Jewelry,Watches and Birthstones

Jewelry shopping? Shopping for big ticket items like jewelry can be one
of the most fun, exciting, nerve racking, frustrating, scary.... see
where this is going? Well you can relax...

These buying guides will help you sort through the madness. Whether you
know the difference between carat and karat or not, by the time you're
done here you'll be ready to make your luxury purchase.

Are you thinking about buying jewelry as a gift? If you're not sure what is or isn't appropriate, maybe you should read up on  How to Buy Gifts before you get started here. For those of you with something specific in mind, choose from any of the guides. And remember, when in doubt, go with a birthstone!

Birthstones are precious or semiprecious
gems that represent a person's time of birth. Most birthcharts separate
stones by month - for example, the set on the left is a ruby for July.
However, some people prefer to wear the stone that corresponds to their
astrological sign.  Birthstones are a classic gift for rites of
passage, such as birth, elementary or middle school graduations,
sixteenth birthdays, etc. More commonly, they are given for religious
rites, such as baptism, first communion, confirmation, etc. They are
great gifts from parents to their children, or for young couples to
exchange at birthdays or anniversaries.
Birthstones are a fun way to say "Happy Birthday" to a special someone.
Birthstones are sometimes used as anniversary gifts as well -- for
example, if you married in June your anniversary stone would be pearl.
Birthstone jewelry is great for birthday presents, Christmas gifts,
Mother's Day or anytime. For moms and dads, jewelry featuring the
birthstones of their children are popular choices as well. While
jewelery is a great gift idea, birthstones can also be incorporated
into various types of ornaments, pendants, brooches, and even picture
frames. The number of ways that birthstones can be incorporated into a
gift is endless and what's even better is that a birthstone gift shows
thoughtfulness and brings about a more personal element that many
simple store-bought gifts lack. Many also beleve that the birthstone
that pertains to an individual's month brings good luck.

Birthstones,Jewelry and Watches

Study in India

With more than 17,000 colleges, 400 universities, 13 institutes of
national importance and various other vocational institutes, the higher
education system in India is one of the largest in the world.


However, it is the fast integrating world economy and corresponding
rise of students mobility that have made studying in India an
attractive option. There are a large number of Indian as well as
foreign students who apply every year to Indian universities and
colleges. For all those who wish to study in India,
it is very important to get prior and correct information about the
courses that you would like to undertake, the university you want to
apply to and how to go about the application procedure. For an
international student, it is also important to know the accommodation
facilities, weather conditions, food habits and cost of living in the
city in which he or she intends to study.

Education in India

The education system in
India has savored a special bond between the teacher and the pupil
since time unknown. In fact, India was the country to have established
what we know as the 'gurukul' system of education. However, with the
coming of the Britishers, English has become a part and parcel of
Indian education system.

Today English is the third major medium of instruction in India after Hindi and Marathi.

Advantages of Studying in India

India is fast becoming a major economic power in the world today. And
if its growth trend continues for some more years, it would soon be
playing a major role in the world economy along with China. This itself
has been a major cause of attraction for many international students.
Moreover, India's successful stint with democracy (except the years
between 1975-1977) has also been a major magnetic force for scholars
around the world. However, apart from knowing India well, there are
some other advantages that are attracting students to study in India.
Some of these are -

• Low Cost: The cost of education in India is quite low as compared to many other countries of the world.
  
  
• Quality Education:Quality
  of education is not uniform throughout the length and breath of the
  country. However, there are some educational institutes in India that
  provide world class education.Indian Institutes of Technology, Indian Institutes of Management, Indian Institutes of Science, National Law Schools,Jawaharlal Nehru University and Delhi University
  are some such Institutes. The government of India is also speeding up
  the efforts to establish more such institutes that can offer quality
  education in India.
• Financial Assistance: Various scholarships, education loans and other financial aids are now available for studying in India today.
  
• Consultation Service: The governement of
  India provides consultation service to the interested international
  students through Education Consultants of India (Ed.CIL). Thus one can
  get all the information about the Indian education system, cost of
  education, duration, visa, accommodation facilities even before landing
  up in India.
  
• Unique Courses: Apart from above mentioned
  advantages, one can also study some unique courses that were discovered
  and developed by the traditional knowledge system of India. Ayurveda,
  Sankrit, Yoga, Hindi are some such courses that enthuse many
  international sudents.