Fri 6 Jul 2007
Last minute rush to vote for Taj in the seven wonders poll
New Delhi, July. 6 (PTI): There was a frenzied last minute rush by Indians to do their bit to see the Taj Mahal through to the elite list of the new seven wonders of the world as the worldwide voting to choose the marvels drew to a close.
The New 7 Wonders Foundation, a Swiss non-profit group that launched the global on-line, phone and SMS poll to select the top seven marvels, is to announce the names at a ceremony in the Portuguese capital Lisbon tomorrow, the date aptly being 07.07.07.
http://www.fundazone.com/ideas/taj-mahal/
A R Rahman composes Taj Anthem to inspire Indians (and all lovers passionate about the Tahj) to vote for the Taz Mahal
“The voting has picked up like anything since morning. In fact, there is such a’ rush of votes that we are not being able to give the exact figure, as it is changing every moment and we are not in a position now to collate the data through servers as it might create problem for the voters,” said R D Bhatnagar, vice-president of I Media Corp, the official partner of the N7W Foundation in India.
Vote for the Taj Mahal, Agra, India - Wah Tahj - New Seven Wonders 7 / 7 / 7
A R Rahman composed this Taj Anthem to inspire Indians (and all lovers passionate about the Tahj) to vote for the Taz Mahal .
The audio version is available as an mp3 file here :
Taj Anthem audio track download mp3
The video is here at : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WP-YhQPnuNI
“After the voting closes at midnight tonight, we will process the votes through the servers,” he said.
Bhatnagar said there are huge fluctuations in vote volumes all over the world, but if the current pace of voting from India is maintained, the 17th century white marble monument should make it to the list of the seven wonders.
“It’s like a one-day cricket match now,” he said.
The official declaration ceremony is scheduled to begin at Estadio da Luz in Lisbon between 0030 and 0100 am IST Sunday and will continue till 3.45 am, he said.
