OLD IS GOLD EVER

Traditions and Customs of India India's culture is among the world's oldest; civilization in India began about 4,500 years ago. Many sources describe it as "Sa Prathama Sanskrati Vishvavara" — the first and the supreme culture in the world, according to the  All World Gayatri Pariwar (AWGP) organization. Western societies did not always see the culture of India very favorably, according to Christina De Rossi, an anthropologist at Barnet and Southgate College in London. Early anthropologists once considered culture as an evolutionary process, and "every aspect of human development was seen as driven by evolution," she told Live Science. "In this view, societies outside of Europe or North America, or societies that did not follow the European or Western way of life, were considered primitive and culturally inferior. Essentially this included all the colonized countries and people, such as African countries, India, and the Far East." However,...

That old rupee note in your wallet could make you rich Updated on: July 21, 2010 11:02 IST O ld is gold. More so, if it is an old rupee note. Ask Mehraj Quraishi. Two years back, Quraishi, a trader in old coins and notes, purchased 30 one-rupee notes -- the first ones printed by the government after Independence -- bearing the signature of the then finance secretary of India, K R K Menon. He paid Rs 1,350 for each note. But when Quraishi wanted a few more of these notes a few days ago, he had to dole out Rs 10,000 for each -- a 640 per cent increase in value in just over two years, something not many investment avenues can boast of. There's more to it. Some of the Re 1 notes printed in 1964, bearing the signature of the then finance secretary, S Bhoothalingam, are at present available on ebay.com for Rs 25,500 each. However, all old currency notes do not appreciate as rapidly in value. The availability of the note in the market is the main factor. For example: the...