August 2014

@ rd 23 Issue An initiative by Youth Wing of Global Bhatia Foundation For Private Circulation Only Shri Shailesh Vaidya completes 1 year as a President of Indian Merchants Chambers

Inside this issue

1. Shri Shailesh Vaidya 2. Dr. Harshad L. Udeshi 3. HSUÒ ~É{{ÉÖÅ 4. zL ,B]EF. KLKL VF 5. eÉHÉàù{ÉÉà +¶ÉGlÉÉ¸É©É 6. Celebrations for August 7. The Streets of Monaco 8. 9. American Corporate World 10. Vision of Modi 12. We Proud Of You

Shri Shailesh Vaidya with Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi

Shri Shailesh Vaidya and Mrs. Leena Vaidya with Shri Shailesh Vaidya with Chief Minister Shri Prithviraj Chauhan Shri Mukesh Ambani

Page 1 Editorial

Dear Readers, The festive season is on and the Rain god has showered a new life on the earth. Real travelers venture out now to fill their eyes and life with greenery.Our best wishes for the festivals, thanks for the encouraging feedback and joyful reading of this issue. Editorial Team Editor : Haridas Raigaga, Design & Layout : Dharmesh Gandhi, Correspondent : Nisha Gandhi Major Initiatives & Achievements of IMC: 2013 – 2014 During Tenure of Shri Shailesh Vaidya as President of IMC

?Setting up of a state of the art International Alternate Dispute Resolution Centre in IMC ?Information Technology (“IT”) awards with 150 applications was a great success and will become a regular flagship event. ?Support to traders for removal of Octroi / LBT. ?Two new Certificate courses planned – Shipping Management and Maritime Laws and Pharmaceutical Sales Management. ?Joint programme in February 2014 with the Government of Gujarat and the Gift City – A National Summit on “Financial Services – A Key Driver for Economic Growth”. Chief Guest was then Chief Minister of Gujarat Shri Narendra Modi. ?First Lecture on “Current Economic Environment” under the “IMC Pravinchandra Gandhi Chair in Banking and Finance” by Mr. K.V. Kamath, Chairman, ICICI Bank Ltd. ?IMC supporting rebuilding of Adarsh Vidyamandir School, located in Chamoli District of Uttarakhand. ?Effective networking with the Central and State Governments and Multilateral agencies, etc. ?IMC website restructuring. ?10 new publications of IMC during the year. ?India Calling Conference at Yangon, Mayanmar (Burma). ? ACHIEVEMENTS ?Record Surplus of Rs. 3.10 crores for the financial year. ?Sponsorship income of Rs.2 crores for 2013-14. ?Record donation of Rs.2.45 crores received in the IMC Centenary Trust. ?115 events held at IMC. ?IMC President attended the Swearing in Ceremony of Mr. Narendra Modi, as Prime Minister of India at Rashtrapati Bhavan. ?Improved Media Coverage. ?Oral evidence before the 14th Finance Commission (Chairman: Dr. Y.V. Reddy). ?Oral evidence before the Tax Administration Reforms Commission (Chairman: Dr. Parthasarathi Shome). Meetings of the Commission with associations, chambers of commerce and corporates in Mumbai held at IMC. ?IMC President invited for an Interactive meeting with Mr. P. Chidambaram, Former Finance Minister, on VCES Scheme of Service Tax. ?Celebrating Foundation Day at IMC with Chief Minister of Maharashtra, Shri Prithviraj Chavan in September 2013. ?Mr. Mukesh Ambani, attended as Chief Guest at IMC's 107th Annual General Meeting at Taj Mahal Hotel, Mumbai on 19th June 2014. ?Interactive meeting with Shri Uddhav Thackeray, Pramukh Shiv Sena at IMC, Mumbai. ? MAJOR INITIATIVES & ACHIEVEMENTS OF IMC LADIES WING - 2013 – 2014 DURING TENURE OF MRS. LEENA VAIDYA AS PRESIDENT ?Women's Entrepreneurs Exhibitions at Hotel Taj Vivanta President, Mumbai and Hotel Hyatt Regency, New Delhi were successful with over 8000 visitors. ?Workshop for Women's Entrepreneurs by leading designers. ?Factory visit and Trip to Welspun Factory at Anjar, Kutch and Rann Utsav, Kutch, Gujarat. ?Trips to Vietnam, Cambodia and also to Croatia and Montenegro. ?Celebrated Women's Day with Impact programme Shiamak Dawar troupe and Usha Uthup entertained. ?Held more than 50 seminars, talks from spiritual to personality development, legal rights of women etc. ?Participated with 20 consulates in Oberoi Melting Pot event for world cusines – all proceeds donated to charities, including for Utarakhand victims.

