The book is about how Aadhaar makes the poor free. Aadhaar succeeds in creating a platform for financial inclusion of the poor. Using this platform, the government is in a position to pay its subsidies directly to the poor in cash. The poor use this money to become consumers for the market, and the market, by offering them a choice of products, services, experiences and lifestyles, enables the poor to define who they want to be. This is how India's poor become freeand enterprising individuals.