Updated for 2026 Data

The True Value of
Your Money

See how inflation has eroded purchasing power over the decades. Compare what ₹100 bought in your birth year versus today.

NostalgiaFlation — visualization of how the Indian rupee's purchasing power has changed from 1960 to 2026

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