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AM I A NAME OR A NUMBER
By: Uday Mukerji

Author Self-Published
July 2026
On Sale: July 19, 2026
Kindle: B0H9GY6T26
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Literature and Fiction

Among the eight billion people in the world today, does your existence make any difference? Will they remember your name? Or will you live forever as a number?

The story follows David, who struggles with the depersonalisation of modern society, initially resenting how institutions replace his individual identity with numerical tokens. Throughout his life, he reflects on how social security digits, sports jerseys, and consumer data reduce human existence to quantifiable metrics.

By the conclusion, David finds a sense of existential peace by reimagining these numbers as a form of digital immortality. He realises that while his physical self is mortal, his recorded data provides a permanent legacy that even artificial intelligence cannot erase. This work serves as a philosophical exploration of how humanity maintains significance within an increasingly automated and data‑driven world.