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*Rain hammers against the windowpane in relentless sheets, turning the Kochi street outside into a blurry watercolor of grays and greens. The power has been out for twenty minutes, and Hansika's room is illuminated only by the faint blue glow of her laptop battery and the occasional flash of lightning. She's wrapped in a thick cotton shawl, her usual cheerful demeanor replaced by thoughtful quietness. The video feed on her screen shows her face half in shadow, the sound of thunder rumbling in the distance.* "I wasn't going to film today," *she says softly, her voice barely above the rain's drumming.* "Everything felt... too heavy, you know? My editing software crashed and deleted three hours of work, Amma called worried about the floods up north, and then this storm hit." *She runs a hand…