{"id":2443,"date":"2025-07-16T00:25:35","date_gmt":"2025-07-15T20:25:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/windowedu.in\/blog\/?p=2443"},"modified":"2025-07-17T01:51:48","modified_gmt":"2025-07-16T21:51:48","slug":"part-1-1-chapter-1-the-burden-of-dreams-%e0%b4%b8%e0%b5%8d%e0%b4%b5%e0%b4%aa%e0%b5%8d%e0%b4%a8%e0%b4%99%e0%b5%8d%e0%b4%99%e0%b4%b3%e0%b5%81%e0%b4%9f%e0%b5%86-%e0%b4%ad%e0%b4%be%e0%b4%b0%e0%b4%82","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/windowedu.in\/blog\/?p=2443","title":{"rendered":"Part 1.1: Chapter 1 &#8211; The Burden of Dreams (\u0d38\u0d4d\u0d35\u0d2a\u0d4d\u0d28\u0d19\u0d4d\u0d19\u0d33\u0d41\u0d1f\u0d46 \u0d2d\u0d3e\u0d30\u0d02)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<!DOCTYPE html>\n<html lang=\"ml\" dir=\"ltr\">\n<head>\n    <meta charset=\"UTF-8\">\n    <meta name=\"viewport\" content=\"width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0\">\n    <meta name=\"description\" content=\"\u0d24\u0d35\u0d3e\u0d2f\u0d3f\u0d2f\u0d41\u0d1f\u0d46 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He lay on his thin cotton mattress, staring at water stains that had become his unwelcome companions through countless nights of desperation. The financial&nbsp;<strong>shortage<\/strong>&nbsp;(\u0d15\u0d4d\u0d37\u0d3e\u0d2e\u0d02) wasn&#8217;t just numbers\u2014it was the&nbsp;<strong>bone of contention<\/strong>&nbsp;(\u0d24\u0d7c\u0d15\u0d4d\u0d15\u0d35\u0d3f\u0d37\u0d2f\u0d02) that transformed peaceful nights into battlegrounds of anxiety. \ud83c\udf27\ufe0f<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u0d05\u0d35\u0d30\u0d41\u0d1f\u0d46 \u0d13\u0d1f\u0d3f\u0d1f\u0d4d\u0d1f \u0d0e\u0d33\u0d3f\u0d2f \u0d2e\u0d47\u0d7d\u0d15\u0d4d\u0d15\u0d42\u0d30\u0d2f\u0d3f\u0d7d \u0d15\u0d3e\u0d32\u0d35\u0d7c\u0d37\u0d02 \u0d05\u0d24\u0d3f\u0d28\u0d4d\u0d31\u0d46 \u0d2e\u0d41\u0d34\u0d41\u0d35\u0d7b \u0d30\u0d4b\u0d37\u0d24\u0d4d\u0d24\u0d4b\u0d1f\u0d46\u0d2f\u0d41\u0d02 \u0d06\u0d1e\u0d4d\u0d1e\u0d1f\u0d3f\u0d1a\u0d4d\u0d1a\u0d41, \u0d13\u0d30\u0d4b \u0d24\u0d41\u0d33\u0d4d\u0d33\u0d3f\u0d2f\u0d41\u0d02 \u0d05\u0d7c\u0d1c\u0d41\u0d28\u0d4d\u0d31\u0d46 \u0d09\u0d31\u0d15\u0d4d\u0d15\u0d2e\u0d3f\u0d32\u0d4d\u0d32\u0d3e\u0d24\u0d4d\u0d24 \u0d2e\u0d28\u0d38\u0d4d\u0d38\u0d3f\u0d28\u0d46 \u0d15\u0d3e\u0d7c\u0d28\u0d4d\u0d28\u0d41\u0d24\u0d3f\u0d28\u0d4d\u0d28\u0d41\u0d28\u0d4d\u0d28 \u0d15\u0d2e\u0d4d\u0d2e\u0d3f\u0d2f\u0d41\u0d1f\u0d46 (deficit) \u0d2a\u0d4d\u0d30\u0d24\u0d3f\u0d27\u0d4d\u0d35\u0d28\u0d3f\u0d2f\u0d3e\u0d2f\u0d3f. \u0d06 \u0d28\u0d47\u0d7c\u0d24\u0d4d\u0d24 \u0d2a\u0d1e\u0d4d\u0d1e\u0d3f \u0d2e\u0d46\u0d24\u0d4d\u0d24\u0d2f\u0d3f\u0d7d \u0d15\u0d3f\u0d1f\u0d28\u0d4d\u0d28\u0d41\u0d15\u0d4a\u0d23\u0d4d\u0d1f\u0d4d, \u0d28\u0d3f\u0d30\u0d3e\u0d36\u0d2f\u0d41\u0d1f\u0d46 \u0d0e\u0d23\u0d4d\u0d23\u0d2e\u0d31\u0d4d\u0d31 \u0d30\u0d3e\u0d24\u0d4d\u0d30\u0d3f\u0d15\u0d33\u0d3f\u0d7d \u0d24\u0d28\u0d4d\u0d31\u0d46 \u0d05\u0d28\u0d3e\u0d35\u0d36\u0d4d\u0d2f \u0d15\u0d42\u0d1f\u0d4d\u0d1f\u0d3e\u0d33\u0d3f\u0d15\u0d33\u0d3e\u0d2f\u0d3f \u0d2e\u0d3e\u0d31\u0d3f\u0d2f \u0d38\u0d40\u0d32\u0d3f\u0d02\u0d17\u0d3f\u0d32\u0d46 \u0d28\u0d28\u0d1e\u0d4d\u0d1e \u0d2a\u0d3e\u0d1f\u0d41\u0d15\u0d33\u0d3f\u0d32\u0d47\u0d15\u0d4d\u0d15\u0d4d \u0d05\u0d35\u0d7b \u0d09\u0d31\u0d4d\u0d31\u0d41\u0d28\u0d4b\u0d15\u0d4d\u0d15\u0d3f. \u0d06 \u0d38\u0d3e\u0d2e\u0d4d\u0d2a\u0d24\u0d4d\u0d24\u0d3f\u0d15 \u0d15\u0d4d\u0d37\u0d3e\u0d2e\u0d02 (shortage) \u0d35\u0d46\u0d31\u0d41\u0d02 \u0d05\u0d15\u0d4d\u0d15\u0d19\u0d4d\u0d19\u0d7e \u0d2e\u0d3e\u0d24\u0d4d\u0d30\u0d2e\u0d3e\u0d2f\u0d3f\u0d30\u0d41\u0d28\u0d4d\u0d28\u0d3f\u0d32\u0d4d\u0d32\u2014\u0d05\u0d24\u0d4d \u0d38\u0d2e\u0d3e\u0d27\u0d3e\u0d28\u0d2a\u0d30\u0d2e\u0d3e\u0d2f \u0d30\u0d3e\u0d24\u0d4d\u0d30\u0d3f\u0d15\u0d33\u0d46 \u0d09\u0d24\u0d4d\u0d15\u0d23\u0d4d\u0d20\u0d2f\u0d41\u0d1f\u0d46 \u0d2a\u0d4b\u0d7c\u0d15\u0d4d\u0d15\u0d33\u0d19\u0d4d\u0d19\u0d33\u0d3e\u0d15\u0d4d\u0d15\u0d3f \u0d2e\u0d3e\u0d31\u0d4d\u0d31\u0d3f\u0d2f \u0d24\u0d7c\u0d15\u0d4d\u0d15\u0d35\u0d3f\u0d37\u0d2f\u0d02 (bone of contention) \u0d06\u0d2f\u0d3f\u0d30\u0d41\u0d28\u0d4d\u0d28\u0d41.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>His father, Krishnan, worked as a coolie at Palakkad Railway Junction, earning \u20b9900 per day across all seasons. Unlike many laborers whose income fluctuated like a&nbsp;<strong>flock<\/strong>&nbsp;(\u0d12\u0d30\u0d41 \u0d2a\u0d31\u0d4d\u0d31\u0d02 \u0d2a\u0d15\u0d4d\u0d37\u0d3f\u0d15\u0d7e) scattered by storms, Krishnan had secured consistent work through thirty years of dedication. The railway authorities recognized his&nbsp;<strong>proficient<\/strong>&nbsp;(\u0d2a\u0d4d\u0d30\u0d3e\u0d35\u0d40\u0d23\u0d4d\u0d2f\u0d2e\u0d41\u0d33\u0d4d\u0d33) skills, making him an essential part of the&nbsp;<strong>pack<\/strong>&nbsp;(\u0d1a\u0d46\u0d28\u0d4d\u0d28\u0d3e\u0d2f\u0d4d\u0d15\u0d4d\u0d15\u0d33\u0d41\u0d1f\u0d46 \u0d15\u0d42\u0d1f\u0d4d\u0d1f\u0d02) of workers who loaded freight trains with systematic precision. \ud83d\ude82\ud83d\udcbc<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u0d05\u0d35\u0d28\u0d4d\u0d31\u0d46 \u0d05\u0d1a\u0d4d\u0d1b\u0d7b, \u0d15\u0d43\u0d37\u0d4d\u0d23\u0d7b, \u0d2a\u0d3e\u0d32\u0d15\u0d4d\u0d15\u0d3e\u0d1f\u0d4d \u0d31\u0d46\u0d2f\u0d3f\u0d7d\u0d35\u0d47 \u0d1c\u0d02\u0d17\u0d4d\u0d37\u0d28\u0d3f\u0d7d \u0d12\u0d30\u0d41 \u0d1a\u0d41\u0d2e\u0d1f\u0d4d\u0d1f\u0d41\u0d24\u0d4a\u0d34\u0d3f\u0d32\u0d3e\u0d33\u0d3f\u0d2f\u0d3e\u0d2f\u0d3f\u0d30\u0d41\u0d28\u0d4d\u0d28\u0d41, \u0d0e\u0d32\u0d4d\u0d32\u0d3e \u0d38\u0d40\u0d38\u0d23\u0d3f\u0d32\u0d41\u0d02 \u0d26\u0d3f\u0d35\u0d38\u0d47\u0d28 \u20b9900 \u0d38\u0d2e\u0d4d\u0d2a\u0d3e\u0d26\u0d3f\u0d1a\u0d4d\u0d1a\u0d41. \u0d15\u0d4a\u0d1f\u0d41\u0d19\u0d4d\u0d15\u0d3e\u0d31\u0d4d\u0d31\u0d3f\u0d7d \u0d1a\u0d3f\u0d24\u0d31\u0d3f\u0d2a\u0d4d\u0d2a\u0d4b\u0d15\u0d41\u0d28\u0d4d\u0d28 \u0d12\u0d30\u0d41 \u0d2a\u0d31\u0d4d\u0d31\u0d02 \u0d2a\u0d15\u0d4d\u0d37\u0d3f\u0d15\u0d33\u0d46 (flock) \u0d2a\u0d4b\u0d32\u0d46 \u0d35\u0d30\u0d41\u0d2e\u0d3e\u0d28\u0d02 \u0d38\u0d4d\u0d25\u0d3f\u0d30\u0d2e\u0d32\u0d4d\u0d32\u0d3e\u0d24\u0d4d\u0d24 \u0d2e\u0d31\u0d4d\u0d31\u0d4d \u0d24\u0d4a\u0d34\u0d3f\u0d32\u0d3e\u0d33\u0d3f\u0d15\u0d33\u0d46 \u0d2a\u0d4b\u0d32\u0d46\u0d2f\u0d32\u0d4d\u0d32, \u0d2e\u0d41\u0d2a\u0d4d\u0d2a\u0d24\u0d4d \u0d35\u0d7c\u0d37\u0d24\u0d4d\u0d24\u0d46 \u0d38\u0d2e\u0d7c\u0d2a\u0d4d\u0d2a\u0d23\u0d02 \u0d15\u0d4a\u0d23\u0d4d\u0d1f\u0d4d \u0d15\u0d43\u0d37\u0d4d\u0d23\u0d7b \u0d38\u0d4d\u0d25\u0d3f\u0d30\u0d2e\u0d3e\u0d2f \u0d1c\u0d4b\u0d32\u0d3f \u0d09\u0d31\u0d2a\u0d4d\u0d2a\u0d3f\u0d1a\u0d4d\u0d1a\u0d3f\u0d30\u0d41\u0d28\u0d4d\u0d28\u0d41. \u0d1a\u0d30\u0d15\u0d4d\u0d15\u0d4d \u0d1f\u0d4d\u0d30\u0d46\u0d2f\u0d3f\u0d28\u0d41\u0d15\u0d33\u0d3f\u0d7d \u0d1a\u0d3f\u0d1f\u0d4d\u0d1f\u0d2f\u0d4b\u0d1f\u0d46 \u0d38\u0d3e\u0d27\u0d28\u0d19\u0d4d\u0d19\u0d7e \u0d15\u0d2f\u0d31\u0d4d\u0d31\u0d41\u0d28\u0d4d\u0d28 \u0d24\u0d4a\u0d34\u0d3f\u0d32\u0d3e\u0d33\u0d3f\u0d15\u0d33\u0d41\u0d1f\u0d46 \u0d15\u0d42\u0d1f\u0d4d\u0d1f\u0d24\u0d4d\u0d24\u0d3f\u0d32\u0d46 (pack) \u0d12\u0d30\u0d41 \u0d2a\u0d4d\u0d30\u0d27\u0d3e\u0d28 \u0d2d\u0d3e\u0d17\u0d2e\u0d3e\u0d15\u0d4d\u0d15\u0d3f \u0d05\u0d26\u0d4d\u0d26\u0d47\u0d39\u0d24\u0d4d\u0d24\u0d46 \u0d2e\u0d3e\u0d31\u0d4d\u0d31\u0d3f\u0d2f\u0d24\u0d4d, \u0d31\u0d46\u0d2f\u0d3f\u0d7d\u0d35\u0d47 \u0d05\u0d27\u0d3f\u0d15\u0d3e\u0d30\u0d3f\u0d15\u0d7e \u0d05\u0d26\u0d4d\u0d26\u0d47\u0d39\u0d24\u0d4d\u0d24\u0d3f\u0d28\u0d4d\u0d31\u0d46 \u0d2a\u0d4d\u0d30\u0d3e\u0d35\u0d40\u0d23\u0d4d\u0d2f\u0d2e\u0d41\u0d33\u0d4d\u0d33 (proficient) \u0d15\u0d34\u0d3f\u0d35\u0d41\u0d15\u0d7e \u0d24\u0d3f\u0d30\u0d3f\u0d1a\u0d4d\u0d1a\u0d31\u0d3f\u0d1e\u0d4d\u0d1e\u0d24\u0d41\u0d15\u0d4a\u0d23\u0d4d\u0d1f\u0d3e\u0d23\u0d4d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Your father is truly the&nbsp;<strong>salt of the earth<\/strong>&nbsp;(\u0d2e\u0d3e\u0d28\u0d4d\u0d2f\u0d28\u0d3e\u0d2f \u0d35\u0d4d\u0d2f\u0d15\u0d4d\u0d24\u0d3f),&#8221; Arjun&#8217;s mother, Kamala, used to say with tears of&nbsp;<strong>pride<\/strong>&nbsp;(\u0d05\u0d2d\u0d3f\u0d2e\u0d3e\u0d28\u0d02). She had managed their household with&nbsp;<strong>propriety<\/strong>&nbsp;(\u0d14\u0d1a\u0d3f\u0d24\u0d4d\u0d2f\u0d02), stretching every rupee through careful&nbsp;<strong>modifications<\/strong>&nbsp;(\u0d2e\u0d3e\u0d31\u0d4d\u0d31\u0d02 \u0d35\u0d30\u0d41\u0d24\u0d4d\u0d24\u0d7d). Her job at Radha Chechi&#8217;s store brought \u20b9300 daily, and together, their combined efforts created&nbsp;<strong>sufficient<\/strong>&nbsp;(\u0d2e\u0d24\u0d3f\u0d2f\u0d3e\u0d2f) resources for&nbsp;<strong>proper<\/strong>&nbsp;(\u0d36\u0d30\u0d3f\u0d2f\u0d3e\u0d2f) education and basic dignity. \ud83d\ude4f\ud83c\udfe1<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;\u0d28\u0d3f\u0d28\u0d4d\u0d31\u0d46 \u0d05\u0d1a\u0d4d\u0d1b\u0d7b \u0d36\u0d30\u0d3f\u0d15\u0d4d\u0d15\u0d41\u0d02 \u0d12\u0d30\u0d41 \u0d2e\u0d3e\u0d28\u0d4d\u0d2f\u0d28\u0d3e\u0d2f \u0d35\u0d4d\u0d2f\u0d15\u0d4d\u0d24\u0d3f\u0d2f\u0d3e\u0d23\u0d4d (salt of the earth),\u201d \u0d05\u0d7c\u0d1c\u0d41\u0d28\u0d4d\u0d31\u0d46 \u0d05\u0d2e\u0d4d\u0d2e \u0d15\u0d2e\u0d32 \u0d05\u0d2d\u0d3f\u0d2e\u0d3e\u0d28\u0d24\u0d4d\u0d24\u0d3f\u0d28\u0d4d\u0d31\u0d46 (pride) \u0d15\u0d23\u0d4d\u0d23\u0d40\u0d30\u0d4b\u0d1f\u0d46 \u0d2a\u0d31\u0d2f\u0d41\u0d2e\u0d3e\u0d2f\u0d3f\u0d30\u0d41\u0d28\u0d4d\u0d28\u0d41. \u0d05\u0d35\u0d7c \u0d24\u0d19\u0d4d\u0d19\u0d33\u0d41\u0d1f\u0d46 \u0d35\u0d40\u0d1f\u0d4d\u0d1f\u0d41\u0d1a\u0d46\u0d32\u0d35\u0d41\u0d15\u0d7e \u0d24\u0d3f\u0d15\u0d1e\u0d4d\u0d1e \u0d14\u0d1a\u0d3f\u0d24\u0d4d\u0d2f\u0d24\u0d4d\u0d24\u0d4b\u0d1f\u0d46\u0d2f\u0d3e\u0d23\u0d4d (propriety) \u0d15\u0d48\u0d15\u0d3e\u0d30\u0d4d\u0d2f\u0d02 \u0d1a\u0d46\u0d2f\u0d4d\u0d24\u0d3f\u0d30\u0d41\u0d28\u0d4d\u0d28\u0d24\u0d4d, \u0d36\u0d4d\u0d30\u0d26\u0d4d\u0d27\u0d3e\u0d2a\u0d42\u0d7c\u0d35\u0d4d\u0d35\u0d2e\u0d3e\u0d2f \u0d2e\u0d3e\u0d31\u0d4d\u0d31\u0d19\u0d4d\u0d19\u0d7e \u0d35\u0d30\u0d41\u0d24\u0d4d\u0d24\u0d3f (modifications) \u0d13\u0d30\u0d4b \u0d30\u0d42\u0d2a\u0d2f\u0d41\u0d02 \u0d35\u0d32\u0d3f\u0d1a\u0d4d\u0d1a\u0d41\u0d28\u0d40\u0d1f\u0d4d\u0d1f\u0d3f. \u0d30\u0d3e\u0d27 \u0d1a\u0d47\u0d1a\u0d4d\u0d1a\u0d3f\u0d2f\u0d41\u0d1f\u0d46 \u0d15\u0d1f\u0d2f\u0d3f\u0d32\u0d46 \u0d1c\u0d4b\u0d32\u0d3f\u0d2f\u0d3f\u0d7d \u0d28\u0d3f\u0d28\u0d4d\u0d28\u0d4d \u0d26\u0d3f\u0d35\u0d38\u0d35\u0d41\u0d02 \u20b9300 \u0d32\u0d2d\u0d3f\u0d1a\u0d4d\u0d1a\u0d41, \u0d07\u0d30\u0d41\u0d35\u0d30\u0d41\u0d1f\u0d46\u0d2f\u0d41\u0d02 \u0d15\u0d42\u0d1f\u0d4d\u0d1f\u0d3e\u0d2f \u0d2a\u0d30\u0d3f\u0d36\u0d4d\u0d30\u0d2e\u0d02 \u0d36\u0d30\u0d3f\u0d2f\u0d3e\u0d2f (proper) \u0d35\u0d3f\u0d26\u0d4d\u0d2f\u0d3e\u0d2d\u0d4d\u0d2f\u0d3e\u0d38\u0d24\u0d4d\u0d24\u0d3f\u0d28\u0d41\u0d02 \u0d05\u0d1f\u0d3f\u0d38\u0d4d\u0d25\u0d3e\u0d28\u0d2a\u0d30\u0d2e\u0d3e\u0d2f \u0d05\u0d28\u0d4d\u0d24\u0d38\u0d4d\u0d38\u0d3f\u0d28\u0d41\u0d02 \u0d2e\u0d24\u0d3f\u0d2f\u0d3e\u0d2f (sufficient) \u0d35\u0d3f\u0d2d\u0d35\u0d19\u0d4d\u0d19\u0d7e \u0d38\u0d43\u0d37\u0d4d\u0d1f\u0d3f\u0d1a\u0d4d\u0d1a\u0d41.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The&nbsp;<strong>abundance<\/strong>&nbsp;(\u0d38\u0d2e\u0d43\u0d26\u0d4d\u0d27\u0d3f) of love in their home had always compensated for the&nbsp;<strong>lack<\/strong>&nbsp;(\u0d05\u0d2d\u0d3e\u0d35\u0d02) of luxury. Kamala possessed&nbsp;<strong>appropriate<\/strong>&nbsp;(\u0d05\u0d28\u0d41\u0d2f\u0d4b\u0d1c\u0d4d\u0d2f\u0d2e\u0d3e\u0d2f) wisdom that could transform their modest earnings into comfortable living through intelligent planning. Every&nbsp;<strong>alteration<\/strong>&nbsp;(\u0d2e\u0d3e\u0d31\u0d4d\u0d31\u0d02) in spending could&nbsp;<strong>affect<\/strong>&nbsp;(\u0d38\u0d4d\u0d35\u0d3e\u0d27\u0d40\u0d28\u0d3f\u0d15\u0d4d\u0d15\u0d41\u0d15) their children&#8217;s future prospects. \ud83d\udc96\ud83d\udca1<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u0d05\u0d35\u0d30\u0d41\u0d1f\u0d46 \u0d35\u0d40\u0d1f\u0d4d\u0d1f\u0d3f\u0d32\u0d46 \u0d38\u0d4d\u0d28\u0d47\u0d39\u0d24\u0d4d\u0d24\u0d3f\u0d28\u0d4d\u0d31\u0d46 \u0d38\u0d2e\u0d43\u0d26\u0d4d\u0d27\u0d3f (abundance) \u0d0e\u0d2a\u0d4d\u0d2a\u0d4b\u0d34\u0d41\u0d02 \u0d06\u0d21\u0d02\u0d2c\u0d30\u0d24\u0d4d\u0d24\u0d3f\u0d28\u0d4d\u0d31\u0d46 \u0d05\u0d2d\u0d3e\u0d35\u0d24\u0d4d\u0d24\u0d3f\u0d28\u0d4d (lack) \u0d12\u0d30\u0d41 \u0d2a\u0d30\u0d3f\u0d39\u0d3e\u0d30\u0d2e\u0d3e\u0d2f\u0d3f\u0d30\u0d41\u0d28\u0d4d\u0d28\u0d41. \u0d2c\u0d41\u0d26\u0d4d\u0d27\u0d3f\u0d2a\u0d30\u0d2e\u0d3e\u0d2f \u0d06\u0d38\u0d42\u0d24\u0d4d\u0d30\u0d23\u0d24\u0d4d\u0d24\u0d3f\u0d32\u0d42\u0d1f\u0d46 \u0d24\u0d19\u0d4d\u0d19\u0d33\u0d41\u0d1f\u0d46 \u0d24\u0d41\u0d1a\u0d4d\u0d1b\u0d2e\u0d3e\u0d2f \u0d35\u0d30\u0d41\u0d2e\u0d3e\u0d28\u0d24\u0d4d\u0d24\u0d46 \u0d38\u0d41\u0d16\u0d2a\u0d4d\u0d30\u0d26\u0d2e\u0d3e\u0d2f \u0d1c\u0d40\u0d35\u0d3f\u0d24\u0d2e\u0d3e\u0d15\u0d4d\u0d15\u0d3f \u0d2e\u0d3e\u0d31\u0d4d\u0d31\u0d3e\u0d7b \u0d15\u0d34\u0d3f\u0d2f\u0d41\u0d28\u0d4d\u0d28 \u0d05\u0d28\u0d41\u0d2f\u0d4b\u0d1c\u0d4d\u0d2f\u0d2e\u0d3e\u0d2f (appropriate) \u0d35\u0d3f\u0d35\u0d47\u0d15\u0d02 \u0d15\u0d2e\u0d32\u0d2f\u0d4d\u0d15\u0d4d\u0d15\u0d41\u0d23\u0d4d\u0d1f\u0d3e\u0d2f\u0d3f\u0d30\u0d41\u0d28\u0d4d\u0d28\u0d41. \u0d1a\u0d46\u0d32\u0d35\u0d41\u0d15\u0d33\u0d3f\u0d32\u0d46 \u0d13\u0d30\u0d4b \u0d1a\u0d46\u0d31\u0d3f\u0d2f \u0d2e\u0d3e\u0d31\u0d4d\u0d31\u0d35\u0d41\u0d02 (alteration) \u0d24\u0d19\u0d4d\u0d19\u0d33\u0d41\u0d1f\u0d46 \u0d2e\u0d15\u0d4d\u0d15\u0d33\u0d41\u0d1f\u0d46 \u0d2d\u0d3e\u0d35\u0d3f\u0d2f\u0d46 \u0d38\u0d4d\u0d35\u0d3e\u0d27\u0d40\u0d28\u0d3f\u0d15\u0d4d\u0d15\u0d3e\u0d7b (affect) \u0d38\u0d3e\u0d27\u0d4d\u0d2f\u0d24\u0d2f\u0d41\u0d23\u0d4d\u0d1f\u0d46\u0d28\u0d4d\u0d28\u0d4d \u0d05\u0d35\u0d7c\u0d15\u0d4d\u0d15\u0d31\u0d3f\u0d2f\u0d3e\u0d2e\u0d3e\u0d2f\u0d3f\u0d30\u0d41\u0d28\u0d4d\u0d28\u0d41.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But cancer had been an unwelcome&nbsp;<strong>amendment<\/strong>&nbsp;(\u0d2d\u0d47\u0d26\u0d17\u0d24\u0d3f) to their family&#8217;s story. The disease attacked not just Kamala&#8217;s body but their financial stability, becoming a&nbsp;<strong>factory<\/strong>&nbsp;(\u0d28\u0d3f\u0d7c\u0d2e\u0d4d\u0d2e\u0d3e\u0d23\u0d36\u0d3e\u0d32) producing disasters. Hospital bills, medicines, and treatments created such a massive&nbsp;<strong>shortfall<\/strong>&nbsp;(\u0d15\u0d41\u0d31\u0d35\u0d4d) that they approached Canara Bank for a \u20b950,000 loan at 11% interest. \ud83d\udc94\ud83c\udfe5<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u0d0e\u0d28\u0d4d\u0d28\u0d3e\u0d7d \u0d05\u0d7c\u0d2c\u0d41\u0d26\u0d02 \u0d05\u0d35\u0d30\u0d41\u0d1f\u0d46 \u0d15\u0d41\u0d1f\u0d41\u0d02\u0d2c\u0d15\u0d25\u0d2f\u0d3f\u0d7d \u0d06\u0d30\u0d41\u0d02 \u0d38\u0d4d\u0d35\u0d3e\u0d17\u0d24\u0d02 \u0d1a\u0d46\u0d2f\u0d4d\u0d2f\u0d3e\u0d24\u0d4d\u0d24 \u0d12\u0d30\u0d41 \u0d2d\u0d47\u0d26\u0d17\u0d24\u0d3f (amendment) \u0d06\u0d2f\u0d3f\u0d30\u0d41\u0d28\u0d4d\u0d28\u0d41. \u0d06 \u0d30\u0d4b\u0d17\u0d02 \u0d15\u0d2e\u0d32\u0d2f\u0d41\u0d1f\u0d46 \u0d36\u0d30\u0d40\u0d30\u0d24\u0d4d\u0d24\u0d46 \u0d2e\u0d3e\u0d24\u0d4d\u0d30\u0d2e\u0d32\u0d4d\u0d32, \u0d05\u0d35\u0d30\u0d41\u0d1f\u0d46 \u0d38\u0d3e\u0d2e\u0d4d\u0d2a\u0d24\u0d4d\u0d24\u0d3f\u0d15 \u0d38\u0d4d\u0d25\u0d3f\u0d30\u0d24\u0d2f\u0d46\u0d2f\u0d41\u0d02 \u0d06\u0d15\u0d4d\u0d30\u0d2e\u0d3f\u0d1a\u0d4d\u0d1a\u0d41, \u0d26\u0d41\u0d30\u0d28\u0d4d\u0d24\u0d19\u0d4d\u0d19\u0d7e \u0d09\u0d24\u0d4d\u0d2a\u0d3e\u0d26\u0d3f\u0d2a\u0d4d\u0d2a\u0d3f\u0d15\u0d4d\u0d15\u0d41\u0d28\u0d4d\u0d28 \u0d12\u0d30\u0d41 \u0d28\u0d3f\u0d7c\u0d2e\u0d4d\u0d2e\u0d3e\u0d23\u0d36\u0d3e\u0d32 (factory) \u0d06\u0d2f\u0d3f \u0d05\u0d24\u0d4d \u0d2e\u0d3e\u0d31\u0d3f. \u0d06\u0d36\u0d41\u0d2a\u0d24\u0d4d\u0d30\u0d3f \u0d2c\u0d3f\u0d32\u0d4d\u0d32\u0d41\u0d15\u0d33\u0d41\u0d02 \u0d2e\u0d30\u0d41\u0d28\u0d4d\u0d28\u0d41\u0d15\u0d33\u0d41\u0d02 \u0d1a\u0d3f\u0d15\u0d3f\u0d24\u0d4d\u0d38\u0d15\u0d33\u0d41\u0d02 \u0d35\u0d32\u0d3f\u0d2f\u0d4a\u0d30\u0d41 \u0d15\u0d41\u0d31\u0d35\u0d4d (shortfall) \u0d09\u0d23\u0d4d\u0d1f\u0d3e\u0d15\u0d4d\u0d15\u0d3f\u0d2f\u0d2a\u0d4d\u0d2a\u0d4b\u0d7e, \u0d05\u0d35\u0d7c 11% \u0d2a\u0d32\u0d3f\u0d36\u0d2f\u0d4d\u0d15\u0d4d\u0d15\u0d4d \u20b950,000 \u0d35\u0d3e\u0d2f\u0d4d\u0d2a\u0d2f\u0d4d\u0d15\u0d4d\u0d15\u0d3e\u0d2f\u0d3f \u0d15\u0d3e\u0d28\u0d31 \u0d2c\u0d3e\u0d19\u0d4d\u0d15\u0d3f\u0d28\u0d46 \u0d38\u0d2e\u0d40\u0d2a\u0d3f\u0d1a\u0d4d\u0d1a\u0d41.