Page 2 Dr. Harshad Laxmidas Udeshi

Dr. Harshad Udeshi was born on 13th October, 1952 in fortunate enough to have arranged Inter-District Family Bhatia family in Mandvi Kutch. The family of Dr. Harshad Exchange with District in Calcutta from our District in 1992-93 Udeshi is usually recognized as HAMAL family. His grandfather during his Chairmanship begging best Chairman's Gold Medal was popularly known as Damodar Bhimji Hamal. His father for the same. He was adjudged best GGR for the year 1986-87. He Laxmidas Damodar Udeshi went to Zanzibar (East Africa) in was adjudged best committee member for GSE Team Selection 1958. Harshad as a kid also shifted to Zanzibar with the family for the year 1998-1999. He was adjudged best Zonal District and was there till 1964 and returned to India due to the revolution Secretary for the year 1997-98.Dr. Udeshi has the privilege of in 1964. editing THREE District Directories in year of PDG Mohan Shah He did his primary schooling first in Zanzibar upto 6th in 1994-95 and PDG Bharat Dholakia in 2001-2002 and then his Standard and then at Mandvi in Sheth Gokaldas Tejpal High own. He has to his credit three publications on Rotary. He has School, (more than 100 years old school) from 7th to 11th written number of articles in Different bulletins, souvenirs, local Standard and always stood first. He did is Preparatory Science newspapers and AIR Bhuj on various Rotary and medical from Vithalbhai Patel Science College of VallabhVidyanagar and subjects. Dr. Udeshi had the privilege to lead the GSE Team of stood 9th in the University that secured him a direct admission to our District 3050 to District 4170 Mexico in the year 1995-96. He Pre-Medical at Vadodara. He did his MBBS from Baroda is also the recipient of prestigious THANCHAND MEHTA Medical College in 1975. He started his career as Resident GOLD MEDAL for the year 1994-95 for the best community Medical Officer at Anti TB ser vices rendered by an Clinic Maska near Mandvi and individual Rotarian. He is also then started his private clinic in t h e r e c i p i e n t o f F O U R 1981 as Family Physician and AVENUES OF SERVICE Chest Physician and since than CITATION FOR i s c o n s i d e r e d t h e m o s t INDIVIDUAL ROTARIAN by successful General Practitioner Rotary International. He is at Mandvi-Kutch. He has recipient of The Rotar y honorarily served as Medical Foundation's DISTRICT Superintendent at Anti TB Clinic SERVICE AWARD for the year at Maska, near Mandvi. Dr. 1994-95. He is Executive Udeshi even today investigates Committee Member of Rotary and treats at least 5 TB patients Charitable Society and pioneer in a day and arranges for free President of Rotary Charitable treatment for these poor TB Society for seven years from 1998. patients near their home through He has been instrumental in RNTCP program. He is starting Rotary Community associated with more than 17 Centre which has been named public institutions. after Late Shri Dharmsey He is Vice President of Jankalyan Medical Society Nensey. established in 1993 working against Cancer. Every year nearly He is honorary Physician to the inmates of Deaf & Dumb 5000 new cases of Cancer are detected in district of Kutch. School inhibiting 30 inmates for last 25 years. Dr. Udeshi and all Jankalyan Medical Society started the work by having Cancer the inmates have developed such an intimacy that without Diagnostic Camps at different villages and all the nine taluka spoken language they can communicate very easily with each headquarters of Kutch. Dr. Udeshi used to teach the patients other. He has started permanent project of participating and about Self Breast Examination and Self Oral Examination so as involving the inmates on the day of Raksha bandhan. Now this to have early diagnosis. has become the permanent project of Rotary Club of Mandvi Dr. Udeshi is the Charter Member of Rotary Club of Kutch. Mandvi from 1st January, 1979.He has been pillar behind Dr. Udeshi had been instrumental in starting a Women bringing up Rotary Community Centre and Vaccination Centre Empowerment Project of Family Planning Association of India & Rotary Children's Park at Mandvi at the cost of Rs.25 lakhs at Mandvi covering nearby 18 villages of Mandvi taluka in the under the banner of Rotary Charitable Society. He is person radius of 15 km covering the population of around 65 thousand behind the Permanent Vaccination Centre run by Rotary Club of from 1993 upto 2000. The women empowerment programs were Mandvi Kutch for the last 25 years. As a contact person, he was arranged regularly in addition to giving Family Planning advices instrumental in preparing and successfully completing and doing vaccination of the children of the area covered. Matching Grant Project of Rotary Club of Mandv-Kutch worth Dr. Udeshi is the President of Sheth G.T. High School Rs. 6.5 lacs with RC Evanston Lighthouse and Rotary Bhutpurva Vidyarthi Mandal. He is Executive Committee Foundation for providing Air-conditioned Ambulance to Anti TB member of Gokaldas Khimji & Mathradas Khimji Charitable Clinic, Maska. Trust which runs three high Schools and Auditorium at Mandvi. He has served the district as Governor's Group More than 3000 students are studying in Sheth Khimji Ramdas Representative (GGR), Governor's Aid, Member of various Kanya Vidyalaya, Sakarbai Khimji Ramdas Memorial English District Committees and Chairman of various committees. He Medium School and Ramkrishna High School. was Assistant Governor for the year 1999-2000. He has been Counselor for Youth Services, Chairman Rotary Volunteers and He is happily married to Bhavna who is a Social Worker Vice Chairman for District Conference Resolution Committee. and is associated with five social organization working for He is perhaps the first District Governor who has served as a women. He is blessed with two sons, Pranay an Engineer in President of his club after having served as District Governor. He Information Technology, working for Infosys & married to Dr. has been RYLA District Chairman in the year 2012-13. He is Co- Swati, MD Pathology and Dr. Siddharth, who is aDental Surgen Trainer, District Chairman PolioPlus Committee, District and working at Mumbai. Chairman, Tuberculosis for the year 2013-14.Dr. Udeshi was Page 3 HSUÒ ~É{{ÉÖÅ ±ÉLÉ~ÉlÉ eÉè. ©ÉÅNɱÉÉ¥Éà{É ~ÉÖùÅqùà

