Methord 1

    from django.http import HttpResponse
    
    from django.template import RequestContext, loader


    template = loader.get_template('hr/index.html')
    
    context = RequestContext(request, {'leaveRequests': leaveRequests,})  
    
    return HttpResponse(template.render(context))


Methord 2


    from django.shortcuts import render
    from django.http import HttpResponse


    response = HttpResponse()
    response = render(request, 'hr/index.html',{'leaveRequests': leaveRequests,})
    response.set_cookie(key='sampCookieKey', value=1)
    return response