Name: My Aadhar is My Identity
Author: Shabana Mukhtar
My Aadhar is My Identity is a humorous tale of an Aadhar enrolment. Manohar Lal who is described as a patriotic Indian is facing numerous hurdles during the process of his Aadhar enrolment. This is partially due to his laziness and unwillingness to accept a change. Eventually, he is facing many problems along with continuing discussions on the safety of Aadhar.
At once, many people faced this situation when the government proposed the Aadhar enrolment as a mandatory measure. Most people hurried to get their newly implemented unique identity. But some hesitates and this is the story of that some people.
The author has done a commendable job on writing a good piece of short story which is partly fiction and partly real life experiences.
As the story unfolds, the emotion which the author tried to express is fear. The fear of Manohar Lal on his losing identity. This drives the story further.
Overall it is a good short read which is narrated in a simple style
Rating 3.5/5
Money Money: How demonetization changed our lives
This is the story of 4 girls whose lives were suddenly drifted due to the announcement of demonetization in India. These 4 girls come from 4 different corners of the country and have their own unique features. Throughout the story, these unique characteristics of them are emphasized properly in detailing the story. The long queues and frenzy for withdrawing the cash is an experience which so many of us have. The fear of being a cash-less in a single day is the emotion explored in this story. The story is narrated as a blog post written by one of the characters.
However, some character development and continuation of the story are missing on certain points. At certain points, it feels that it is purposefully lengthened and it needs some editing to omit recurring monologues.
Overall the author tried to express the situation many of the people faced during demonetization with a pinch of humor.
Rating 3/5
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