A few days ago, I came across some facts that left me genuinely shaken.

Paneer — yes, that soft, white paneer we proudly serve to guests — is now being made with palm oil, chuna, and maybe even a little detergent for extra “flavor.”
Real milk? That’s too much hard work. Why bother when a magic powder costing ₹120 can create 20 liters of “milk” in minutes? Just add water… and a prayer for survival.

Vaccines that aren’t trusted in other parts of the world find an easy market here. After all, who needs proper testing and quality control when we have blind trust and endless patience for jugaad?

I’m not claiming I’ve personally stood in the factories watching these wonders being created.
But one thing I have personally witnessed — everywhere, every day — is the madness for cheap things.

It doesn’t matter what’s inside, how it’s made, or what it will do to the body.
If it’s cheap, it’s good.
If there’s a “50% off” sticker, it’s even better.
If it’s free with another shady product, it’s practically a blessing.

People will happily buy rotten fruits, chemical-loaded milk, paneer with palm oil, and expired medicines — and still call it a smart purchase.
Quality? Health? These are minor concerns now.
The real victory is proudly shouting, “Dekho kitna sasta mila!” — even if what we bought slowly poisons us.

Today, the dream is still to live healthy — but sasta bhi chahiye.
And ironically, the so-called educated ones turn out to be the biggest fools in this race.
Armed with degrees but zero common sense, they too run behind cheap junk, believing they’ve cracked some secret code of life.

We are living in an era where survival depends not on what you eat, but on how much your body can tolerate — because let’s be honest, we are happily serving ourselves slow poison with a side of discounts.

But why worry about tiny details like health, nutrition, or long-term damage…
As long as we get a good deal, everything else can wait.

After all, sasta chahiye, chahe kuch bhi ho jaye.