The desi relationship with money and business is complex, to say the least. A kaaka shop of some kind (call it what you will) lurks somewhere on the street corner. Some members of the junta have black money; despite not paying taxes to the gorement, some might still act like a Kanjoos Makkhichoos, always looking for the cheap and best option in life.
When times are hard, we grow a money plant. When times our good, we give money garlands to show affection. And at all times, we are ready to give one tight slap and say "Money Doesn't Grow on Trees" to our children who will inevitably spend their pocket money on one extra pink tuck, only to then do namaskaram and get the money back from unsuspecting grandparents.
We give money to our policemen to grow mustaches (Stache for Cash). The same policemen protect us when we are duped and made to feel like Tirupathi Laddus! Sometimes, the state fails us, as she is too busy fighting or colluding with spectrum rajas.
There are lurid myths about those that sell their kidneys for money (Kidneyvakkam). Spend your single naya paisa with care.
Money, like power, always croreupts.
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Ram: Nah man! He is just a code-coolie there.
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Bijo: Where's the file? I can't see it.
Saji: It's on the dextop.
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Historically, usurious companies like Western Union, MoneyGram and/or banks would help with the movement of this money; oftentimes charging exorbitant prices. The money would also arrive on IST.
Xoom is a disruptive cross-border money transfer or remittances company that makes it fast and cheap for Indians abroad to send money to India. They are have gained so much traction that they now have Big B dressed up in a blue velvet jacket, supporting the brand.
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Shortform for Crore or ten million.
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Balkrishna - black ki white?
Ramdev - LOL!
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Balu: Sounds good, but no georgekutty in the wallet.
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Mary: Nothing much men. That Miss. Hilda was going on with her two pice talk in History about some war.
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It is supposed to be a combination of the English letter R and Devnagri letter र.
There was full competition and all for designing the symbol and as it happens in competitions some IIT guy won and we got this symbol.
Just like we in India believe that we deserve a permanent place at the UN Security Council, we have other aspirations too. Main one being that the world take us seriously, which is a hard sell in it self, what with bollywood trumping everything.
So in our pursuit of seriousness, we needed a symbol for the rupee and we got one.
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Bata pricing workers in unison - point nine nine is better than point zero zero!!!!