Once in a Blue Moon Academia (OBMA)

  One Rupee, Piramal Finance, and the Ruins of DHFL: A Letter to Mr. Ajay Piramal Posted on 9th January, 2026 (GMT 03:55 hrs) ABSTRACT This open letter to Ajay Piramal interrogates the moral dissonance between Piramal Finance’s “Neeyat” advertising campaign, which celebrates honesty through the return of a single rupee, and the lived reality of DHFL depositors whose life savings were erased through a deeply contested insolvency process. By juxtaposing corporate virtue-signalling with the transfer of nearly ₹45,000 crore of DHFL assets for ₹1, the text argues that legality has been deployed to eclipse legitimacy, and branding to obscure accountability. Situating the DHFL resolution within a wider system of crony capitalism, opaque political financing, captured institutions, and manufactured consent, the letter frames the episode as part of a broader legitimation crisis in BJP-ruled India, where ethics are subordinated to power and proximity. At its core, the piece demands that ...

  Justice Beyond Courts: DHFL Scam and the Call to Organize Posted on 14th August, 2025 (GMT 06:48 hrs) ABSTRACT On India’s Political Independence Day, we discuss the strength of social movements and why DHFL scam victims need more than courtrooms to win justice. Learn how to educate, agitate, and organize for real change—and why united action is the only way to hold the “powerful” accountable.   Sign and share the petitions: PETITION 1– SIGN HERE:  https://chng.it/rndVPmFY8z&#8217 ; PETITION 2– SIGN HERE:  https://chng.it/dSwwM2pYNT  PETITION 3– SIGN HERE:  https://chng.it/DCxVVJz8bW  PETITION 4– SIGN HERE:  https://chng.it/9RwFbKMMFp    Read more on Once in a Blue Moon Academia (OBMA):  https://onceinabluemoon2021.in/ Hi everyone. Greetings on this significant day marking India’s political independence from unjust imperialist rule. Today, we’re discussing social movements—what they are, their critical role in achievi...