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  The Return of Light Chapter 1: The Golden Days The monsoon of 1992 had been particularly kind to the small town of Kottayam. In the modest government school by the railway tracks, eleven-year-old Deva wheeled himself through the corridors with the easy confidence of someone who belonged. His wheelchair, though old and creaky, moved with purpose as he navigated between classrooms, his school bag balanced precariously on his lap. "Deva!" called out his teacher, Uma, her voice carrying the warmth that had made her beloved by every student who'd ever sat in her classroom. "Come here, child. Let me see your mathematics homework." Uma was in her early thirties, with kind eyes behind wire-rimmed glasses and a smile that could make even the most struggling student believe in themselves. She had been teaching for eight years, but Deva was special to her—not because of his wheelchair, but because of his brilliant mind that sparkled despite the challenges life had th...