They are on my mind a great deal, and the usual festive traditions I treasure are all the more poignant because of that. Certainly, it is the first time in years that my family have been in the UK at this time of year. Not surprisingly, my children think of Santa as someone with a very well-stamped passport! This year, however — characterised by cancelled plans and loneliness at best, and unemployment, ill-health and bereavement at worst — is different. Shruti Advani is donating the fee for this article to The Felix Project, which redistributes surplus food from suppliers to charities and schools.

Source: The Nation December 22, 2020 00:56 UTC