> At this point, cell phone is a necessity in India to get any services And in a delightful catch-22, Aadhaar is essentially a requirement for obtaining a cell

> At this point, cell phone is a necessity in India to get any services And in a delightful catch-22, Aadhaar is essentially a requirement for obtaining a cell phone. You can bypass this with some other documents and providing a landline that they verify within a week, but it's incredibly cumbersome.