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Posted On: October 28th 2026, 09:29 am
Paisa in the 80s and 90s was valuable and it could fetch simple delights for school children in the form of candies and other stuff. But I found 50 paise worth private bus journeys as a student more useful in the late nineties. My grandmother had a wooden box with older coins of 1 paisa, 2paisa, ana and others from her lifetime.

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Comments (22)
megz_poet 4 days ago

megz_poet

Yep such is life bro.. back then things used to be so affordable.. Prices killing us these days.. can’t even buy a sweet 😅

talksnwalks101 5 days ago

talksnwalks101

Irony! 🔥🔥🔥

_serenique__ 5 days ago

_serenique__

🫶🏻🫶🏻🫶🏻

foxthenylon 6 days ago

foxthenylon

Oh I loved this one. I recently found a small stash of 10 paisa coins I had saved as a child because I liked the roundness and texture of the coins. It felt so good to feel them in my hands again. Simpler times.

aardhrachandran 7 days ago

aardhrachandran

Soo true lines loved it ✨✨

florasinbloom 7 days ago

florasinbloom

Pickled gooseberry for 20 paisa. What a pure, golden era to grow up in. Thank you for this beautiful piece of nostalgia

whispersofink_2026 7 days ago

whispersofink_2026

Oh such a nostalgia feeling now even 1000 bucks can't give that happiness which can be bought with just paisa❤️❤️

the.poetquill 7 days ago

the.poetquill

🙌🙌🙌❤️❤️❤️❤️

cupiditatem.__ 7 days ago

cupiditatem.__

This is such a beautiful and deeply nostalgic read! It truly transports you back to an era where the smallest amount of money brought the absolute greatest joy. It’s hard for the newer generation to understand the thrill of holding a 25 or 50 paisa coin and planning exactly how to spend it at the local tuck shop. Times have definitely changed, and inflation has taken over, but like you beautifully said, the worth of those memories remains untouched by time. Thank you for sharing this wonderful walk down memory lane! ✨

nithinzpoetry 7 days ago

nithinzpoetry

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daskhagen1963 7 days ago

daskhagen1963

During my school days paisa was introduced as Naya paisa and two or three paisa bought me some sweets or a biscuit to kill my appetite. Oh the time , oh the manner ! Beautiful words. ❤️❤️❤️❤️. Thank you .

nithinzpoetry 7 days ago

nithinzpoetry

What could fetch you in paisa, pence, or cents in your childhood?

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