Let down by the Monsoon (one more farmer suicide has been reported, this time in Erode) and Narendra Modi government's policies, the hopes of the rural populace is already broken and senile resembling cracks in the drought-hit fields while in cities and small towns grievances of the people keep growing like long queues in front of ATMs, one week after the notification on demonetization was issued. The prime minister (who before the polls promised to put Rs 15 lakh within 100 days of his government coming to power in every Indian's pocket) has now sought 50 days time for the results of demonetization to show...

A police officer affirms that this is a good move and the result will start showing by January. One of the targets, according to him, is the illegal hawala dealers (Kuzhalpanam in Malayalam). Many such views and theories abound, many absurd, some good (no questions widely asked about Ambanis and Adanis) but no relief in sight for the masses.