2017 Round Up
Taking a breather from my hectic Aadhar linking schedule, finally I found time to give a quick summary of the year that is just gone by: Apps up 2017 New Year started with the hangover of waiting in front of ATMs. The queues grew longer and the ATMs ran dry well into the first half of the year. With the introduction of higher denomination notes the tussle for getting change from vendors hit a new high. Mobile payment options became the norm and Paytm and similar mobile wallets registered record downloads. It was indeed strange when the delivery guy from the neighbourhood mutton shop showed up with the card swiping machine! Tipplers Toppled Tipplers had a tough time when the sweeping ban of bars and TASMAC outlets purportedly within 500 metres of national highways kicked in. While smaller outlets had no qualms in closing shop and shifting to 501 metres away, it was curtains for high end five star properties. With popular watering holes closed, weekend trips down the East...