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A Nepali young man from Shyangha district looks out from the door of a compartment of Rapti Sagar Super Fast Express, an Indian train that runs from Gorakhpur, Utter Pradesh to Trivendram, Kerala. Surendra Hamal works for the Gorkha Rifles of the Indian Army and he was going back to the barracks to assume responsibility after the holiday. He spent his quality time with his wife whom he married six months ago and mother during a month-long leave from the Army.