Activity 4 Essay Sample

I would be visiting India, the land of the myths and various cultures. The cultural heritage and the charm of the country have always attracted visitors from every corner of the globe. The land of Taj Mahal embraces every foreigner with open arms and enriches with its rich culture, warmth and love. I would be accompanied by my parents and my brother on this visit. The tour would be twenty days long. The tour would include a visit to New Delhi, the capital city of India. The city bears evidence of the historical events from the ancient times. We plan to stay in Hotel Vivanta in New Delhi. Then we would be reaching Agra, which is nearby, to visit the Taj Mahal, the wonder of the world, the shrine of love constructed by Shah Jahan on the tomb of his beloved wife. Our journey would continue from here and we will reach Mumbai in flight. There, I will be having a business meeting, after which we would visit the R.K. Studio, the eminent film studio. We would be staying at the Hotel Taj in the city. From there we would be going to Kolkata, the city most famous for its cultural heritage. We are hoping to get the essence of the Bengali culture there. We would be stationed for a few days at the Park Hotel. The Victoria Memorial, Town Hall, Birla Planetarium, Eliot Park, Park Street are the places which we would visit. The flight cost for each person from one city to the other would be around 5000 rupees. The daily food cost is estimated to be around 1000 rupees per head. The transportation means in the cities would be rented cars and would amount to an approximate expenditure of 10000 rupees in total. As safety precautions, we would get in touch with the embassy if we sense any ordeal in the course of our journey. We would also be having the contact numbers of the local police stations. The total transportation cost would amount to around 50000 rupees.
The GDP (PPP) of India in 2012 was 4,710.807 billion dollars. The nation is the nineteenth largest exporter, while being tenth largest importer in the entire world. Following free market and liberal economic policies have been of great advantage for India in its economic growth over the years. It has been predicted by the World Bank that the economy would grow by 6.9 percent in the year 2012-2013, while it is estimated to be 7.2 and 7.4 percent in the next two financial years respectively. The inflation rate is very high though and has been calculated to be 7.55 percent in the month of August, 2012. In the times after liberalization, the international trade has seen a spurt. The major partners are European Union, United Arab Emirates, China and United States of America. Engineering goods, chemicals and pharmaceuticals, petroleum products, textiles and garments, iron ore and other minerals are the major export products. Crude oil and related products, electronic goods, machinery, gold and silver are the major import products of India. From the time of its independence, the balance of payments on current account has been negative. In the latest reports, impressive growth has been seen in both export and import. Monthly export has reached $25.9 billion in a month, while monthly import is $40.9 billion. The literacy rate of India in 2012 has been recorded to be 70.04 percent. As per the latest conversion rate, the value of 1 US dollar is 54.42 Indian Rupee. Due to the fluctuating value of Indian currency, it can be said that it is soft currency. The unemployment rate is estimated to be 9.9 percent in 2012. As far as the infrastructure is concerned, India is showing massive growth with time. The roads, fresh water, technology, all are evidences of the rapid betterment of the nation.