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Meher Kapadia

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Working a calculator at a deskPolicy

The New Income Tax Act Removes a Word I Never Understood

For years I could not understand why the tax return for 2024-25 was filed under “assessment year 2025-26.” From April 1, India finally stopped doing that.

Meher KapadiaApr 9, 2026Read
One-dollar banknotesCurrency

The Rupee Crossed 90 and My Exchange Programme Got Expensive

When my family first budgeted for my summer programme in Boston, a dollar cost ₹83. This week it crossed ₹90. Nothing about the programme changed. The price did.

Meher KapadiaDec 5, 2025Read