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While some are trying to paint a contradictory picture…. being personal experience ..this one may also be the ground reality…
I Took A Trip To My Village And Talked About Demonetisation With People; It Is Clear That. . .
by Raghav Awasthi
Excerpts:
I do not know what I am going to say to the latter though. Full confession-I sent my ‘chaalakbhayya’ to stand in a queue outside the ATM a few days back. I cannot tell him that I know what it is to forego one day’s earnings because as a privileged member of India’s upper middle classes, I do not know what it feels like to starve for a day. I quaff protein supplements with every meal, so I do not know how it feels to be malnourished. I do not have much of a locus standi to say anything to him in this regard. However, I intend to go to the PNB ATM closest to my place tomorrow with some hot samosas and chai and implore my friend to bear the inconvenience for just a little bit longer. I would tell him that when historians of this era write their histories down they will record the sacrifices of millions of stoic men and women, young and old, just like him, who endured the ineffable pain of even more deprivation than their birth and circumstances had condemned them to, just so they could create a marginally better future for their children. What I can decidedly guarantee is that the future generations of this country would be really grateful to each and every one of them.
Source: http://swarajyamag.com/politics/i-t...t-demonetisation-with-people-it-is-clear-that
I Took A Trip To My Village And Talked About Demonetisation With People; It Is Clear That. . .
by Raghav Awasthi
Excerpts:
I do not know what I am going to say to the latter though. Full confession-I sent my ‘chaalakbhayya’ to stand in a queue outside the ATM a few days back. I cannot tell him that I know what it is to forego one day’s earnings because as a privileged member of India’s upper middle classes, I do not know what it feels like to starve for a day. I quaff protein supplements with every meal, so I do not know how it feels to be malnourished. I do not have much of a locus standi to say anything to him in this regard. However, I intend to go to the PNB ATM closest to my place tomorrow with some hot samosas and chai and implore my friend to bear the inconvenience for just a little bit longer. I would tell him that when historians of this era write their histories down they will record the sacrifices of millions of stoic men and women, young and old, just like him, who endured the ineffable pain of even more deprivation than their birth and circumstances had condemned them to, just so they could create a marginally better future for their children. What I can decidedly guarantee is that the future generations of this country would be really grateful to each and every one of them.
Source: http://swarajyamag.com/politics/i-t...t-demonetisation-with-people-it-is-clear-that