In one of Indias remote corners on India Pakistan border lies a deserted village of hardly a few hundred population within a sprawling fortification. The village is no other than Lakhpat, once a thriving port with daily revenue supposed to exceed one lac koris hence the name Lakhpat . The landscape is barren. There are traces of natural erosions due to frequent earthquakes. One can see absolutely any one on the way and the road is absolutely peaceful . Lakhpat sits at the point where Kori creek meets the Great Rann of Kutch. Lakhpat was built in the year1805 by Jamadar Fateh Muhammad , to defend frontiers of the state of Kutch from the encroachment of the Sindhies. The fortification erected by him enclosed the entire town within seven kilometre long fort wall,most of it stands even today. It is recorded that the fort was garrisoned by 50 Arabs and 150 native soldiers. And at that time the population was about 5000 persons composed of merchants mostly the Hindu merchants who had left Sindh to escape the tyranny of the Amirs. Lakhpat Fort It was the year 1819,an earthquake of high magnitude about 8 in Richter scale shocked Kutch. Lakhpat crumpled. The sea rolled up to Kori creek as far as Goongra river. The river shifted permanently to the west affecting both physical and economic landscape . Due to the permanent shift of the river the port was abandoned , in due corse of time Karachi developed into a thriving port and Lakhpat lost its glory as a thriving port bringing one lac Kori revenue daily. A town that had once a population of more than ten thousand stands almost deserted w i t h few fa m i l i e s s t ay i n g t h e r e a t p r e s e n t . Lakhpat Fort - Entrance Guru Nanak,the founder of Sikhism is said to have stayed in Lakhpat on his way to and from Mecca . The place where he stayed is converted into a Gurudwara which is renovated and is a place of pilgrimage. Another interesting building here is the mausoleum of Ghaus Mohammad, the mystic Pir, who had become a Fakir at the early age of twelve. The Kubo is a classic example of stone architecture with extremely intricate carvings. The Pirs body rests here with the other members of his family. The mausoleum stands besides a tank the water of which is believed to possess therapeutic properties , suppose to cure skin diseases. The other attraction of Lakhpat is the Sayyed Pir no Kubo, mausoleum of Sayyed Pir Shah. It had nine domes with largest dominating the centre and eight other domes surrounding it. The entire mausoleum is built in stone with exquisite carvings and fine details along the doors and windows. The latticed jalis are outstanding . Lakhpat fort must have been strong which can be made out from the fort wall which is in tact. There are four gates in the wall they are known as Nako in the lo cal language. Kathawalo Nako, Rann Nako , Ghebanshah Pir Nako and Bhuj varo Nako. Besides these gates there are three pedestrian Baris or windows in the fort wall. When Lakhpat was a prosperous port, these gates have witnessed traffic of citizens, bullock carts loaded with goods and traders from different parts of the country as well as from foreign lands. It is interesting to know that at the mid night the Ghosh Mohammed jo Kubo (Majhar)-Lakhpat

