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For the uninitiated, "Bindas" (derived from the Hindi/Urdu phrase Bindass) means carefree, bold, and totally unfiltered. The BindasTimes Original series has never been about perfect Hallmark endings. It’s about the chaos in the middle—the overcooked dinner, the awkward family Zoom call, the gift you regifted three times over.

The Christmas of 2022 was unique. It wasn't the lockdown Christmas of 2020 (too much sanitizer, too little joy). It wasn't the hesitant Christmas of 2021 (are we allowed to hug yet?). No, 2022 was the "We are back, but we forgot how to socialize" Christmas. Christmas Special -2022- BindasTimes Original

Shopping malls were packed, but patience was thin. Travel plans were made, but airports were chaos. The Christmas Special -2022- BindasTimes Original captures this duality: the desperate desire for nostalgia mixed with the brutal reality of inflation and climate change. For the uninitiated, "Bindas" (derived from the Hindi/Urdu

The centerpiece of the Christmas Special -2022- BindasTimes Original is a satirical short story that went viral on our Telegram channel. Titled "Santa Claus: Swiggy Delivery Partner," it imagines Old Saint Nick trying to deliver gifts in a post-pandemic world. "I’ve been doing this for 1,700 years," Santa

"I’ve been doing this for 1,700 years," Santa sighs in the sketch, staring at a one-star rating because a PlayStation 5 was delivered at 8:03 PM instead of 8:00 PM sharp. "Nobody cares about the magic anymore. They just want the tracking link."

It was dark, hilarious, and painfully accurate for the work-from-home generation.

As we wrapped up the Christmas Special -2022- BindasTimes Original, we made a few tongue-in-cheek predictions for next year: