#exclusion

#exclusion

My friend said, I am going to be very selective about who I include because there are some people who seem to think the more, the merrier,' and we just can't have that. The time you asked me to include your mother at Easter, my table was at its max capacity. I was shocked. That request was made 10 years ago and was cheerfully accommodated.

It is often difficult for people in India to remember life before Aadhaar. The digital biometric ID, allegedly available for every Indian citizen, was only introduced 15 years ago but its presence in daily life is ubiquitous. Indians now need an Aadhaar number to buy a house, get a job, open a bank account, pay their tax, receive benefits, buy a car, get a sim card, book priority train tickets and admit children into school.

I was like, 'Well, why wasn't I invited?'...don't tell me what I was not and was invited to. Like, absolutely not.