NEW SEVEN WONDERS......

Number of posts : 273 Age : 36 Registration date : 2007-07-02

heys niks u strted d economics thing haan????yaaa taj surely gets loads of foreign exchange 4 india...moreover d entry ticket 4 foreigners is much more dan indians...

@topic.....7 wonders surely matters and TAj matters d most....

Subject: Re: NEW SEVEN WONDERS...... Sun Jul 08, 2007 9:57 pm

hehehe...i lurrweee economics!!!! and true that taj already gets lots of foreign exchange for us, but imagine the increase when it is one of the seven wonders of the world...the recognition and the appreciation it will get (now that it is a part of teh seven wonders, teh day is not far when u'll have the newspaper thronging with articles about how taj has become the hugest tourist place of india...)

Subject: Re: NEW SEVEN WONDERS...... Mon Jul 09, 2007 1:20 am

pragya....taj is not just ON the list...it TOPS the list...a moment of immense pride for all indians!!

Number of posts : 24 Age : 35 Registration date : 2007-06-26

The results are out and the *new* 7 wonders of the world are:

Chichén Itzá, Mexico
Christ Redeemer, Brazil
The Great Wall, China
Machu Picchu, Peru
Petra, Jordan
The Roman Colloseum, Italy
The Taj Mahal, India

The Giza Pyraminds are an honorary wonder:S.

Anyways I'm pretty sure that no one agrees with the final 7

Number of posts : 24 Age : 35 Registration date : 2007-06-26

@ Everyone who voted for Taj I hope you thought twice about what happened to the crafstmen and architects once the taj was constructed before deciding to vote.

I know that I'm being a little cynical as architecturally speaking, it is one of the most beautiful monuments but somehow that is a dark blot on the pearl white taj.

Number of posts : 795 Registration date : 2007-06-22

nachiket why do you think so??Its a part of our country..and I am happy and didnt give a second thought before voting for TAJ

Number of posts : 4 Registration date : 2007-07-09

hey ppl... to me this whole 7 new wonders thingie just appears to be a marketing gimmick nothing else.. they got millions of votes.. must've earnt hell of a lot... ok we got new 7 wonders... but did ya check out the winnig list... there's no Eiffel Tower and there's no statue of lib... well they were obvs winners to me atlst after taj that is Wink

Number of posts : 795 Registration date : 2007-06-22

i agree with u to some extent...but it is good for us.. TAJ is there..Now we can earn more from tourism dept... even I find it strange..eiffil tower and pyramids are not there in the list..

Subject: Re: NEW SEVEN WONDERS...... Mon Jul 09, 2007 10:05 pm

Its all bullshit!
The leaning Tower OF Pisa did not make through!!!
i mean they found no wonder in a tower that has been leaning since ages!
I agree with Abhi. its a stupid marketing gimmick! nothing else

Number of posts : 24 Age : 35 Registration date : 2007-06-26

@pragya:

Yeah i guess ur right...and i looked it up on wikipedia and they're only supposed to be rumours anyways...

And at the people calling it a marketing gimmick...guys how can it be a marketing gimmick when the results are based on the public's votes...obviously people are going to have different opinions...which is why i said in my previous post that I'm sure no one agrees with the final 7...i don't myself but then obviously they have to go with the majority.

Number of posts : 159 Age : 36 Registration date : 2007-07-01

nachiket wrote:: @ Everyone who voted for Taj I hope you thought twice about what happened to the crafstmen and architects once the taj was constructed before deciding to vote.

It's a legend, I hope you know.. WikiPedia it..

And for leaning momuments, I think some of Taj's Pilars are beginning to lean, if that counts.. Laughing

Number of posts : 795 Registration date : 2007-06-22

guys...be happy our TAJ is there....

Number of posts : 6 Registration date : 2007-06-12

guuyyyzzz....m really sorry for beng off da forum for so long...actually i was down wid dengue...was on full rest...bt nw m bk...wid a bang...have to catch up o so much...sorry monika...cya guyz....cheers

Number of posts : 24 Age : 35 Registration date : 2007-06-26

dhruvkh wrote:

nachiket wrote:: @ Everyone who voted for Taj I hope you thought twice about what happened to the crafstmen and architects once the taj was constructed before deciding to vote.

