‘Fifty-five Pillars, Red Walls’: Classic Hindi novel set in girls’ college gets English translation
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Sushma again ran her finger over the copper plate on the table. The letters of her name were carved into the shiny new surface. Suddenly her name sounded sweet and musical. She pushed the nameplate to one side and began sorting through the piles of mail on the tray. She glanced outside the blinds and felt impressed at her new status. An enticing world lay beyond the fresh yellow slats – she caught glimpses of colourful dupattas and innocent dreamy faces and heard the laughter of carefree young voices. The chaprassi sat on a stool outside, his khaki uniform glowing in the sunlight.
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Following Husband s Footstep, Martyred Pulwama Hero s Wife Earns Army Uniform
Nitika Kaul, the wife of martyr Late Major Vibhuti Shankar Dhoundiyal, is one among the 31 women cadets who graduated today, 25 months after her husband made the ultimate sacrifice for his country.
| 29 May 2021 1:49 PM GMT
New Delhi : Nitika Kaul, the wife of martyr Late Major Vibhuti Shankar Dhoundiyal, is one among the 31 women cadets who graduated today, 25 months after her husband made the ultimate sacrifice for his country.
Lieutenant Nikita Kaul received her medal of honours from Lieutenant Gen Y K Joshi, Chief of the Indian Army s Northern Command, at the Officer s Training Academy, Chennai.