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Indian Stock market (BSE Sensex Index)
1983 - I was born and also Indian cricket team winning world cup. Sensex = 212.
1984 - Indira Gandhi shot dead & Bhopal Gas tragedy. Sensex = 245
1992 - Indian economy opening up. Dream budget by MMS. Harshad Mehta Scam. Sensex =
4285.
1993 - Blast in Mumbai. Also at BSE bldg. Riots all over. Sensex = 2281.
1996 - Indian stock market goes digital with NSE's new trading platform. Sensex = 3367.
1999 - NDA coming to power with Atal Bihari Vajpayee as PM. Sensex = 3740.
2004 - UPA coming to power with Left party support. Sensex = 5591.
2008 - Sensex falling after touching high of 21200. Crude oil rising upto $ 147.
2009 - Sub-prime crisis in USA bring financial instability worldwide. Sensex = 9568.
2010 - Satyam scam, Common wealth scam, Telecom scam. Sensex = 17590.
2013 - Young Raghu Ram Rajan appointed RBI governor. Sensex = 18835.
2014 - BJP alone conquering 283 seats in Loksabha and NDA coming to power with 330 seats.
Sensex = 25000.
From 1981 till date it is clear that in all adversity & prosperity I & Sensex have grown. But during
this period I have grown 32 times & at the same time Sensex have grown 173 times.
Surely there has been downside also. But sooner or Later that downside has always overcome
Moral: Be a systematic & disciplined investor, because as age grows investment are also sure to
grow
(Sensex figure are as on 31-mar of that particular year)