What you have, huh, tell me, tell me?

[I rather like the Mere paas, Tumhare paas-ses, they give me an opportunity to login into blogger.com and blabber just for the heck of it (pun attempted)]

A quick question first to judge the pulse of the reader..

What, according to you, does an appropriate tribute to be paid to the great man, Aryabhata, the inventor of 'O / Zero', comprise of?

A statue of the sire you say? Fresh garlands and all, and a small garden around it, a dedicated gardener?
Free mathematics coaching to all and sundry?
A number crunching supercomputer?

Err..we, the proud Punekars, believe in doing things slightly differently.
Hence, backed by the staunch support of all *parties* concerned, we have an entire city offering their salutations!!

Every nook and cranny of the city, every mohalla, every chowk, the national highways around Pune, you name it and we have 'em, zeros i meant, small 'uns, big 'uns, keyboard-ish oval ones.

And the story doesn't end here..we have ponds in each one of 'em, at no extra cost that too, special monsoon offer. Pssst...don't rush, stocks are plenty.
(We are currently waiting for the ducks and geese to be flown in. They are acting oh-so-mighty and refuse to come unescorted.)

Beautiful city this, nah? :)

Now, beat that.

Vibrating through my ear canal - Kabhi Alvida Na Kehna OST