Vote for Taj

For the last couple of weeks we have recieved number of mails on Vote for Taj...Infact the campaign is seen anywhere you lay your eyes , be it Print , Television, internet ,posters ... you can always see "Vote for Taj" ...

All I want to put across through this blog is "Do we need a certification to tell World about Taj ?" Will Taj's stature , significance be dimished , just because it is not voted as one of the wonders? I think the answer is NO. The ethereal beauty of the Taj does not require a "7 Wonder Certification" to prove it's place as one of the finest example of architecture today.

Last I had gone to Taj was around 5 years back. Inspite of the heat , it was peak summer day , and the crowd , one can not help being mesimerized by the architecture. The tomb , raised on a terrace , is approached via a set of stairs.While climbing each step, I watch slowly, the rising structure , absorbing like a sponge, the Taj, as the structure unfolds. I have done this everytime I had seen and believe me every time the experience is different . And it is not only the architecture ,which attracts so may people to Taj ,the fact that it was built by an Emperor in loving memory of his wife , also makes it a special place.

With so many lists of wonders coming in "Seven Ancient Wonders","New Seven Wonders","Underwater Wonders", how doe sit help if Taj is part of the list or not . Another point is that the process of defining the new list is also questionable . World body UNESCO dissociated itself from the voting saying it was not a 'world' view as the entire world was not voting. And even if Taj does not make to the list , it will always a special place in the hearts of millions of people who have seen Taj, atleast once.