Onions up 108%, ginger 62%, garlic 54%. But here’s the twist: potatoes and tomatoes are cheaper. Why? Because supply chains are broken in some places, smooth in others. Rural inflation (6.08%) is hurting more than urban (4.88%). Tamil Nadu, Odisha, MP; worst hit. Delhi? Barely 3.4%. And get this; the RBI just raised rates to 5.5%, but an ISB professor says it’s too late. He warns: printing money to keep rates low is flooding the system. Real rates are negative. That’s dangerous. When global markets offer positive returns, why would anyone park money here? India’s borrowing costs might explode if we don’t fix this now. The quiet crisis isn’t just in your kitchen; it’s in the bond market, too. And that’s where real pain begins.