Sonbhadra Gold discovery Ancestors Knew it

It is one of the greatest and pleasing news for our country to have struck huge gold-stock discovered beneath at Sonbhadra in UP. 

It is really praiseworthy and something for we Indians to be proud of for the fact that even 1000s of years ago the place was named "Sonbhadra" which means 'gold's safe". This points towards the fact that our ancestors even thousands of years ago knew very well that this region has a huge stock of gold beneath the earth's surface...! 

To elaborate further, the discovery is not pure gold in the exact gold form which could mean the ancestors must be knowing that some kings or their dynasty must have hidden the gold stocks with full safety as was in the case of "Shri Padmanabha Swamy temple at Thiruvananthapuram (Trivandrum previously) Kerala. But, in this case it is "gold Ore" that is discovered which has to be ascertained after going through immense evacuation and verification process which need huge technology. So, it is really praiseworthy and needs to admire Indian ancestors who even centuries ago even when there was no technology in place, have managed to know about the huge stock of golds availability beneath the surface of Sonbhadra.

This discovery is expected to change India's economic fortune in the long run for the reasons well known as well as so many other reasons which are not known immediately. This discovery is going to be one of the important reason for India's becoming an economic power. The fortune will help more employment in the region and will give birth to a lot of Indirect employment as well. 

The reduce of Imports of gold drastically would be the biggest blessing as India is the world's largest importer of Gold and India's 2nd huge drainer of Forex after crude oil. 

This discovery will certainly help India to become a superpower in real means as after thrust in electric vehicles, and solar plants on rooftops, which will reduce the crude oil imports drastically in a decade or so, this gold discovery will apply a slow brake on India gold requirements from abroad. 

Yes, an India self-sufficient to meets its energy by means of solar and electric vehicles and self-sufficient to suffice its citizen's ornament affinity will change India's fortune permanently. Electronic items are being manufactured by most of the brands in India under "Make in India", and definitely India will be a superpower once India becomes a normal attraction for export of defence market too. 

Sudesh DJV 

Indore MP India 

22nd February 2020 

9:47 am

Sudesh DJV writes on contemporary subjects in the form of Articles and poems which is in the interest of the Nation in particular and for Mankind in general.