Shodasa Sukthi Sudha

The classroom was simple. It was a tree house with no furniture. Mats and cushions had been placed on the floor for the students to sit. The walls of the room were artistically painted with scenes depicting the culture of the province. Each scene had been taken from an incident that happened in the province. Each scene had been carefully selected in such a way that by the time one viewed all the scenes depicted in the room, one was made aware of the complete history both the empire and the province. It was into this room that Pravallika and the other 20 trainees sat waiting for their teacher.