believed that economic and political state of any city is reflected in its sports also”. It was a typical sultry summer evening in March this year. Bunts Sangh Hall in Kurla was busy witnessing vibrant exchange of thoughts by some celebrated sportspersons’ from of yesteryears. The event was organised by “Mumbai Sports” – a not for profit setup of sportspersons – aiming to develop sporting culture in Mumbai and contribute to the efforts to bring back the sporting glory - With the motto of “Milun Saare मिळून सारे  (together we all)”. The hall was full of yesteryears top performers– like Mumbai’s fastest man of his time, sprinter Adille Sumariwala, former hockey players – M.M. Somaya, Mervyn Fernandes, Joaquim Carvahlo, kabaddi players like Jaya Shetty, Taekwondo champion Namdeo Shirgaonkar, mix martial art champion Sharif Bapu, mallkhamb specialist Uday Deshpande, badminton champion Pr...

27 August 2022, Mumbai Not in the name of “Mumbai Spirit” -   Dhananjay M. Deshmukh, Mumbai M umbai, the maximum city, as some call, is always in the news – positive or negative. The city has seen many developments, experienced never seen before natural calamity, endured inter faith conflicts. A couple of weeks ago, the city was in news for a heart wrenching accident of a couple who was killed after a dumper rammed into their bike and later ran over them on Borivali Western Express Highway in the broad daylight! The police and Mumbai Traffic Police claim that, while the flyover has potholes, but there were none at the spot where the accident took place. However, photographs of the accident, which have gone viral on social media, show the couple lying unconscious near a pothole with uneven road around them. Mega Contributions Mumbai is the financial capital of  India. It is also the largest economy in India. As of 2021, Mumbai's Nominal...

20 August 2022 Loading …… “MH@$1TE” - Dhananjay Deshmukh, Mumbai I ndia is world’s 6 th  largest economy (very closely behind the UK- by some USD15 bn). India's economy grew 8.7 % in 2021-22 against a 6.6 % contraction in the previous  year. In its third monetary policy of 2022-23, the Reserve Bank retained its GDP growth forecast at 7.2 % for the current fiscal, but cautioned against negative spillovers of geopolitical tensions and a slowdown in the global economy. Recently the Chief Economic Adviser (CEA) of India, Sh V A Nageswaran had said that India would become a $5 trillion economy by 2026-27, and USD 10 trillion by 2033-34.  As of now, India is a USD 3.3 trillion economy, then at 10% growth every year, Indian economy can reach the coveted mark of USD 5 trillion in 2027 (1 Trillion =1000 Billion =1 Lakh Cr,  USD 1TR=INR 79 Lakh Cr, apprx. At 1 USD=79 INR).  In order to make it happen, the growth engines of India shall have to deliver. The gr...