There are only two ways of getting on in the world - by one’s industry or by the stupidity of others (Jean de la Bruyere). Our exams prove the same. Once again, Aastha appears for the Delhi preliminary exam. However, this time, her stupidity prevailed over her hard work. She made silly mistakes on the paper.

Morose and dejected, Aastha returns to Kolkata after a few months of hardships in Delhi. She gives lectures at the TIME Institute but does not allow the sadness to take much of her.

Months passed, and she taught in all the branch offices of TIME Institute in Kolkata. With time, she had become an...