“…Approaching formal and informal finance along a continuum rather than as distinctive spheres is further important lesson from political economics and economic anthropology. As Bouman () has argued, the dualistic view of formal versus informal finance violates the empirical diversity of financial landscapes, which are ‘chameleon‐like and kaleidoscopic in nature, catering to every taste, purse and preference’ (Bouman, , p. 6). In India especially, various studies have emphasised the dynamism and diversity of Indian informal finance, highlighting both its strengths and weaknesses (Bouman, ; Harriss‐White, ; Harriss‐White and Colatei, ; Collins et al , ).…”