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After spending 2020 Noboborsho under lockdown in another city, the chance to be able to celebrate the new year at home this time was quite a relief. Having lived away from home for a long time now, such instances of seasonal homecoming are perhaps what makes you feel connected to your roots — reliving your childhood rituals are perhaps what gives you a sense of familiarity and warmth, something you crave and want to return to each time. But as our family, friends and relatives eagerly waited for Poila Baisakh even amid the election frenzy — some awaiting their son or daughter’s return from another state, some planning to finally make that visit to a relative that they have been deferring since last year — coronavirus cases surged in the country, this time with new variants and new challenges, leaving us with a feeling of deja vu, albeit not a pleasant one. Distant relatives and friends, who could not make it home this time, will be greeted on video calls.