It is true that in the past two or three decades the Spirit of the country appears to have woven new garbs. But can we equate ‘Indian renaissance' to economic growth, a Chinese-model development? Certainly not. For once I would like write a ‘personal’ column. Why? Because 40 years ago, I set my foot on Indian soil for the first time; it was presumably my ‘good’ karma which made me visit this country during my 1972 university holidays.