Air India crash: A struggle to cope for those living in the neighbourhood
- Mrs Raginiben Rajput was at work on June 12, rolling out perfectly round chapatis in the mess of Byramjee Jeejeebhoy (BJ) Medical College in Ahmedabad, in the western Indian state of Gujarat . It is something she has done for more than 15 years as a cook there, and she expected it to be just another day at work.
So did Mr Shravan Chunilal Rana, a third-year medical student at the college, who had just begun eating his lunch of dal, chapatis and curd. The chatter of young students enjoying their lunch break echoed in the large dining hall, as did the clatter of steel utensils being gathered and cleaned .
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Air India crash: A struggle to cope for those living in the neighbourhood
- Mrs Raginiben Rajput was at work on June 12, rolling out perfectly round chapatis in the mess of Byramjee Jeejeebhoy (BJ) Medical College in Ahmedabad, in the western Indian state of Gujarat . It is something she has done for more than 15 years as a cook there, and she expected it to be just another day at work. So did Mr Shravan Chunilal Rana, a third-year medical student at the college, who had just begun eating his lunch of dal, chapatis and curd. The chatter of young students enjoying their lunch break echoed in the large dining hall, as did the clatter of steel utensils being gathered and cleaned . Join ST's Telegram channel and get the latest breaking news delivered to you.
