Without coins, life will be robbed of much drama. | Photo Credit: Getty Images Recently, our village temple asked my daughter to offer a fistful of coins in each hand. The day before, I went hunting for these coins.I searched every cupboard at home. The only coins I found were an American cent and a Dubai dirham. I wasn’t sure our deity accepted foreign currency. At tea stalls, paan shops and grocery stores, shopkeepers stared at me. “Sir, this is the UPI age!” I held out a ₹500 note and pleaded, “Do-teen coin de de baba! Do-teen coin de de!” A few kind souls saved the day. Published - November 15, 2026 04:23 am IST
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