Sure you must have heard your parents reminisce about their golden days when they used to have 10p as their pocket money and how even that money was sufficient to fetch them, what was considered to be a sumptuous meals then. Thanks to inflation, coins are a rare sight now a day. And from barter system to present scenario, change has been continual except for some irregularities in the latter part.
Not so long ago coins certainly had their part in the economy as well as common man's budget. It required a great consideration before giving away the coin to a beggar. Then came the era, when candies became the best negotiable instrument (not an instrument to negotiate as the term may imply, but it means something which has monetary value and can be exchanged easily). Not only shopkeepers exploited the situation even a bus conductor wouldn't shy away from presenting you with never-heard-of-brand candy in lieu of the chutta that he owed you. Some roadside hawkers eyed this opportunity of making money (as they say Indian blood is full of entrepreneurship) and would offer you chutta in exchange of some monetary consideration. But that era too couldn't last for long. Thanks to the "booming economy", now peace of mind matters more while selling a product, rather than getting into the hassles of arranging change for customers. You would get a direct NO if you are not carrying the change. Denominations like 1 Re and 2 Re are on the verge of extinction. Our very own DTC is reframing the charges to avoid this hassle of chutta with fares in the multiple of 5 bucks. Gone are the days when you could hear a road side beggar pleading, Bhagwaan ke naam pe ek rupiya de de. And if you somehow out of your kindness or rather in an urge to lighten you pocket you hand him a one rupee coin he would not reject it out of courtesy, but would make sure to pass a disparaging look at you.
Nevertheless, like a good optimistic person, believing in the old saying 'Whatever happens, happens for good' I am riding in this bandwagon called economic boom. Whatever "good" it may bring for me or you the clear sufferer is chutta paisa
Not so long ago coins certainly had their part in the economy as well as common man's budget. It required a great consideration before giving away the coin to a beggar. Then came the era, when candies became the best negotiable instrument (not an instrument to negotiate as the term may imply, but it means something which has monetary value and can be exchanged easily). Not only shopkeepers exploited the situation even a bus conductor wouldn't shy away from presenting you with never-heard-of-brand candy in lieu of the chutta that he owed you. Some roadside hawkers eyed this opportunity of making money (as they say Indian blood is full of entrepreneurship) and would offer you chutta in exchange of some monetary consideration. But that era too couldn't last for long. Thanks to the "booming economy", now peace of mind matters more while selling a product, rather than getting into the hassles of arranging change for customers. You would get a direct NO if you are not carrying the change. Denominations like 1 Re and 2 Re are on the verge of extinction. Our very own DTC is reframing the charges to avoid this hassle of chutta with fares in the multiple of 5 bucks. Gone are the days when you could hear a road side beggar pleading, Bhagwaan ke naam pe ek rupiya de de. And if you somehow out of your kindness or rather in an urge to lighten you pocket you hand him a one rupee coin he would not reject it out of courtesy, but would make sure to pass a disparaging look at you.
Nevertheless, like a good optimistic person, believing in the old saying 'Whatever happens, happens for good' I am riding in this bandwagon called economic boom. Whatever "good" it may bring for me or you the clear sufferer is chutta paisa
hey buddy nicely written.. :)
ReplyDeleteHa ha.. firstly do lemme know what made you write on this topic!! ;)
ReplyDeleteWell, not going far to our parents, we ourselves have enjoyed the feeling of receiving chhutas from mom in our childhood for a balloon or a candy. And no matter what, the feeling was divine and its almost gone nowadays. Well, can only hope it doesn't reaches extinction!
Well written buddy!!
Nice one dude !!
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