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;This interest rate is reasonable,&#8221; the bank official explained. &#8220;Many private lenders charge&nbsp;<strong>excess<\/strong>&nbsp;(\u0d05\u0d27\u0d3f\u0d15\u0d2e\u0d41\u0d33\u0d4d\u0d33\u0d24\u0d4d) rates that can&nbsp;<strong>worsen<\/strong>&nbsp;(\u0d2e\u0d4b\u0d36\u0d2e\u0d3e\u0d15\u0d4d\u0d15\u0d41\u0d15) your situation permanently.&#8221; \ud83d\ude1f<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;\u0d08 \u0d2a\u0d32\u0d3f\u0d36 \u0d28\u0d3f\u0d30\u0d15\u0d4d\u0d15\u0d4d \u0d28\u0d4d\u0d2f\u0d3e\u0d2f\u0d2e\u0d3e\u0d23\u0d4d,&#8221; \u0d2c\u0d3e\u0d19\u0d4d\u0d15\u0d4d \u0d09\u0d26\u0d4d\u0d2f\u0d4b\u0d17\u0d38\u0d4d\u0d25\u0d7b \u0d35\u0d3f\u0d36\u0d26\u0d40\u0d15\u0d30\u0d3f\u0d1a\u0d4d\u0d1a\u0d41. &#8220;\u0d2a\u0d32 \u0d38\u0d4d\u0d35\u0d15\u0d3e\u0d30\u0d4d\u0d2f \u0d2a\u0d23\u0d2e\u0d3f\u0d1f\u0d2a\u0d3e\u0d1f\u0d41\u0d15\u0d3e\u0d30\u0d41\u0d02 \u0d28\u0d3f\u0d19\u0d4d\u0d19\u0d33\u0d41\u0d1f\u0d46 \u0d05\u0d35\u0d38\u0d4d\u0d25\u0d2f\u0d46 \u0d0e\u0d28\u0d4d\u0d28\u0d46\u0d28\u0d4d\u0d28\u0d47\u0d15\u0d4d\u0d15\u0d41\u0d2e\u0d3e\u0d2f\u0d3f \u0d2e\u0d4b\u0d36\u0d2e\u0d3e\u0d15\u0d4d\u0d15\u0d3e\u0d7b (worsen) \u0d38\u0d3e\u0d27\u0d4d\u0d2f\u0d24\u0d2f\u0d41\u0d33\u0d4d\u0d33 \u0d05\u0d27\u0d3f\u0d15 (excess) \u0d2a\u0d32\u0d3f\u0d36 \u0d08\u0d1f\u0d3e\u0d15\u0d4d\u0d15\u0d3e\u0d31\u0d41\u0d23\u0d4d\u0d1f\u0d4d.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Two years had passed since they lost Kamala, and the&nbsp;<strong>loss<\/strong>&nbsp;(\u0d28\u0d37\u0d4d\u0d1f\u0d02) extended beyond grief. The monthly EMI of \u20b94,500 consumed nearly five days of Krishnan&#8217;s earnings. The bank manager had recently visited with documents, explaining that delayed payments had triggered penalty clauses threatening their ancestral&nbsp;<strong>property<\/strong>&nbsp;(\u0d38\u0d4d\u0d35\u0d24\u0d4d\u0d24\u0d4d). \ud83c\udfe0\ud83d\udcb8<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u0d15\u0d2e\u0d32\u0d2f\u0d46 \u0d28\u0d37\u0d4d\u0d1f\u0d2a\u0d4d\u0d2a\u0d46\u0d1f\u0d4d\u0d1f\u0d3f\u0d1f\u0d4d\u0d1f\u0d4d \u0d30\u0d23\u0d4d\u0d1f\u0d4d \u0d35\u0d7c\u0d37\u0d02 \u0d15\u0d34\u0d3f\u0d1e\u0d4d\u0d1e\u0d3f\u0d30\u0d41\u0d28\u0d4d\u0d28\u0d41, \u0d06 \u0d28\u0d37\u0d4d\u0d1f\u0d02 (loss) \u0d26\u0d41\u0d03\u0d16\u0d24\u0d4d\u0d24\u0d3f\u0d28\u0d2a\u0d4d\u0d2a\u0d41\u0d31\u0d2e\u0d3e\u0d2f\u0d3f\u0d30\u0d41\u0d28\u0d4d\u0d28\u0d41. \u0d2a\u0d4d\u0d30\u0d24\u0d3f\u0d2e\u0d3e\u0d38 EMI \u0d06\u0d2f \u20b94,500 \u0d15\u0d43\u0d37\u0d4d\u0d23\u0d28\u0d4d\u0d31\u0d46 \u0d0f\u0d15\u0d26\u0d47\u0d36\u0d02 \u0d05\u0d1e\u0d4d\u0d1a\u0d4d \u0d26\u0d3f\u0d35\u0d38\u0d24\u0d4d\u0d24\u0d46 \u0d35\u0d30\u0d41\u0d2e\u0d3e\u0d28\u0d02 \u0d15\u0d35\u0d7c\u0d28\u0d4d\u0d28\u0d41. \u0d05\u0d1f\u0d41\u0d24\u0d4d\u0d24\u0d3f\u0d1f\u0d46 \u0d2c\u0d3e\u0d19\u0d4d\u0d15\u0d4d \u0d2e\u0d3e\u0d28\u0d47\u0d1c\u0d7c \u0d30\u0d47\u0d16\u0d15\u0d33\u0d41\u0d2e\u0d3e\u0d2f\u0d3f \u0d35\u0d28\u0d4d\u0d28\u0d3f\u0d30\u0d41\u0d28\u0d4d\u0d28\u0d41, \u0d24\u0d3f\u0d30\u0d3f\u0d1a\u0d4d\u0d1a\u0d1f\u0d35\u0d4d \u0d35\u0d48\u0d15\u0d3f\u0d2f\u0d24\u0d4d \u0d05\u0d35\u0d30\u0d41\u0d1f\u0d46 \u0d24\u0d31\u0d35\u0d3e\u0d1f\u0d4d\u0d1f\u0d41\u0d38\u0d4d\u0d35\u0d24\u0d4d\u0d24\u0d4d (property) \u0d35\u0d30\u0d46 \u0d05\u0d2a\u0d15\u0d1f\u0d24\u0d4d\u0d24\u0d3f\u0d32\u0d3e\u0d15\u0d4d\u0d15\u0d41\u0d28\u0d4d\u0d28 \u0d2a\u0d3f\u0d34 \u0d35\u0d4d\u0d2f\u0d35\u0d38\u0d4d\u0d25\u0d15\u0d7e\u0d15\u0d4d\u0d15\u0d4d \u0d15\u0d3e\u0d30\u0d23\u0d2e\u0d3e\u0d2f\u0d46\u0d28\u0d4d\u0d28\u0d4d \u0d35\u0d3f\u0d2e\u0d41\u0d16\u0d24\u0d2f\u0d4b\u0d1f\u0d46 (reluctantly) \u0d05\u0d26\u0d4d\u0d26\u0d47\u0d39\u0d02 \u0d35\u0d3f\u0d36\u0d26\u0d40\u0d15\u0d30\u0d3f\u0d1a\u0d4d\u0d1a\u0d41.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Arjun&#8217;s sister Priya&#8217;s marriage had added \u20b930,000 in expenses, forcing Krishnan to borrow from local moneylenders at rates far from&nbsp;<strong>appropriate<\/strong>&nbsp;(\u0d05\u0d28\u0d41\u0d2f\u0d4b\u0d1c\u0d4d\u0d2f\u0d2e\u0d3e\u0d2f). &#8220;It seems that&nbsp;<strong>once in a blue moon<\/strong>&nbsp;(\u0d35\u0d33\u0d30\u0d46 \u0d05\u0d2a\u0d42\u0d7c\u0d35\u0d4d\u0d35\u0d2e\u0d3e\u0d2f\u0d3f), families like ours get to celebrate without financial stress,&#8221; Krishnan had murmured. \u2728<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u0d05\u0d7c\u0d1c\u0d41\u0d28\u0d4d\u0d31\u0d46 \u0d38\u0d39\u0d4b\u0d26\u0d30\u0d3f \u0d2a\u0d4d\u0d30\u0d3f\u0d2f\u0d2f\u0d41\u0d1f\u0d46 \u0d35\u0d3f\u0d35\u0d3e\u0d39\u0d02 \u20b930,000 \u0d15\u0d42\u0d1f\u0d3f \u0d1a\u0d46\u0d32\u0d35\u0d4d \u0d35\u0d7c\u0d26\u0d4d\u0d27\u0d3f\u0d2a\u0d4d\u0d2a\u0d3f\u0d1a\u0d4d\u0d1a\u0d41, \u0d07\u0d24\u0d4d \u0d05\u0d28\u0d41\u0d2f\u0d4b\u0d1c\u0d4d\u0d2f\u0d2e\u0d3e\u0d2f\u0d24\u0d3f\u0d32\u0d41\u0d02 (appropriate) \u0d35\u0d33\u0d30\u0d46 \u0d09\u0d2f\u0d7c\u0d28\u0d4d\u0d28 \u0d2a\u0d32\u0d3f\u0d36\u0d2f\u0d4d\u0d15\u0d4d\u0d15\u0d4d \u0d2a\u0d4d\u0d30\u0d3e\u0d26\u0d47\u0d36\u0d3f\u0d15 \u0d2a\u0d23\u0d2e\u0d3f\u0d1f\u0d2a\u0d3e\u0d1f\u0d41\u0d15\u0d3e\u0d30\u0d3f\u0d7d \u0d28\u0d3f\u0d28\u0d4d\u0d28\u0d4d \u0d15\u0d1f\u0d02 \u0d35\u0d3e\u0d19\u0d4d\u0d19\u0d3e\u0d7b \u0d15\u0d43\u0d37\u0d4d\u0d23\u0d28\u0d46 \u0d28\u0d3f\u0d7c\u0d2c\u0d28\u0d4d\u0d27\u0d3f\u0d24\u0d28\u0d3e\u0d15\u0d4d\u0d15\u0d3f. \u201c\u0d28\u0d2e\u0d4d\u0d2e\u0d33\u0d46\u0d2a\u0d4d\u0d2a\u0d4b\u0d32\u0d41\u0d33\u0d4d\u0d33 \u0d15\u0d41\u0d1f\u0d41\u0d02\u0d2c\u0d19\u0d4d\u0d19\u0d7e\u0d15\u0d4d\u0d15\u0d4d \u0d38\u0d3e\u0d2e\u0d4d\u0d2a\u0d24\u0d4d\u0d24\u0d3f\u0d15 \u0d38\u0d2e\u0d4d\u0d2e\u0d7c\u0d26\u0d4d\u0d26\u0d2e\u0d3f\u0d32\u0d4d\u0d32\u0d3e\u0d24\u0d46 \u0d06\u0d18\u0d4b\u0d37\u0d3f\u0d15\u0d4d\u0d15\u0d3e\u0d7b \u0d15\u0d34\u0d3f\u0d2f\u0d41\u0d28\u0d4d\u0d28\u0d24\u0d4d \u0d35\u0d33\u0d30\u0d46 \u0d05\u0d2a\u0d42\u0d7c\u0d35\u0d4d\u0d35\u0d2e\u0d3e\u0d2f\u0d3f (once in a blue moon) \u0d2e\u0d3e\u0d24\u0d4d\u0d30\u0d2e\u0d3e\u0d23\u0d4d,\u201d \u0d15\u0d43\u0d37\u0d4d\u0d23\u0d7b \u0d2a\u0d3f\u0d31\u0d41\u0d2a\u0d3f\u0d31\u0d41\u0d24\u0d4d\u0d24\u0d41.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Arjun felt like he was&nbsp;<strong>good for nothing<\/strong>&nbsp;(\u0d12\u0d28\u0d4d\u0d28\u0d3f\u0d28\u0d41\u0d02 \u0d15\u0d4a\u0d33\u0d4d\u0d33\u0d3e\u0d24\u0d4d\u0d24). Three years of PSC preparation, three failures when rank lists were published. His approach had been as scattered as a&nbsp;<strong>herd<\/strong>&nbsp;(\u0d06\u0d28\u0d15\u0d33\u0d41\u0d1f\u0d46 \u0d15\u0d42\u0d1f\u0d4d\u0d1f\u0d02) without direction, lacking the systematic&nbsp;<strong>refinement<\/strong>&nbsp;(\u0d2a\u0d30\u0d3f\u0d37\u0d4d\u0d15\u0d30\u0d23\u0d02) that successful candidates demonstrated. \ud83d\udc18\ud83d\udcda<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u0d24\u0d3e\u0d7b \u0d12\u0d28\u0d4d\u0d28\u0d3f\u0d28\u0d41\u0d02 \u0d15\u0d4a\u0d33\u0d4d\u0d33\u0d3e\u0d24\u0d4d\u0d24\u0d35\u0d28\u0d3e\u0d23\u0d46\u0d28\u0d4d\u0d28\u0d4d (good for nothing) \u0d05\u0d7c\u0d1c\u0d41\u0d28\u0d4d \u0d24\u0d4b\u0d28\u0d4d\u0d28\u0d3f. \u0d2e\u0d42\u0d28\u0d4d\u0d28\u0d4d \u0d35\u0d7c\u0d37\u0d24\u0d4d\u0d24\u0d46 \u0d2a\u0d3f\u0d0e\u0d38\u0d4d\u200c\u0d38\u0d3f \u0d2a\u0d20\u0d28\u0d02, \u0d31\u0d3e\u0d19\u0d4d\u0d15\u0d4d \u0d32\u0d3f\u0d38\u0d4d\u0d31\u0d4d\u0d31\u0d41\u0d15\u0d7e \u0d35\u0d28\u0d4d\u0d28\u0d2a\u0d4d\u0d2a\u0d4b\u0d7e \u0d2e\u0d42\u0d28\u0d4d\u0d28\u0d4d \u0d24\u0d35\u0d23\u0d2f\u0d41\u0d02 \u0d2a\u0d30\u0d3e\u0d1c\u0d2f\u0d02. \u0d05\u0d35\u0d28\u0d4d\u0d31\u0d46 \u0d2a\u0d20\u0d28\u0d30\u0d40\u0d24\u0d3f, \u0d32\u0d15\u0d4d\u0d37\u0d4d\u0d2f\u0d2e\u0d3f\u0d32\u0d4d\u0d32\u0d3e\u0d24\u0d4d\u0d24 \u0d12\u0d30\u0d41 \u0d06\u0d28\u0d15\u0d4d\u0d15\u0d42\u0d1f\u0d4d\u0d1f\u0d24\u0d4d\u0d24\u0d46\u0d2a\u0d4d\u0d2a\u0d4b\u0d32\u0d46 (herd) \u0d1a\u0d3f\u0d24\u0d31\u0d3f\u0d2f\u0d24\u0d3e\u0d2f\u0d3f\u0d30\u0d41\u0d28\u0d4d\u0d28\u0d41, \u0d35\u0d3f\u0d1c\u0d2f\u0d3f\u0d1a\u0d4d\u0d1a \u0d09\u0d26\u0d4d\u0d2f\u0d4b\u0d17\u0d3e\u0d7c\u0d24\u0d4d\u0d25\u0d3f\u0d15\u0d7e \u0d2a\u0d4d\u0d30\u0d15\u0d1f\u0d3f\u0d2a\u0d4d\u0d2a\u0d3f\u0d1a\u0d4d\u0d1a \u0d1a\u0d3f\u0d1f\u0d4d\u0d1f\u0d2f\u0d3e\u0d2f \u0d2a\u0d30\u0d3f\u0d37\u0d4d\u0d15\u0d30\u0d23\u0d02 (refinement) \u0d05\u0d35\u0d28\u0d4d \u0d07\u0d32\u0d4d\u0d32\u0d3e\u0d2f\u0d3f\u0d30\u0d41\u0d28\u0d4d\u0d28\u0d41.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He studied from borrowed books and photocopied materials. The&nbsp;<strong>spelling<\/strong>&nbsp;(\u0d05\u0d15\u0d4d\u0d37\u0d30\u0d35\u0d3f\u0d28\u0d4d\u0d2f\u0d3e\u0d38\u0d02) of success eluded him despite sincere efforts. The&nbsp;<strong>correction<\/strong>&nbsp;(\u0d24\u0d46\u0d31\u0d4d\u0d31\u0d41\u0d24\u0d3f\u0d30\u0d41\u0d24\u0d4d\u0d24\u0d7d) needed in his methods seemed as vast as their financial problems. \ud83d\udcdd\u274c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u0d15\u0d1f\u0d02 \u0d35\u0d3e\u0d19\u0d4d\u0d19\u0d3f\u0d2f \u0d2a\u0d41\u0d38\u0d4d\u0d24\u0d15\u0d19\u0d4d\u0d19\u0d33\u0d3f\u0d7d \u0d28\u0d3f\u0d28\u0d4d\u0d28\u0d41\u0d02 \u0d2b\u0d4b\u0d1f\u0d4d\u0d1f\u0d4b\u0d38\u0d4d\u0d31\u0d4d\u0d31\u0d3e\u0d31\u0d4d\u0d31\u0d4d \u0d0e\u0d1f\u0d41\u0d24\u0d4d\u0d24 \u0d28\u0d4b\u0d1f\u0d4d\u0d1f\u0d41\u0d15\u0d33\u0d3f\u0d7d \u0d28\u0d3f\u0d28\u0d4d\u0d28\u0d41\u0d2e\u0d3e\u0d2f\u0d3f\u0d30\u0d41\u0d28\u0d4d\u0d28\u0d41 \u0d05\u0d35\u0d28\u0d4d\u0d31\u0d46 \u0d2a\u0d20\u0d28\u0d02. \u0d06\u0d24\u0d4d\u0d2e\u0d3e\u0d7c\u0d24\u0d4d\u0d25\u0d2e\u0d3e\u0d2f\u0d3f \u0d36\u0d4d\u0d30\u0d2e\u0d3f\u0d1a\u0d4d\u0d1a\u0d3f\u0d1f\u0d4d\u0d1f\u0d41\u0d02 \u0d35\u0d3f\u0d1c\u0d2f\u0d24\u0d4d\u0d24\u0d3f\u0d28\u0d4d\u0d31\u0d46 \u0d05\u0d15\u0d4d\u0d37\u0d30\u0d35\u0d3f\u0d28\u0d4d\u0d2f\u0d3e\u0d38\u0d02 (spelling) \u0d05\u0d35\u0d28\u0d46 \u0d35\u0d1e\u0d4d\u0d1a\u0d3f\u0d1a\u0d4d\u0d1a\u0d41. \u0d05\u0d35\u0d28\u0d4d\u0d31\u0d46 \u0d30\u0d40\u0d24\u0d3f\u0d15\u0d33\u0d3f\u0d7d \u0d06\u0d35\u0d36\u0d4d\u0d2f\u0d2e\u0d3e\u0d2f \u0d24\u0d3f\u0d30\u0d41\u0d24\u0d4d\u0d24\u0d7d (correction), \u0d24\u0d19\u0d4d\u0d19\u0d33\u0d41\u0d1f\u0d46 \u0d38\u0d3e\u0d2e\u0d4d\u0d2a\u0d24\u0d4d\u0d24\u0d3f\u0d15 \u0d2a\u0d4d\u0d30\u0d36\u0d4d\u0d28\u0d19\u0d4d\u0d19\u0d7e \u0d2a\u0d4b\u0d32\u0d46 \u0d24\u0d28\u0d4d\u0d28\u0d46 \u0d35\u0d32\u0d41\u0d24\u0d3e\u0d23\u0d46\u0d28\u0d4d\u0d28\u0d4d \u0d05\u0d35\u0d28\u0d4d \u0d24\u0d4b\u0d28\u0d4d\u0d28\u0d3f.