By D N Singh
Although not so vibrant but not a year which can be tucked to the routine mediocrity of a year ending piece.
It lead us through many twists which made us pass through happenings those brought packages of which some had good notes for many, some better for a few fortunate but for a majority , it was nothing but grinding pains those still linger.
Battle Of Guts In WB
Politically also there were a few vibrant events like that of the elections in West Bengal. It was a rare show of guts as the incumbent chief minister was seen battling hard. In one side, a battery of opponents with high decibel clamors to erase her from the map of Bengal and on the other was Mamata alone, wheeling her chair through the streets.
And the result was a resounding victory for her, signaling the enemies to moderate their diatribes.
Political Opera Punjab
Politics which keeps the media fed with news, did not rest at that. The fracas over supremacy in Punjab it was more or less like a fight between two children that, Captain Amarinder Singh and Navjot Singh Sidhu kept splashing the muds.
In a most amazing climax of happenings, both have virtually lost their wickets. Captain could not keep his CM-ship and Sidhu failed to become the chief minister!
Dark Underbelly Of Bollywood
After one most engaging incidents of 2020, that is the mysterious death of Sushant Singh Rajput, in 20021 it was Aryan Khan’s arrest.
For whatever reason the following developments after Aryan’s arrest in October through a bust inside a luxury cruiser in Mumbai hugged limelight.
He was arrested on October 3, later to be released on bail on 28th of the same month. It proved to be a heady-mix of confusions those led us nowhere except that, drugs have a home in the celeb-wood of Mumbai.
Which was subsequently painted in political colours, whipping a wordy battle between the BJP and the Maha Aghadi dispensation.
Bidding Adieu To A Great Soldier
Sadly, fairly recently the nation was shocked by the tragic departure of a valiant soldier under the sun, General Bipin Raut, first CDS of India whose loss was not only mourned by the netas and soldiers but many, many common men.
New Apparition (Virus)
Along with those happenings with a mix of politics, the world and India as well, was waken up to a new shock in the form of Omicron, a new variant of Covid-19.
A new threat and a new fight, an initially ignored, the variant soon became bigger than its original creator.
After some hours the year will end for the new-year to enter but the virus and its relatives would hound us for some time to come.
Farm Bill Withdrawn
Not to be forgotten easily was one of the most lingering agitation by the farmers who have forced the power that be, at the Center, to genuflect before them.
But the tragic trail of death of hundreds of farmers during the strikes remains a lesson for politicians that, ‘democracy is for the people, of the people and by the people’. Their wishes cannot be bulldozed always.
Golden Finish
Olympics was memorable for us. Hockey made a comeback and India’s podium finish by Neeraj Chopra with the gold medal round his neck was momentous.
