guys thanks a lot for all the suggestions.....but i guess some of you are missing the point....

i am a full-time doha resident and am proceeding to india for my vacations sometime later this year.the earlier connection i took while i was there kinda..umm...died coz i wasn't using it or recharging it when i got back here.so now i was thinking of getting just an inactivated sim card here so that i will have a sim card ready with me when i travel to india.i will be going via delhi and don't want to purchase the sim from there as it will be on roaming charges once i get to my home state.....

i was thinking if i could get a card and after i land in india,i could call up someone back home and ask them to activate and recharge the fone,then it should work....but i'm not sure!