Page 4 ±ÉLÉ~ÉlÉ gates would be closed and the keys would be handed to a This is an interesting story for the Bhatias. Near Mandvi family, which was honoured as nakai'i, the keeper of the bazaar there used to be a Parliament House! And this was keys. The gates would open in the morning and those who not a very huge building as one would imagine, but a modest had arrived after midnight used to stay in Dharamshala and elegant house, the house of Pashmawala Bhatia family, outside the gate or in the Khaak Chowk temple close to who traded in Pashmina silk. For many years this house Paniwali Bari . functioned as administrative overseer o f custom collector's office. The ruins suggest that it was a house with two floors. It Fate Mohammad was a famous person from the Notiar was in the rooms and courtyard of this house that financial community that migrated to Kachchh from Sindh many agreements were made and if needed be cancelled in front years ago. They were very much loyal to the Raos of of these Bhatias, the Pashmawalas! Kachchh . Fate Mohammad built the fort of Lakhpat , his community migrated to Lakhpat and started working as There are three Bhatia Havelis o r cluster of Bhatia Havelis. carpenters, ship builders, and they became prosperous. It is They are built in limestone of Lakhpat . The board outside very interesting to know that before becoming a great the Haveli of Shymji Bhatia at Lakhpat is self explanatory . It warrior and a loyal person of the Rao Fate Mohammad was says," Kachchhi Bhatias were active in trade in East Africa a cattle herder. Once he was sleeping under a tree and a and Persian Gulf from the middle of the 17th century Sadhu saw him and told him one day he would attain onwards and established a vast trading network , settling in greatness and he should meet Maharao of Kachchh and it all major port cities ringing the Indian Ocean. Many leading so happened that Fate Mohammad did become a great families owned their own cargo ships that routinely travelled warrior who rebuilt the fort of Lakhpat and expanded the to Karachi and Ali Port in Sindh. With industry in their blood, potential of this port. and business in their brains the intrepid Bhatias of Lakhpat did not only enrich Lakhpat , but went on later to build the Close to Lakhpat is the village of Ber, home to prosperous ports of Mandvi and Mundra in Kachchh ." In the early 19th Bhatias community. They were so wealthy that it is said they century the Bhatias built a Dharamshala just outside the fort used gold vessels to draw water from wells. Holy man Musa where as mentioned earlier the travellers arriving in Lakhpat Pir used to stay in this town of the Bhatias and till he was after midnight and could not enter the town because the there, the Bhatias were safe , no one could attack the town gates were locked, used to stay for the remaining night. They and loot the riches of the Bhatias. When Musa went on Haj, built the Bhatiasar, talav where fresh water was collected for Fate Mohammad attacked the town of the Bhatias . He got drinking purpose , the Talav was nearBhuj varo Nako. the wealth, how much? We are told that the way from the town of the Bhatias up to Lakhpat sparkled with the bullock As this land of Sayra as it was called then emptied into the carts loaded with gold and precious possessions of the Indus and as Lakhpat 's fortunes started to fade by the Bhatias . Then came a saying in Kutchhi language Muso middle of the 19th century,a slow exodus began, with gayo hajj tade Fate Mohammad ke ayi sajj! It is said that the traders and seafarers started relocating their lives and skills Rao who was very much disturbed by the action of Fate to the ports of Mandvi , Mundra, further along the coast of Mohammad did not ask him to send the loot to the treasury Gujarat and eventually to Mumbai (Bombay). but to fortify the town of Lakhpat and protect Kachchh from the invaders from Sindh. The Mandvi bazaar of Lakhpat was once a very busy place with traders, caravans, camels carrying goods from the docked ships, merchants bargaining, haggling over prices, customs officers carefully calculating the dues for the goods and making noor or pawti or tickets or the traders at the Kathavaro Nako . Here one can see the ruins of the customs house and one gets the idea how much business must have been carried out from this once prosperous port of Lakhpat . The building of the customs house is big with nicely carved windows and witnesses the prosperity of the town. At its height the customs house oversaw revenue of 180000/- Koris (the currency of the state of Kachchh ) a huge sum indeed ! It is said that the Mandvi bazaar and the area was so crowded with the traders and buyers that elbows would jostle for space this gave the bazaar the name Thootha Bazaar, bazaar with clashing elbows! Near this bazaar were the houses of the important trading families, the Bhatia houses naturally. In the picture one can see the ruins of the Havelis or palatial hoses of the Bhatias.

