…........It was 5:30 pm. The sun was falling beyond the trees that lined the Royal College of Engineering campus. The bell rang, marking the end of the first exam of the semester. The oscillating fan was rattling away when the police arrested Dishari and her friends. Was it only ragging, the way media had put it, or was it symptomatic of some much deeper malaise?
….......The hall with dull yellow walls, the banyan tree, the cold winter nights, the chilled water, the broken window panes, corruption and much more haunts the four walls of the jail every moment. The girls study for their seventh semester exam in this bleak environment shorn of the basic amenities. The ‘jailhold’ work becomes a part of their lives amidst the engineering books.
….......Dishari saw the last hint of orange peeking over the banyan tree before little Rinki fell asleep; and then came the storm… bringing wind, rain, terror, death.
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