She was not a conventional beauty. Her defiance and fiery temperament was deemed unsuitable for their family. The conditions laid down by her were totally unacceptable.

In the moon she saw Asha – her Asha. She only begged for Asha’s forgiveness. In some sort of rebirth, Asha gave her an opportunity of atonement. 

“Maybe I can do something?” she thought as an idea took shape. She scampered off to school as fast as she could.

Along with the fees hike, there are other questions from the perspective of women students which need answers in the context of JNU impasse situation.

Tell me Gupta ji, when you reject and discard all the myriad forms of Laxmi that I bring you, why do you do this Laxmi Pooja every year? And humiliate me, and them, year after year, day after day?"