The end product of a sale  is payment.                                                      - Inian P K Right from the creation of the world and the human,  bartering in exchange for the needs has become a requisite in the lifestyle of the universe. Dating back from 6000 BC t he methods of payments changed from barter to shells and to the precious stones, to the gold to the coins and later from currency to the banking instruments and a further change to the plastics cards and lastly to the present day trend of electronic payments through the internet. The creation of historical silk route by the Europeans to make the trade with China for the trendy silk clothes and the movement of spices by sea from India to Europe has created a bridge between the eastern world with the west.  Most importantly this movement has led to the discovery of America by the Spaniard Colombus.    Because of the huge cry over the Balance of Payments of the countries, until today, barteri

On a pleasant day in the year 1271, a seventeen-year-old Venetian merchant started his onward journey along with his father and uncle to the other end of the world - Glorious China.  On that day he was not aware that one day his name will be etched on the history of the world. That teenaged merchant name was Marco Polo ( a name etched in the travelogues history), and his father and uncle namely Niccolo Polo and Maffeo Polo. The onward journey lasted for two years, and they reached the Chinese kingdom ruled by the famous Emperor KUBLAI KHAN, the son of emperor Genghis Khan. Those were the days where  the glory of the Khan's Empire baffled the Holy Roman Empire wherefrom the Polo's family came. The Chinese with their grand marble architectural wonders and their beautiful silks dazzled the sense of young Marco Polo. The transportation of Chinese Silk and Artefacts,  to be sold in the markets of the western world has given birth to the famous S