Let’s rewind the last seven days.
No demonetisation blues here: The obscenely opulent Reddy wedding shows us the politics of money
Bellary mining baron Janardhan Reddy pulls off a Rs 550-crore wedding for his daughter, with BJP and Congress leaders in attendance. Read more here.
Malda, India’s fake currency capital, is feeling the demonetisation pinch
The Bangladesh border, through which the counterfeit notes make their way in, has fallen silent. But security forces don’t expect the lull to last long. Read more here.
The New Zeal: Or why the government needs to take the Birla and Sahara papers seriously
Because with demonetisation, Modi promised a paradigm change in the way institutions treat corruption and black money. Read more here.
History revisited: How Tughlaq’s currency change led to chaos in 14th century India
The major gamble the Delhi sultan took with the currency in his kingdom led to the weakening of his sultanate. Read more here.
For India’s middle classes, demonetisation has become a moral project
The Great Event has little to do with economic logic. Read more here.