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Page 8 Celebrations for August

The Streets of Monaco - $50 million floating island

Islands and yachts may have been the “it” destination for high-end tourists for years, but no more. The newest thing for the wealthy vacationer is a combination yacht and island: your own floating, move-able island.Floating islands have been in the works since people first imagined exploring the ocean, but technology is finally making that a reality. The Wally Island premiered four years ago as a kind of giant floating home that's 325 feet long, $200 million and comes with its own swimming pool. Yacht Island Designs also provides vacation-goers with a $50 million floating island that can be customized to look like a tropical paradise or the streets of Monaco – complete with small castle or fake volcano as you see fit.

An Appeal to Youth Disclaimer Global Bhatia Foundation invites Bhatia Youth from the Globe to serve as Views expressed by the authors need not be assumed as the volunteers. GBF youth has education, sports & cultural events on its agenda and success of such projects is possible with the service of views of Global Bhatia Foundation. selfless volunteers. Contact : [email protected] All The Copyrights Are Acknowledged. YOUTH@GBF is an in-house ENewsletter distributed freely to the members of Bhatia community and published from Mumbai by Global Bhatia Foundation, a not for profit organization.

GLOBAL BHATIA FOUNDATION 1/6, Dossa Mansion, Next to Apna Bazar, Sir P. M. Road, Fort, Mumbai - 400 001 Tel: 9167826768 Email : [email protected] Website : www.globalbhatia.org Page 9 Zohra Sehgal

