The exchange summed up the mood in Kolkata as 2020 prepared to bow out after delivering multiple blows to the city. As the number of protesters began to grow by the day, they began to call it Freedom Struggle 2.0. Cyclone AmphanOn May 20, a city living under fear and lockdown was struck by Cyclone Amphan. Some 20 people died in Kolkata alone; nearly 10,000 trees were uprooted and 4,000 electric poles felled. While that’s hard to predict, Kolkata will seek its moments of joy, even if it’s derived from cracking a joke.

Source: The Hindu December 30, 2020 08:12 UTC