It was in and around November, 2016. I shouldn’t reveal the time. It is a secret. I was probably attached to a pink-coloured paper. People said it was something so new that they never could even think of in reality! Even I was surprised! Was I actually attached? I don't know much! ?
I Am The Non-Existent Chip In 2,000 Note, Don’t Forget Me!
Recalling the chip that was said to be inside the Rs 2,000 notes introduced in 2016, here is a piece of satire.
People stand in a queue outside banks to deposit and exchange old denomination Indian rupee 500 and 1,000 currency notes
People stand in a queue outside banks to deposit and exchange old denomination Indian rupee 500 and 1,000 currency notes
They started searching me every time they held the powerful paper in their hands. Some started discussing my features! I had probably Bluetooth installed within! I tried to connect to the nearest device! Alas! It didn't work for some reasons! ?
Some people gave me humungous responsibility. I was supposed to track terrorist activities. Truly speaking, I felt great! What a big responsibility! I must be powerful enough to do it. I started counting days when I would be sent to the border. I felt no less than a soldier — an over-active surveillance machine! ?
I carried the message of supra-technology. I was Aatmanirbhar! I started my journey as one of the most powerful detectives. But certainly, I was not being given much opportunity to prove my skills — even in my imagination. ?
I didn't know the man whose face was there on the paper where I was perhaps attached. I later got to know that he was a Satyagrahi. Satya means truth. The rest I was not aware of. ?
Time passed by. And with the time, I got to know they have stopped producing the paper. Now, it’s my turn to go back. ?
Have people lost interest in me? Or did I fail to serve them? I am not sure. They don't need me anymore. Perhaps they have made a more powerful weapon — perhaps suitable for the ?New India. ?
Good bye all. By end of September, 2023, I will not be there anymore. But I may again come back with a bang, if needed! ?
As I was thinking through this, someone pushed me a little. The same guy with round frames of specs and an eternal smile on his face! Hey, I know him! I woke up. It was a bad dream indeed! The existential crisis was over. Was I ever there or was it my figment of imagination? ?
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