Zohra Sehgal (27 April 1912 – 10 July 2014) was an Indian actress and choreographer. Sehgal started her career as a dancer in Uday Shankar's troupe, performing in countries like the United States and Japan. She went on to appear in numerous films as a character actress with a career-span of over 60 years. The famous films she was part of, include Neecha Nagar, Afsar (1946), Bhaji on the Beach (1992), The Mystic Masseur (2001), Bend It Like Beckham(2002), Dil Se.. (1998), Saawariya and Cheeni Kum (2007); and the TV series,The Jewel in the Crown (1984), Tandoori Nights (1985–87), Amma and Family(1996). At the age of 90, she got the lead character around whom the story revolved in 2002 film Chalo Ishq Ladaaye, where she had stunt sequences and emotional scenes. Considered the doyenne of Indian theatre, she acted withIndian People's Theatre Association (IPTA) and 's Prithvi Theatre for 14 years. She has also acted in English-speaking films such asBend It Like Beckham. She was awarded the Padma Shri in 1998, Kalidas Samman in 2001, and in 2004, the Sangeet Natak Akademi. India's National Academy for Music, Dance and Drama presented her with its highest award, the Sangeet Natak Akademi Fellowship for lifetime achievement. She received the Padma Vibhushan, India's second-highest civilian honor, in 2010. ] She died in a New Delhihospital on July 10, 2014 due to cardiac arrest. She married Kameshwar Sehgal, a Hindu. There was initial opposition from her parents, but they eventually gave their approval for the union. They married on 14 August 1942. Jawaharlal Nehru was to attend the wedding reception, but he was arrested a couple of days earlier for supporting Gandhi's Quit India Movement. Zohra and Kameshwar had two children, Kiran and Pavan. Pavan Sehgal, who works for the WHO. Kiran is a highly reputed Odissi dancer. She described herself as an agnostic having been an atheist in her youth. In 2012, Kiran Sehgal, her daughter wrote Zohra's biography titled "Zohra Sehgal: Fatty".

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1946 Dharti Ke Lal 1946 Neecha Nagar 1950 Afsar 1992 Firm Friends 1956 Heer 1993 Bhaji on the Beach 1964 The Indian Tales of Rudyard Kipling 1994 Little Napoleons 1964–1965 Doctor Who (TV series) 1995 Amma and Family (TV series) 1967 The Long Duel 1997 Tamanna 1967 Theatre 625 (TV series) 1998 Not a Nice Man to Know 1968 The Vengeance of She 1998 Dil Se.. 1968 The Expert (TV series) 1999 Khwaish 1969 The Guru 1999 Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam 1973 The Regiment (TV series) 1999 Dillagi 1973 Tales That Witness Madness 2000 Tera Jadoo Chal Gayaa 1974 It Ain't Half Hot Mum (TV series) 2001 Landmark 1978 Mind Your Language (TV series) 2001 Zindagi Kitni Khoobsoorat Hai 1983 The Courtesans of Bombay 2001 The Mystic Masseur 1984 The Jewel in the Crown (TV series) 2002 Bend It Like Beckham 1985 Tandoori Nights (TV series) 2002 Anita and Me 1985 Harem 2002 Chalo Ishq Ladaaye 1986 Caravaggio 2003 Saaya 1987 Partition 2003 Kal Ho Naa Ho 1987 Never Say Die 2004 Kaun Hai Jo Sapno Mein Aaya? 1989 Manika, une vie plus tard 2004 Veer-Zaara 1989 The Bill 2005 Chicken Tikka Masala 1991 Masala 2005 Mistress of Spices 2007 Saawariya Awards 1963 Sangeet Natak Akademi Award 1998 Padma Shri 2001 Kalidas Samman 2002 Padma Bhushan 2004 Sangeet Natak Akademi Fellowship 2010 Padma Vibhushan Page 10 American Corporate World

If Wal-Mart were a country, its revenues would make it on par with the GDP of the 25th largest economy in the world by, surpassing 157 smaller countries. We've found 25 major American corporations whose 2010 revenues surpass the 2010 Gross Domestic Product of entire countries, often with a few billion to spare. Even some major countries like Norway, Thailand, and New Zealand can be bested by certain U.S. firms.

Yahoo is bigger than Mongolia Proctor and Gamble is bigger than Libya Mongolia's GDP: $6.13 billion Libya's GDP: $74.23 billion Yahoo's Revenue: $6.32 billion Proctor and Gamble's Revenue: $79.69 billion Yahoo would rank as the world's 138th biggest country. Proctor and Gamble would rank as the world's 64th biggest country.

