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Xavier Coutinho/Prabhu Selvan Harshvardhan Rane was a popular student in his final year of medical studies, known for indulging in hardcore narcotics and recreational drugs that often hampered his path to graduation. One day he turns up high for a compulsory presentation, a blunder that could jeopardize his future and sap the confidence of everyone around him. The incident threads through his choices, his relationships, and the mounting pressure of living up to expectations in a rigorous academic environment.

Yuvaraj, aka Yuva, Ehan Bhat arrives as a fresh first-year student who immediately faces the brutal ritual of ragging by several seniors. Rather than submit to their demands, Yuvaraj begins to stand up for himself, drawing support from other juniors who rally behind him. His defiance unsettles the established order on campus, and the younger cohort starts to see him as a voice they can trust. The more he speaks out, the more the seniors retreat, recalibrating the power dynamics of the entire student community.

Gayathri, TJ Bhanu, emerges as a sharp, strategic student political leader, and alongside Ambika Taniya Kalra (also known as vennila ponnuswamy), forms Awaaz—an organized movement that speaks up for students from marginalized castes who face discrimination on campus and in hostel life. The party represents a pushback against entrenched hierarchies, and its rhetoric resonates with many who feel unheard in the university’s social strata. The rise of Awaaz complicates the campus political landscape, drawing in more players and expanding the field of conflict.

Siddhi Zoa Morani Sawapathy is another influential student leader, the daughter of a local Goan leader who is grooming her to take on higher political responsibilities. Her ascent into the general secretary race adds a rival dimension to the election, bringing together a mix of internal college power games and external expectations. Siddhi’s ambitions, combined with Ambika’s strategic maneuvering, create a tense contest where loyalty and ideology are tested, and alliances shift as the vote draws nearer.

Xavier had known Yuvaraj since their boarding-school days, where the younger boy looked up to him as a brother figure. The elder’s protective instincts are tested when he cannot intervene in the violence hurled by seniors in the dorm. The young Yuvaraj is subjected to molestation, a scar that Xavier cannot erase with a single apology. The incident lingers in Xavier’s conscience, and the guilt deepens as years pass. When they finally confront each other again, Xavier offers an apology, but Yuvaraj does not simply accept—it awakens a thirst for revenge that threatens to ignite anew the pain of the past.

The narrative unfolds at a campus where personal pasts collide with present ambitions, weaving together feelings of guilt, the pursuit of justice, and the raw politics of student life. It examines how an act of cruelty from years ago can reverberate through time, shaping the decisions of those who survive it and the ones who try to make amends. As the cast of characters—Xavier, Yuvaraj, Siddhi, Ambika, and Gayathri—grapple with their own versions of truth and vengeance, the story probes the costs of power, loyalty, and reform within a university that is as much a battleground of ideas as it is a microcosm of society at large.

Last Updated: December 30, 2025 at 11:34