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Adieu 2022

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Hey All, Welcome to the blog page for the last time this year. Wow! What a year 2022 was! It's the same time as last year, when we were relieved to see COVID-19 come to an end, or perhaps not! A quirky recap of the way the year went by 8 billion :  The world population has surpassed 8 billion, with India accounting for 17.2% of the total. Russia-Ukraine war  : Russia targeted Ukraine’s critical infrastructure, hoping that winter would do what the Russian military couldn’t, break Ukraine’s will. Meanwhile, the rest of the world struggled to adapt to the price shocks, supply disruptions, and food shortages triggered by Russia’s brazen aggression. 15 million Ukrainians have been displaced! British Politics  : The country whose empire once spanned the globe had three prime ministers in just two months. Boris, Liz, and Rishi—the latter’s nationality, religion, and in-laws—add a desi twist to British politics. Inflation Surge  : Inflation had been unusually high i

Freedom

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It was a cold winter night. The cold breeze hitting the window panes produced an eerie sound. The curtains swayed wildly, pushing the nearby objects onto the floor. The room was dimly lit. The room was perhaps a testament to her disarrayed mind, a chaotic display of memories past and future dreams. The main space hog was the bed, which was currently neatly done, giving the illusion of order with its frilly bed cover and neatly arranged pillows. Above it, secured to the roof across the bed area, hung an array of dream catchers, illuminating her once strong sense of happiness and optimistic dreams. A chain of lights framed the room's sole window, the sill holding various trinkets to cast a nice shade of nostalgia for her and those who knew her stories—or do they? On the bedside table, lay yet another plant, the last one in a series of failures, a futile attempt to nurture her green fingers. She was in the far corner of the room. Under the illumination of the bulb above, s