My world of Old Indian Coins

There are times in life when you feel that everything has come to a standstill. You need something to cling on to, something to immerse yourself into. Hobbies are excellent mediums through which you can forget everything about your worries almost instantly. As a kid, I was very shy boy and did not have any kind of liking for any particular thing as such. Like every other kid in my class, I had no idea what destiny had in store for me; in fact we never thought about destiny and simply went with the flow. We did almost everything that was told to us. I was introduced to the world of old Indian coins at the age of seven by my grandfather.

My grandfather also was a passionate collector of Old Indian Coins when he was young. He had some connections with friends who were also into this unique hobby. Over a period of time, he kept growing his collection. He once told me that he probably loved his collection of Indian coin more than his own wife. Even though he laughed out loud after that statement, his eyes told me that there was some amount of truth behind those words. We used to visit our native place every year during summer vacations. It was like every other vacation; the only difference this time being that Grandpa showed me his amazing collection of old coins India. I was lost, lost into a whole new world. There was no looking back. I spent that entire vacation talking to my grandfather understanding different aspects of all the old coins India that he had collected. Each one of them had an interesting story behind it. I never got tired of listening to them. I took a few ancient Indian coins from his collection back home. 

I shut myself inside my room and spent hours gazing at those beauties. There was something about these ancient Indian coins that make me smile even today. Probably, they remind me of my grandfather, probably they are special as they showed me a new ray of light every time I am feeling low.

Why passion is very important for collecting Antique Indian Coins

There are many things that someone can be interested in. Some like reading books while others like doing theatre. Most of it depends on what kind of upbringing one has experienced in their childhood. Many philosophers have said that you almost become what you see around you. The kind of people you meet or the kind of friends you make defines your personality. Some choices you make do not really have logic behind them. Same is the case with my hobby of collecting antique coins of India. I belonged to a middle class family where academics was always given priority. Why would anybody for that matter encourage their kids to pursue a hobby as strange of collecting Antique Indian Coins! But it happened; almost as if it was always supposed to happen.

One of my school friends named Chintan introduced me to this amazing hobby and till date I am grateful for what he did. If it was not for him, I wouldn’t have so many interesting Colonial Coins of India with me as of today. In fact, I give him the credit for owning these coins as well. Becoming a coin collector for a middle class guy like me was really difficult. Every time I used to get some old Colonial Coins home, my parents used to ask me hundred questions. They told me concentrate on my studies and not waste time collecting Antique Indian Coins. Deep down though there was a rebel inside me. I never budged, even though I was not allowed to collect coins at home. I used to find a way to pursue my passion for collecting Colonial Coins of India one way or the other. I still remember my father beating me up in the middle of the night because I was busy looking at my collection of coins when I had my exams on the next day.

But, as I said, I have no regrets at all. I believe that you should always stick to your beliefs, no matter what. So if you like collecting coins simply keep doing it.

Demonetised News on Notes of India

Ever since Notes of India worth rupees 500 and rupees 1000 have been demonetised, there has been a lot of confusion. The reason why the decision to suddenly withdraw these Currency Notes of India was taken is not very clear to many. The main reason behind this masterstroke is that a lot of counterfeit or fake notes have been circulating in the country since several years. Another reason as stated by Honourable Prime Minister of India Mr. Narendra Modi is that people have been hoarding crores of black money in their homes and offices. There have been reports that fake Notes of India are printed in Pakistan and smuggled into the country via Bangladesh. These fake notes currency Notes of India were being used majorly by terrorist organizations for various purposes.

 The sudden announcement came as a shock to many. Notes of India worth crores of rupees were turned into mere pieces of paper overnight. Yes, the common had to suffer a lot after these Nurrency Notes of India were banned. They had to stand in queues for several hours outside banks and ATMs to get their money exchanged or withdraw cash. But slowly and steadily the limits for withdrawing Currency Notes of India was raised within a few months.        

There are some recent reports that the latest 2000 notes of India have also been replicated. Some of it was seized from various locations across the country. Earlier cases had colour photocopied pieces, but later better counterfeits were confiscated. Citing that these issued would continue, the government has decided to upgrade security features of banknotes every three to four years.  Apart from that, there are other reports that new 200 rupees notes will also be introduced soon. There are some rumours that the latest 2000 rupees notes will be withdrawn again and new 1000 rupees notes will be released.