Telling Apart Diamonds And American Diamonds


wealthymattersIf you are wondering if a white stone is a diamond or an American diamond ie cubic zirconia,a common substitute,following are some ways you can try to tell them apart depending on the resources at hand.These methods are good enough for you to take a reasonably good call on whether someone’s diamonds are real,whether you have a reasonable chance at purchasing a diamond at an estate sale,or if you have inherited plain gold or diamond jewellery. However these tests are not accurate or conclusive.So consult a gemologist if considerable sums are involved. Read more of this post

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Charity On Akshaya Tritiya


wealthymattersAkshaya Tritiya is considered an auspicious day by Hindus  If you are coming in late,you can read more about it here.Buying precious metals,making investments, buying properties, starting businesses and buying household goods are major activities people schedule for this day.Giving,daan i.e. charity is another major activity of the day.

The traditional belief is that whatever is given away freely with a good heart returns manifold.To do so on this auspicious occasion is to multiply the returns manifold.Giving implies that you have the good fortune to be in a position to help/give. So by giving on this day, people hope to be in a position to give more in the years to come,1.e. become more prosperous.

The common belief is that:

  1. If you do charity on this day, you will conquer the pain of death.

  2. If you help the poor and down-trodden, you will be blessed in your next birth.

  3. If you give clothes to poor people, you will get over diseases. Read more of this post

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Chetan Bhagat – One Night @ The Call Centre


wealthymattersLast week I joined a new library and this was the first book I checked out. Chetan Bhagat is the biggest selling English language novelist in India’s history and he was featured in Time Magazine’s list of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2010.Fast Company USA numbers him among the 100 most creative people in business. Chetan is today a very successful motivational speaker.After a mechanical Engineering degree from IIT Delhi and an IIM (A) MBA,Chetan worked in Hong Kong as an investment banker with Goldman Sachs and Deutsche Bank.He quit investment banking to start writing to make change happen India.His is believed to be the voice of India’s rising entrepreneurial class.After reading the book I can see why Chetan is India’s paperback king.Do read the book if you get a chance.Till then,here are my takeaways from the book:

“So, to impress you I have to break the same laws of physics I made?”-God

The most important call in the world – The inner call,the little voice inside that wants to talk to you.But you can only hear it when you are at peace. The voice tells you what you really want.It is easy to ignore-because you are distracted or busy or just too comfortable in life.You can ignore it until life brings you to a dead end and there is nothing ahead but a dark hole.Sometimes the voice isn’t subtle,it shouts and bites you. Read more of this post

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