Adieu 2011.

The life is crossing bye to one more year with another 365 days  of new sunshine, smiles, and surprises ahead. How you will like to remember 2011, a year that brought, cheers tears and unpredictable moments in politics, business, relationships, scams, make ups, break ups and you;  what change and what not change in your lives during 2011 need to be answered by ‘you’ but what happened around your surrounding round the year is equally important . Someone succeeded, someone failed, few made profits, and many ended up in losses. The activities kept us busy only to forget our resolutions to pace up the day as it arrived. Do we remember promises we made before saying happy New Year to ourselves?

To put in flashback I remember the year started with hope and living the hope for the ensuing year 2012. The year brought India to tryst with cricket sport making a world cup victory after two decades that will keep pride glowing in our hearts to rejoice. India had been courteous host for international sporting events the common wealth games and formula one motor car racing kept our nerves under thrill. The history consciously made difference in few lives that will never forget the year 2011 to name few Anna Hazare A retired Indian Military personnel who stood at frontline in creating awakening against the 'Chalta hain attitude' to rise for anti corruption law Jan lokpal bill, KBC winner Sushil Kumar who may not have dreamt to hit the jackpot to make his life better, A rising symbol of women power Mamta baneerjee who broke the shackles of left rule in her right favor to form government in west Bengal, Virender shewag surpassing records in one day international cricket and Cyrus mistry the hidden name rising to lead the giant Tata Empire succeeding headship of Ratan Tata, Amir khan spreading the message of UNCIEF as ambassador in India. The history also misses some of the great humans in Steve jobs and Dev Anand who left for heavenly abode untimely. The days turns into weeks, weeks, into months, and month wrapping a year but what significant did the year 2011 is leaving on the age of time is conclusion we need to draw ourselves.

The positives in India were never much in number because who ever coined the proverb ‘anything can happen in India’ was best projected in 2011. The beginning of the year brought full energy to everyone to channelize their potentials before the unappreciated disclosure that started exploring vices of corruption brought by the people in power left people disappointed. The growing economy hounding in the name of inflation also burned the common man prosperity with peace. yet optimism never deceased in India, Every morning we wake up with new spirit to live in a hope the day will be better than yesterday bringing new opportunities, new avenues, new hopes to make life better in a renewed appearance. One seldom likes to remember sour memories but time is strong to bridge old memories with new for future.

The international soil saw swift developments as democracy received utmost attention in Arab countries people rising for rights and initiating a revolutionary movement from the soil of ancient civilization at Egypt. The renaissance broke from Egypt heralded into whole Arab countries to experience the quest for change that brought some new chapters in history of nations like Morocco, Tunisia, Libya, Yemen, Bahrain, Syria, Jordan, and Sudan. The great beginning received overwhelming support from the global powers by articulations and arsenal push that also took the toll of many civilian and military human lives and violation of human rights in the name of change for rights.  

The western economy again fumbled down as the United States of America couldn't keep its control over its credit and spending policy which leaves fear open for double dip recession in coming days that may put the economies of world under vulnerability, the  euro drop under crisis as the PIGS economies too faint due to irrational management of economics paving for change in leadership and borrowings to survive. However the south Asian economies appeared to be in good positions but came under pressure of global economic crisis resulting in escalating inflation. 

The 2011was fortunately saw a low intensity in terrorist activity without any major terrorist actions many thanks to the global vigilance attitude against terrorism by the sovereigns. The 2011 in fact saw the biggest feat of killing AL-Qaida leader Osama bin laden by operation Geronimo at abottabad in Pakistan. The USA forces made their way for home from Iraq; Pakistan was entangled in finding solutions of problems made by its own, however the situation was normalizing at Afghanistan and the two different royal dynasties got their daughter in laws in two common women Kate Middle town weeded to Prince William at London and bhutan prince jigme khesar wangchuk married to jetsun pema.

This and much more events made news more from cross section of society in the bygone year, the year 2011 can be truly reflected as a year of change but for me and you it was a year also for keeping promises, abiding our resolutions which we succeeded and also failed before new commitment’s to keep up with old once nevertheless this new year let us renew our resolutions to welcome 2012 with new hopes and joy. 

Welcome 2012 !