I am thinking to get into .NET world. I have been working as a Firmware Engineer for some time now with decent C and C++ experience. I would like to switch into Software world and thinking to get into .NET market. Can anyone help with study materials/contents that I need to focus on. I would like to self teach myself for few months before doing self marketing. Trying to bypass indian consultancy or something similar (किर्ते रेजुमी को कारणले ;-)). Can someone help?

Thanks,
Futyakarma