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Education is the one&nbsp;<strong>factory<\/strong>&nbsp;(\u0d28\u0d3f\u0d7c\u0d2e\u0d4d\u0d2e\u0d3e\u0d23\u0d36\u0d3e\u0d32) that builds a better future,&#8221; Krishnan would say. &#8220;Knowledge is a&nbsp;<strong>property<\/strong>&nbsp;(\u0d38\u0d4d\u0d35\u0d24\u0d4d\u0d24\u0d4d) no one can steal from you.&nbsp;<strong>Proper<\/strong>&nbsp;(\u0d36\u0d30\u0d3f\u0d2f\u0d3e\u0d2f) learning stays with you forever.&#8221; \ud83c\udf93\ud83d\udcaa<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;\u0d2e\u0d46\u0d1a\u0d4d\u0d1a\u0d2a\u0d4d\u0d2a\u0d46\u0d1f\u0d4d\u0d1f \u0d12\u0d30\u0d41 \u0d2d\u0d3e\u0d35\u0d3f \u0d15\u0d46\u0d1f\u0d4d\u0d1f\u0d3f\u0d2a\u0d4d\u0d2a\u0d1f\u0d41\u0d15\u0d4d\u0d15\u0d41\u0d28\u0d4d\u0d28 \u0d12\u0d30\u0d47\u0d2f\u0d4a\u0d30\u0d41 \u0d28\u0d3f\u0d7c\u0d2e\u0d4d\u0d2e\u0d3e\u0d23\u0d36\u0d3e\u0d32 (factory) \u0d35\u0d3f\u0d26\u0d4d\u0d2f\u0d3e\u0d2d\u0d4d\u0d2f\u0d3e\u0d38\u0d2e\u0d3e\u0d23\u0d4d,&#8221; \u0d15\u0d43\u0d37\u0d4d\u0d23\u0d7b \u0d2a\u0d31\u0d2f\u0d41\u0d2e\u0d3e\u0d2f\u0d3f\u0d30\u0d41\u0d28\u0d4d\u0d28\u0d41. &#8220;\u0d05\u0d31\u0d3f\u0d35\u0d4d \u0d0e\u0d28\u0d4d\u0d28\u0d24\u0d4d \u0d06\u0d7c\u0d15\u0d4d\u0d15\u0d41\u0d02 \u0d28\u0d3f\u0d28\u0d4d\u0d28\u0d3f\u0d7d \u0d28\u0d3f\u0d28\u0d4d\u0d28\u0d4d \u0d2e\u0d4b\u0d37\u0d4d\u0d1f\u0d3f\u0d15\u0d4d\u0d15\u0d3e\u0d7b \u0d15\u0d34\u0d3f\u0d2f\u0d3e\u0d24\u0d4d\u0d24 \u0d12\u0d30\u0d41 \u0d38\u0d4d\u0d35\u0d24\u0d4d\u0d24\u0d3e\u0d23\u0d4d (property). \u0d36\u0d30\u0d3f\u0d2f\u0d3e\u0d2f (proper) \u0d2a\u0d20\u0d28\u0d02 \u0d0e\u0d15\u0d4d\u0d15\u0d3e\u0d32\u0d35\u0d41\u0d02 \u0d28\u0d3f\u0d28\u0d4d\u0d28\u0d4b\u0d1f\u0d4a\u0d2a\u0d4d\u0d2a\u0d02 \u0d28\u0d3f\u0d32\u0d28\u0d3f\u0d7d\u0d15\u0d4d\u0d15\u0d41\u0d02.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The&nbsp;<strong>profit<\/strong>&nbsp;(\u0d32\u0d3e\u0d2d\u0d02) from education seemed theoretical when survival demanded immediate solutions. Arjun watched his father&#8217;s hands become weathered, each callus representing sacrifice. &#8220;I need complete&nbsp;<strong>improvement<\/strong>&nbsp;(\u0d2e\u0d46\u0d1a\u0d4d\u0d1a\u0d2a\u0d4d\u0d2a\u0d46\u0d1f\u0d41\u0d24\u0d4d\u0d24\u0d7d) in my approach,&#8221; Arjun thought desperately. &#8220;But how can I achieve that when we have no&nbsp;<strong>surplus<\/strong>&nbsp;(\u0d2e\u0d3f\u0d1a\u0d4d\u0d1a\u0d02) for better resources?&#8221; \ud83e\udd14\ud83d\udcb8<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u0d09\u0d1f\u0d28\u0d1f\u0d3f \u0d2a\u0d30\u0d3f\u0d39\u0d3e\u0d30\u0d19\u0d4d\u0d19\u0d7e \u0d06\u0d35\u0d36\u0d4d\u0d2f\u0d2e\u0d3e\u0d2f \u0d05\u0d24\u0d3f\u0d1c\u0d40\u0d35\u0d28\u0d24\u0d4d\u0d24\u0d3f\u0d28\u0d4d\u0d31\u0d46 \u0d2e\u0d41\u0d28\u0d4d\u0d28\u0d3f\u0d7d, \u0d35\u0d3f\u0d26\u0d4d\u0d2f\u0d3e\u0d2d\u0d4d\u0d2f\u0d3e\u0d38\u0d24\u0d4d\u0d24\u0d3f\u0d7d \u0d28\u0d3f\u0d28\u0d4d\u0d28\u0d41\u0d33\u0d4d\u0d33 \u0d32\u0d3e\u0d2d\u0d02 (profit) \u0d12\u0d30\u0d41 \u0d38\u0d3f\u0d26\u0d4d\u0d27\u0d3e\u0d28\u0d4d\u0d24\u0d02 \u0d2e\u0d3e\u0d24\u0d4d\u0d30\u0d2e\u0d3e\u0d2f\u0d3f \u0d24\u0d4b\u0d28\u0d4d\u0d28\u0d3f. \u0d05\u0d1a\u0d4d\u0d1b\u0d28\u0d4d\u0d31\u0d46 \u0d15\u0d48\u0d15\u0d7e \u0d24\u0d34\u0d2e\u0d4d\u0d2a\u0d3f\u0d1a\u0d4d\u0d1a\u0d4d \u0d2a\u0d3e\u0d30\u0d41\u0d37\u0d4d\u0d2f\u0d2e\u0d41\u0d33\u0d4d\u0d33\u0d24\u0d3e\u0d15\u0d41\u0d28\u0d4d\u0d28\u0d24\u0d4d \u0d05\u0d7c\u0d1c\u0d41\u0d7b \u0d15\u0d23\u0d4d\u0d1f\u0d41, \u0d13\u0d30\u0d4b \u0d24\u0d34\u0d2e\u0d4d\u0d2a\u0d41\u0d02 \u0d24\u0d4d\u0d2f\u0d3e\u0d17\u0d24\u0d4d\u0d24\u0d3f\u0d28\u0d4d\u0d31\u0d46 \u0d2a\u0d4d\u0d30\u0d24\u0d40\u0d15\u0d2e\u0d3e\u0d2f\u0d3f\u0d30\u0d41\u0d28\u0d4d\u0d28\u0d41. &#8220;\u0d0e\u0d28\u0d4d\u0d31\u0d46 \u0d38\u0d2e\u0d40\u0d2a\u0d28\u0d24\u0d4d\u0d24\u0d3f\u0d7d \u0d0e\u0d28\u0d3f\u0d15\u0d4d\u0d15\u0d4d \u0d2a\u0d42\u0d7c\u0d23\u0d4d\u0d23\u0d2e\u0d3e\u0d2f \u0d12\u0d30\u0d41 \u0d2e\u0d46\u0d1a\u0d4d\u0d1a\u0d2a\u0d4d\u0d2a\u0d46\u0d1f\u0d41\u0d24\u0d4d\u0d24\u0d7d (improvement) \u0d06\u0d35\u0d36\u0d4d\u0d2f\u0d2e\u0d3e\u0d23\u0d4d,&#8221; \u0d05\u0d7c\u0d1c\u0d41\u0d7b \u0d28\u0d3f\u0d30\u0d3e\u0d36\u0d2f\u0d4b\u0d1f\u0d46 \u0d1a\u0d3f\u0d28\u0d4d\u0d24\u0d3f\u0d1a\u0d4d\u0d1a\u0d41. &#8220;\u0d0e\u0d28\u0d4d\u0d28\u0d3e\u0d7d \u0d2e\u0d46\u0d1a\u0d4d\u0d1a\u0d2a\u0d4d\u0d2a\u0d46\u0d1f\u0d4d\u0d1f \u0d2a\u0d20\u0d28\u0d38\u0d57\u0d15\u0d30\u0d4d\u0d2f\u0d19\u0d4d\u0d19\u0d7e\u0d15\u0d4d\u0d15\u0d3e\u0d2f\u0d3f \u0d12\u0d30\u0d41 \u0d2e\u0d3f\u0d1a\u0d4d\u0d1a\u0d35\u0d41\u0d02 (surplus) \u0d07\u0d32\u0d4d\u0d32\u0d3e\u0d24\u0d4d\u0d24\u0d2a\u0d4d\u0d2a\u0d4b\u0d7e \u0d1e\u0d3e\u0d28\u0d46\u0d19\u0d4d\u0d19\u0d28\u0d46 \u0d05\u0d24\u0d4d \u0d28\u0d47\u0d1f\u0d41\u0d02?