June 14, 2025
Between Ahmedabad and Islamabad: A Sky Heavy With Sorrow— A Neighbour’s Grief Over the Air India Tragedy
On June 12, 2025, a horror unfolded in Ahmedabad that words can barely carry: Air India Flight AI171, a Boeing 787‑8 Dreamliner, crashed moments after takeoff. What was meant to be a routine journey turned into a scene of unimaginable heartbreak — not only for the passengers on board, but for innocent students in a nearby hostel who became silent victims of fate’s cruelty. As of this writing, 315 precious lives have been lost — men, women, children, crew members, and young students, their dreams and futures extinguished in an instant. Among them were Indian nationals, foreign citizens, entire families,
