We have demonised the money of the poor - cash - while glorifying that of the rich - card and Paytm.

What India could have learned from France's experience of demonetisation in 1840s

Demonetisation is a sacrifice of the poor to punish the rich

Just because the sin is ours doesn't mean the burden should be ours as well.

The writer is an Assistant Professor of Anthropology and has taught at the University of Pennsylvania. She currently lives and teaches in Delhi and works on globalisation and India's informal economy.

Durba Chattaraj

The writer is an Assistant Professor of Anthropology and has taught at the University of Pennsylvania. She currently lives and teaches in Delhi and works on globalisation and India's informal economy.

By Durba Chattaraj