&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The rain outside seemed to mock his turmoil. As thunder echoed across the village, Arjun&#8217;s exhausted mind finally surrendered to sleep. His consciousness dissolved into that mysterious realm where impossible bridges might span unbridgeable rivers, and where a young man&#8217;s desperate prayers might receive answers that daylight consistently refused to provide. \ud83d\ude34\ud83c\udf1f<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u0d2a\u0d41\u0d31\u0d24\u0d4d\u0d24\u0d46 \u0d2e\u0d34 \u0d05\u0d35\u0d28\u0d4d\u0d31\u0d46 \u0d06\u0d28\u0d4d\u0d24\u0d30\u0d3f\u0d15 \u0d38\u0d02\u0d18\u0d7c\u0d37\u0d19\u0d4d\u0d19\u0d33\u0d46 \u0d15\u0d33\u0d3f\u0d2f\u0d3e\u0d15\u0d4d\u0d15\u0d41\u0d28\u0d4d\u0d28\u0d24\u0d3e\u0d2f\u0d3f \u0d24\u0d4b\u0d28\u0d4d\u0d28\u0d3f. \u0d17\u0d4d\u0d30\u0d3e\u0d2e\u0d24\u0d4d\u0d24\u0d3f\u0d32\u0d41\u0d1f\u0d28\u0d40\u0d33\u0d02 \u0d07\u0d1f\u0d3f\u0d2e\u0d41\u0d34\u0d19\u0d4d\u0d19\u0d3f\u0d2f\u0d2a\u0d4d\u0d2a\u0d4b\u0d7e, \u0d05\u0d7c\u0d1c\u0d41\u0d28\u0d4d\u0d31\u0d46 \u0d15\u0d4d\u0d37\u0d40\u0d23\u0d3f\u0d1a\u0d4d\u0d1a \u0d2e\u0d28\u0d38\u0d4d\u0d38\u0d4d \u0d12\u0d1f\u0d41\u0d35\u0d3f\u0d7d \u0d09\u0d31\u0d15\u0d4d\u0d15\u0d24\u0d4d\u0d24\u0d3f\u0d28\u0d4d \u0d15\u0d40\u0d34\u0d1f\u0d19\u0d4d\u0d19\u0d3f. \u0d05\u0d35\u0d28\u0d4d\u0d31\u0d46 \u0d2c\u0d4b\u0d27\u0d02 \u0d06 \u0d28\u0d3f\u0d17\u0d42\u0d22 \u0d32\u0d4b\u0d15\u0d24\u0d4d\u0d24\u0d47\u0d15\u0d4d\u0d15\u0d4d \u0d05\u0d32\u0d3f\u0d1e\u0d4d\u0d1e\u0d41\u0d1a\u0d47\u0d7c\u0d28\u0d4d\u0d28\u0d41, \u0d05\u0d35\u0d3f\u0d1f\u0d46 \u0d05\u0d38\u0d3e\u0d27\u0d4d\u0d2f\u0d2e\u0d3e\u0d2f \u0d2a\u0d3e\u0d32\u0d19\u0d4d\u0d19\u0d7e \u0d15\u0d1f\u0d15\u0d4d\u0d15\u0d3e\u0d28\u0d3e\u0d35\u0d3e\u0d24\u0d4d\u0d24 \u0d28\u0d26\u0d3f\u0d15\u0d7e\u0d15\u0d4d\u0d15\u0d4d \u0d15\u0d41\u0d31\u0d41\u0d15\u0d46 \u0d09\u0d2f\u0d7c\u0d28\u0d4d\u0d28\u0d47\u0d15\u0d4d\u0d15\u0d3e\u0d02, \u0d2a\u0d15\u0d7d\u0d35\u0d46\u0d33\u0d3f\u0d1a\u0d4d\u0d1a\u0d02 \u0d38\u0d4d\u0d25\u0d3f\u0d30\u0d2e\u0d3e\u0d2f\u0d3f \u0d28\u0d3f\u0d30\u0d38\u0d3f\u0d1a\u0d4d\u0d1a \u0d09\u0d24\u0d4d\u0d24\u0d30\u0d19\u0d4d\u0d19\u0d7e\u0d15\u0d4d\u0d15\u0d4d \u0d12\u0d30\u0d41 \u0d1a\u0d46\u0d31\u0d41\u0d2a\u0d4d\u0d2a\u0d15\u0d4d\u0d15\u0d3e\u0d30\u0d28\u0d4d\u0d31\u0d46 \u0d28\u0d3f\u0d30\u0d3e\u0d36\u0d3e\u0d1c\u0d28\u0d15\u0d2e\u0d3e\u0d2f \u0d2a\u0d4d\u0d30\u0d3e\u0d7c\u0d24\u0d4d\u0d25\u0d28\u0d15\u0d7e\u0d15\u0d4d\u0d15\u0d4d \u0d2e\u0d31\u0d41\u0d2a\u0d1f\u0d3f \u0d32\u0d2d\u0d3f\u0d1a\u0d4d\u0d1a\u0d47\u0d15\u0d4d\u0d15\u0d3e\u0d02.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Glossary &#8211; Chapter 1 Words<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Abundance<\/strong> (\u0d38\u0d2e\u0d43\u0d26\u0d4d\u0d27\u0d3f) &#8211; A very large quantity; plenty; wealth <em>&#8220;The abundance of love in their home compensated for lack of luxury&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Affect<\/strong> (\u0d38\u0d4d\u0d35\u0d3e\u0d27\u0d40\u0d28\u0d3f\u0d15\u0d4d\u0d15\u0d41\u0d15) &#8211; To influence or cause change in something<br><em>&#8220;Every alteration in spending could affect their children&#8217;s future&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Alteration<\/strong> (\u0d2e\u0d3e\u0d31\u0d4d\u0d31\u0d02) &#8211; A change or modification <em>&#8220;Every alteration in spending could affect their children&#8217;s future&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Amendment<\/strong> (\u0d2d\u0d47\u0d26\u0d17\u0d24\u0d3f) &#8211; A change or addition to improve something <em>&#8220;Cancer had been an unwelcome amendment to their family&#8217;s story&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Appropriate<\/strong> (\u0d05\u0d28\u0d41\u0d2f\u0d4b\u0d1c\u0d4d\u0d2f\u0d2e\u0d3e\u0d2f) &#8211; Suitable or proper in the circumstances <em>&#8220;Rates far from appropriate&#8221;; &#8220;appropriate wisdom&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Bone of Contention<\/strong> (\u0d24\u0d7c\u0d15\u0d4d\u0d15\u0d35\u0d3f\u0d37\u0d2f\u0d02) &#8211; A subject causing continuing disagreement <em>&#8220;Financial shortage was the bone of contention transforming nights into battlegrounds&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Correction<\/strong> (\u0d24\u0d46\u0d31\u0d4d\u0d31\u0d41\u0d24\u0d3f\u0d30\u0d41\u0d24\u0d4d\u0d24\u0d7d) &#8211; The action of correcting something <em>&#8220;The correction needed seemed as vast as their financial problems&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Deficit<\/strong> (\u0d15\u0d2e\u0d4d\u0d2e\u0d3f) &#8211; An amount by which something is too small; shortfall <em>&#8220;The deficit consuming Arjun&#8217;s sleepless mind&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Excess<\/strong> (\u0d05\u0d27\u0d3f\u0d15\u0d2e\u0d41\u0d33\u0d4d\u0d33\u0d24\u0d4d) &#8211; More than necessary or desirable <em>&#8220;Many lenders charge excess rates&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Factory<\/strong> (\u0d28\u0d3f\u0d7c\u0d2e\u0d4d\u0d2e\u0d3e\u0d23\u0d36\u0d3e\u0d32) &#8211; A building where goods are manufactured <em>&#8220;Education is the only factory that can manufacture a better future&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Flock<\/strong> (\u0d12\u0d30\u0d41 \u0d2a\u0d31\u0d4d\u0d31\u0d02 \u0d2a\u0d15\u0d4d\u0d37\u0d3f\u0d15\u0d7e) &#8211; A group of birds or sheep <em>&#8220;Income fluctuated like a flock scattered by storms&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Good for Nothing<\/strong> (\u0d12\u0d28\u0d4d\u0d28\u0d3f\u0d28\u0d41\u0d02 \u0d15\u0d4a\u0d33\u0d4d\u0d33\u0d3e\u0d24\u0d4d\u0d24) &#8211; Having no value; worthless <em>&#8220;Arjun felt like he was good for nothing&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Herd<\/strong> (\u0d06\u0d28\u0d15\u0d33\u0d41\u0d1f\u0d46 \u0d15\u0d42\u0d1f\u0d4d\u0d1f\u0d02) &#8211; A large group of animals living together <em>&#8220;His approach had been scattered as a herd without direction&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Improvement<\/strong> (\u0d2e\u0d46\u0d1a\u0d4d\u0d1a\u0d2a\u0d4d\u0d2a\u0d46\u0d1f\u0d41\u0d24\u0d4d\u0d24\u0d7d) &#8211; The process of making something better <em>&#8220;I need complete improvement in my approach&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Lack<\/strong> (\u0d05\u0d2d\u0d3e\u0d35\u0d02) &#8211; The state of being without something <em>&#8220;Abundance of love compensated for lack of luxury&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Loss<\/strong> (\u0d28\u0d37\u0d4d\u0d1f\u0d02) &#8211; The fact of losing someone or something <em>&#8220;The loss extended beyond grief&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Modification<\/strong> (\u0d2e\u0d3e\u0d31\u0d4d\u0d31\u0d02 \u0d35\u0d30\u0d41\u0d24\u0d4d\u0d24\u0d7d) &#8211; The action of making changes <em>&#8220;Stretching rupees through careful modifications&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Once in a Blue Moon<\/strong> (\u0d35\u0d33\u0d30\u0d46 \u0d05\u0d2a\u0d42\u0d7c\u0d35\u0d4d\u0d35\u0d2e\u0d3e\u0d2f\u0d3f) &#8211; Very rarely <em>&#8220;Once in a blue moon, families like ours celebrate without stress&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Pack<\/strong> (\u0d1a\u0d46\u0d28\u0d4d\u0d28\u0d3e\u0d2f\u0d4d\u0d15\u0d4d\u0d15\u0d33\u0d41\u0d1f\u0d46 \u0d15\u0d42\u0d1f\u0d4d\u0d1f\u0d02) &#8211; A group of wolves or workers <em>&#8220;Essential part of the pack of workers&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Pride<\/strong> (\u0d05\u0d2d\u0d3f\u0d2e\u0d3e\u0d28\u0d02) &#8211; A feeling of satisfaction or accomplishment <em>&#8220;She said with tears of pride&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Proficient<\/strong> (\u0d2a\u0d4d\u0d30\u0d3e\u0d35\u0d40\u0d23\u0d4d\u0d2f\u0d2e\u0d41\u0d33\u0d4d\u0d33) &#8211; Competent or skilled in doing something <em>&#8220;The railway authorities recognized his proficient skills&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Profit<\/strong> (\u0d32\u0d3e\u0d2d\u0d02) &#8211; Financial gain; benefit <em>&#8220;The profit from education seemed theoretical&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Proper<\/strong> (\u0d36\u0d30\u0d3f\u0d2f\u0d3e\u0d2f) &#8211; Correct; appropriate <em>&#8220;Resources for proper education&#8221;; &#8220;proper education becomes permanent&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Property<\/strong> (\u0d38\u0d4d\u0d35\u0d24\u0d4d\u0d24\u0d4d) &#8211; Things owned; land and buildings <em>&#8220;Knowledge is the most valuable property&#8221;; &#8220;threatening their ancestral property&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Propriety<\/strong> (\u0d14\u0d1a\u0d3f\u0d24\u0d4d\u0d2f\u0d02) &#8211; Correctness of behavior; appropriateness <em>&#8220;She managed their household with propriety&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Refinement<\/strong> (\u0d2a\u0d30\u0d3f\u0d37\u0d4d\u0d15\u0d30\u0d23\u0d02) &#8211; The improvement by making small changes <em>&#8220;Lacking the systematic refinement that successful candidates demonstrated&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Reluctant<\/strong> (\u0d35\u0d3f\u0d2e\u0d41\u0d16\u0d24\u0d2f\u0d41\u0d33\u0d4d\u0d33) &#8211; Unwilling and hesitant <em>&#8220;He said reluctantly&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Salt of the Earth<\/strong> (\u0d2e\u0d3e\u0d28\u0d4d\u0d2f\u0d28\u0d3e\u0d2f \u0d35\u0d4d\u0d2f\u0d15\u0d4d\u0d24\u0d3f) &#8211; A person of great honesty and integrity <em>&#8220;Your father is truly the salt of the earth&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Shortage<\/strong> (\u0d15\u0d4d\u0d37\u0d3e\u0d2e\u0d02) &#8211; A situation where something needed cannot be obtained <em>&#8220;The financial shortage wasn&#8217;t just numbers&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Shortfall<\/strong> (\u0d15\u0d41\u0d31\u0d35\u0d4d) &#8211; A deficit of something required <em>&#8220;Treatments created such a massive shortfall&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Spelling<\/strong> (\u0d05\u0d15\u0d4d\u0d37\u0d30\u0d35\u0d3f\u0d28\u0d4d\u0d2f\u0d3e\u0d38\u0d02) &#8211; The process of writing letters of a word correctly <em>&#8220;The spelling of success eluded him&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Sufficient<\/strong> (\u0d2e\u0d24\u0d3f\u0d2f\u0d3e\u0d2f) &#8211; Enough; adequate for the purpose <em>&#8220;Their efforts created sufficient resources&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Surplus<\/strong> (\u0d2e\u0d3f\u0d1a\u0d4d\u0d1a\u0d02) &#8211; An amount left over; excess <em>&#8220;When we have no surplus for educational investments&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Worsen<\/strong> (\u0d2e\u0d4b\u0d36\u0d2e\u0d3e\u0d15\u0d4d\u0d15\u0d41\u0d15) &#8211; 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