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During this time, British was ruling India and started taking over.
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Lots of Indian people (freedom fighters) were protesting against the British to have freedom.
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When Vidya's Dad comes home with a big blod stain on his shirt, thats when he had to tell her that he was an Indian freedom fighter.
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The family moves after appa get's beat by a cop and then he became brain dead. They go to live with periamma and periappa.
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Vidya wants to finish school before she gets married and she also wants to go to college. Then she discovers the libaray at her house and she goes there all the time after school.
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Vidya gets very excited that she can finally go to college, then the Japanese do a surprise bomb attack on Pearl Harbor.
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This event was very tragic and many people died. (World War 2)
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Many Indians joined along with the British to fight the Japanese.
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After the attack on Pearl Harbor. many Indians including Kitta joined the war with the British and the USA to fight against the Japanese.
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They joined the army to prevent the japanese from bombing India.
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Vidya said no because she wanted to go to college first.
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Vidya's family moved so they can be safe from the bombs of the Japanese.
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Vidya writes to Raman and says that she is very happy about going to college. She also says that she is excited about their future marriage.