Visa is bigger than Zimbabwe Wells Fargo is bigger than Angola Zimbabwe's GDP: $7.47 billion Angola's GDP: $86.26 billion Visa's Revenue: $8.07 billion Wells Fargo's Revenue: $93.249 billion Zimbabwe would rank as the world's 133rd biggest country. Wells Fargo would rank as the world's 62nd biggest economy. eBay is bigger than Madagascar Ford is bigger than Morocco Madagascar's GDP: $8.35 billion Morocco's GDP: $103.48 billion eBay's Revenue: $9.16 billion Ford's Revenue: $128.95 billion Ebay would rank as the world's 129th biggest country. Ford would rank as the world's 60th biggest country.

Nike is bigger than Paraguay Bank of America is bigger than Vietnam Paraguay's GDP: $18.48 billion Vietnam's GDP: $103.57 billion Nike's Revenue: $19.16 billion Bank of America's Revenue: $134.19 billion Nike would rank as the world's 102nd biggest country. Bank of America would rank as the world's 59th biggest country.

Consolidated Edison is bigger than Democratic Republic of the Congo General Motors is bigger than Bangladesh Democratic Republic of the Congo's GDP: $13.13 billion Bangladesh's GDP: $104.92 billion ConEdison's Revenue: $13.33 billion GM's Revenue: $135.59 billion ConEdison would rank as the world's 112th biggest country. GM would rank as the world's 58th biggest country.

McDonald's is bigger than Latvia Berkshire Hathaway is bigger than Hungary Latvia's GDP: $24.05 billion Hungary's GDP: $128.96 billion McDonald's Revenue: $24.07 billion Berkshire Hathaway's Revenue: $136.19 billion McDonald's would rank as the world's 92nd biggest country. Berkshire Hathaway would rank as the world's 57th biggest economy.

Amazon.com is bigger than Kenya General Electric is bigger than New Zealand Kenya's GDP: $32.16 billion New Zealand's GDP: $140.43 billion Amazon.com's Revenue: $34.2 billion GE's Revenue: $151.63 billion Amazon would rank as the world's 86th biggest country. GE would rank as the world's 52nd biggest country.

Morgan Stanley is bigger than Uzbekistan Fannie Mae is bigger than Peru Uzbekistan's GDP: $38.99 billion Peru's GDP: $152.83 billion Morgan Stanley's Revenue: $39.32 billion Fannie mae's Revenue: $153.83 billion Morgan Stanley would rank as the world's 82nd biggest country. Fannie Mae would rank as the world's 51st biggest country.

Cisco is bigger than Lebanon Conoco Phillips is bigger than Pakistan Lebanon's GDP: $39.25 billion Pakistan's GDP: $174.87 billion Cisco's Revenue: $40.04 billion Conoco Phillip's Revenue: $184.97 billion Cisco would rank as the world's 81st biggest country. Conoco Phillips would rank as the world's 48th biggest country.

Pepsi is bigger than Oman Chevron is bigger than the Czech Republic Oman's GDP: $55.62 Czech Republic's GDP: $192.15 billion Pepsi's Revenue: $57.83 billion Chevron's Revenue: $196.34 billion Pepsi would rank as the world's 69th biggest country. Chevron would rank as the world's 46th biggest country.

Apple is bigger than Ecuador Exxon Mobil is bigger than Thailand Ecuador's GDP: $58.91 billion Thailand's GDP: $318.85 billion Apple's Revenue: $65.23 billion Exxon Mobil's Revenue: $354.67 billion Apple would rank as the world's 68th biggest country. Exxon Mobil would rank as the world's 30th biggest country.

Microsoft is bigger than Croatia Walmart is bigger than Norway Croatia's GDP: $60.59 billion Norway's GDP: $414.46 billion Microsoft's Revenue: $62.48 billion Walmart's Revenue: $421.89 billion Microsoft would rank as the world's 66th biggest economy. Norway would rank as the world's 25th biggest country. Source: Fortune/CNN Money, IMF Costco is bigger than Sudan Sudan's GDP: $68.44 billion Costco's Revenue: $77.94 billion Costco would rank as the world's 65th biggest country. Page 11 Vision of Modi - Nai Soch, Nai Ummeed

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