Scattered Musings

Be it Ferrari, Lamborghini or Fiat in the automobile segment or Gucci, Prada, Valentino or Armani, the fashion and style segment in every sector is dominated by the Italian companies. The art and design destination of the world, Italy has accumulated enough wealth from its years of Roman Empire and cruel colonialism to build a world class country with an educated, rich and scientific community, 8th largest economy and 9th highest standard of living in the world. Italy has its foot set in manufacturing, automobile, shipbuilding, tourism, textiles, fashion goods, leather and other industries. Also the cultural heritage of Italy ranging from the Roman empire of the past to the Roman papacy of the present times, has contributed to the growth of Italy both from tourism and perspective with the likes of Venice, Rome, Milan and Florence amongst many.     Even with the second best healthcare system in the world, only next to France, Italy is succumbing to the pandemic of novel Cor