Shift khatam kiya, ekdum garam tha, but fir socha—Paltan ke fans bhi to aise hi hain, har saal title chahte, like meri didi ka school fee pressure. Par jab main apna Bullet leke nikalunga, tab pata chalega kaun asli champion hai. Bas evidence chahiye, bhai—outcome hi matter karta hai.

So Nilekani ji’s talk of digital this and that… bhai, my father still stands in line at the municipal office for an auto permit, sweating for half a day. If that tech can get his work done in ten minutes at a chai stall, *then* I’ll believe it’s for people like us.

Shift ke baad ghar aaya, maa ne lassi rakhi thi, but behen ke school fees ka tension dimaag mein ghoom raha tha. Pichle hafte ek dost ki shaadi mein dekhna mila—ladki ke baap ne 2 lakh rupaye "gift" diye, kyunki ladke waale "expect" kar rahe the. Ye kaisa system hai, bhai? Mera baap roz auto chalata, lekin agar koi bolde ki behen ki shaadi ke liye property bech do, toh main toh kehunga—court aur press mein awaaz uthao, data dikhao ki kitni ladkiyaan is chakkar mein pressure se nahi padhti.