I do not remember a year more “life changing” than 2020

 

Images that keep crossing my mind.

[By choice, I am not listing international happenings, political slugfests, judicial pronouncements or other events, which may have been more important.]

JANUARY 2020

• Anti CAA Protests at Shaheen Bagh in Delhi
• Corona virus reaches India

FEBRUARY 2020

• Trump visits India
• Riots in North East Delhi

MARCH 2020

• India reports 1000 cases of COVID-19
• Nation-wide Lockdown Clamped amidst the fear of the unknown

APRIL 2020

• Unprecedented migration of labour back to rural areas
• Global Crude/Oil Prices Go Negative

MAY 2020

• ‘Vande Bharat’ Mission started to evacuate Indians stranded abroad due to coronavirus
• India begins to works from Home - WFH - Demand for Data skyrockets

JUNE 2020

• UNLOCK 1.0 announced with tally for COVID-19 infected exceeding five lakh
• Galwan valley skirmish with China

JULY 2020

• Modi sends strong message to China from Leh after the Galwan incident
• Comatose Congress puts up a Gehlot-Pilot Drama in Rajasthan

AUGUST 2020

• Foundation stone of Ram Mandir laid on 06 August
• National fixation with death of Sushant Singh Rajput morphs into Bollywood Drugs Connection

SEPTEMBER 2020

• Punjab farmers commence their 'rail roko’ agitation against the three farm bills passed by parliament
• Bihar Assembly Elections announced amidst COVID-19 threat

OCTOBER 2020

• Punjab government introduced three Bills in state Assembly to counter the farm laws set by the Centre.
• Shoots of economic recovery seen in auto, housing and manufacturing sector

NOVEMBER2020

• NDA wins Bihar Assembly elections
• Farmers from Punjab begin their march towards Delhi against the farm laws set by the Centre

DECEMBER 2020

• Agitation against the farm laws builds up on Delhi’s borders
• J&K District Development Council Elections throw up surprises
• India waits for the COVID-19 Vaccination as it kicks off in elsewhere 
  

Here is wishing all my friends and foes a less nervous and much more relaxed New Year 2021.

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First posted on 26.12.2020

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