No, we're not kidding. This is really a thing. Gone are the days when you needed to have meaningless conversations with cops, laden with hints toward a monetary reward for absolutely no reason. Most of us have paid cops bribes with money, cigarettes, even chai. This one time a cop bullied me into handing over three laddoos. Well, not any more. Your late night police checkpoint escapades can now be cut down drastically with the advent of this quirky little note. How about paying a bribe with a 'Zero Rupee' note? A physics professor based out of the United States is credited with the invention of the concept. Satindar Mohan Bhagat, a physics professor based in the US, is credited with the creation of the concept. Bhagat found himself frustrated with the petty extortion demands of government officials, and thought of a token that would make his involvement in the act bribery null and void, with some tongue-in-cheek humour of course.

Over 3 million notes have been distributed across the country.

The 5th Pillar are hoping to keep expanding and provide every voiceless and oppressed individual in the country to be able to take a stand against corruption. By now, there are over 5 lakh signatures on the petition that pledge their allegiance to stand against corrupt officials. And the organisation will not rest till the fight is over.