Les billets de 500 et 1 000 roupies (indiennes) ne sont plus valables

Quand on voyage en Inde, pour payer un chambre de classe moyenne c'est à dire entre 1500 et 3000 roupies

ma citation d'Alexander Frater n'était guère appropriée

We can change money up to November 24th, that is short time. But we can put money in account up to December 30th. All is complicated. I can put your currency in my account and then give you back with new currency. It is very sudden action from Government. They have been planning about that secretly for several months and secretly they have made new currencies of 500 and 2000. It is government trick to stop fake notes and black money. Fake notes are big problem in India and the black money is worst. Lots of corruptions here and most of the political leaders has million and millions of black moneys in hidden places of their property, in tanks and undergrounds and so on. They cannot change the money because they cannot show the source of the money. Those moneys are completely waste and after the period of change they can give the huge amount of currency to theyyam to make fire. Anyway it is very good decision from government even if people have some difficulties for trade for a few days. Now it is very difficult for people. They are fighting at every office and Market. You can guess at bla bla market now bla bla sure three times double. No business and all streets looks almost strike day. At Bank there are long queue and ATM don't work. The Bank says ATM will work since tomorrow and it would be long queue at ATM for a few days. Anyway I am happy about it, because many corrupted money will be buried and they cannot use especially for political leaders. During the Congress period they planned the same idea but all political leaders protested including Kerala communist party and Indian Industrial Mafias also, because all black moneys were held by Congress leaders, CPM and Industrial mafias. That is why Congress government nothing did to stop black money. Now it is some difficult for people, but it is OK. The difficulties hasn't affect for poor people, only middle class and rich people has problems.

Je suis à Bénarès

Ben oui, Varanasi, mais le nom de Bénarès me fait davantage rêver (tout comme Madras ou Bombay)

J'avais, comme les personnes, qui vont régulièrement en Inde quelques billets de 500 et 1000 roupies bien utiles lorsque je prends un taxi à mon arrivée à l'aéroport. Cela évite de faire aussi la queue pour le change à une heure très tardive ou très matinale.

Je vais effectivement voir avec les personnes que je connais. Tant pis pour moi, heureusement cela ne représente pas une somme considérable. Je vais au Gujarat de fin janvier à début mars.