It's a legend, I hope you know.. WikiPedia it..

And for leaning momuments, I think some of Taj's Pilars are beginning to lean, if that counts.. Laughing

hehe yea i did that after posting unfortunately

Number of posts : 159 Age : 36 Registration date : 2007-07-01

As for marketing gimmick etc., the show plans to use a very large part of their revenue generated for restorational work of monuments..

Subject: Re: NEW SEVEN WONDERS...... Thu Jul 12, 2007 4:01 pm

WE will talk when a part of that revenue actually reaches and is used for the resrorational work of these monuments.

Number of posts : 159 Age : 36 Registration date : 2007-07-01

And how do YOU plan to come to know of their utilisation, knowing that our revenue-oriented media isn't going to cover something like that, and will instead focus on rape, murder, and people with half a drop of indian blood flying in space?

Subject: Re: NEW SEVEN WONDERS...... Thu Jul 12, 2007 8:29 pm

If the organisation which started all this could generate so much media frenzy for the election process, then im sure it wont be a problem for them to atleast get a 5 minute spot on the news channels when they actually give the share of revenue IF they do

Number of posts : 159 Age : 36 Registration date : 2007-07-01

Interesting Interesting
http://inhome.rediff.com/money/2007/jul/09taj.htm

@vaibhav
And I'll tell you a fact.
What the media WILL talk about is if the revenue generated is NOT in fact used for preservation of monuments as pledged as it does primarily cater to a country of cynics and doubting-Thomases such as etc.
Thus, we'll get to know this way or that.

Subject: Re: NEW SEVEN WONDERS...... Mon Jul 16, 2007 3:52 pm

A newspaper article threw some light on the issue....
Whosoever thought up of this idea, obviously had money in his mind....and I totally agree....
The seven wonders is such a huge campaign!!!think about it.....billions of people world wide,voting for their favourite monument,debating over which one should be included and which one should not....
For every click on that website,for every SMS sent, for every merchandise bought,the guy at da top,who came up with all this,earned some dollars.
Otherwise, when we already have an existing seven wonders list,whats the need to upgrade it?
And whats the point of rating a monument,when each monument has its unique beauty,charm and history?
I feel that it wasnt right in the first place to compare monuments and rate them.
I voted for the Taj too,but after reading this newspaper article,I realised that even if I wouldn't have voted......the taj would still be a Wonder of the World......

Number of posts : 159 Age : 36 Registration date : 2007-07-01

Actually, there wasn't any cohesive 7 Wonders List except that of the 7 Ancient Wonders, 6 of which are no more existent. This list is possibly the best effort till date towards narrowing down to 7 monuments as such. It isn't an upgrade.

And it's a democracy really. Anyone can do anything they want. It's up to us to endorse it or to decline to do so.
As for the top guy making money, I'm sure he did accumulate a bit of a fortune.. who doesn't nowadays? But it couldn't have been too much because he'd clearly be in the Media Eye for it..

Subject: Re: NEW SEVEN WONDERS...... Tue Jul 24, 2007 12:37 am

http://www.indianexpress.com/story/206200.html

Conclusive evidence.
Not a single penny is going to be spent on the conservation of the so-called seven wonders.

I hope dhruv has finaly realised the truth.

Number of posts : 159 Age : 36 Registration date : 2007-07-01

That's because they didn't earn any to be able to source it to the monuments..

I believe the argument was that all the money was going into the pockets of the organisers? Well, that's not happening, is it?
So where's the possibility of putting any into conservation efforts? They'll bankrupt themselves by putting all of their personal wealth into it?
I don't think so!

Subject: Re: NEW SEVEN WONDERS...... Wed Jul 25, 2007 10:20 pm

naive, one would say!

That 'did not earn enough' statement was bound to come up!

Number of posts : 159 Age : 36 Registration date : 2007-07-01

I'm not denying that he didn't earn a bit.. He didn't put all that efffort into it for the kicks!

But naturally, if they had amassed so much revenue, and were walking away with it.. it would not go unnoticed.

The problem with society is its million skeptics..