Remember him? That man in Aradhana, sitting beside Rajesh Khanna in a jeep, playing the mouth organ while the hero sang Mere Sapno Ki Rani to Sharmila Tagore on a moving train. A scene etched in our memories. But his legacy? Much bigger than you think. Thread 1/15

The Ghosts We Inherit: India's 'New Money' Story My mother reuses tea leaves until the water runs clear. My friend's father keeps a wooden box in his closet, with carefully folded bills arranged by denomination. Another's maintains a small diary tracking every household expense down to the last rupee. These aren't quirks – they're battle scars from a generation that survived on less. We are their children. We carry their financial trauma in our wallets, even as we tap them against sleek payment terminals at craft coffee shops.