People place candles next to a banner with pictures of victims of a fire at student coaching in Surat, western India, during a candlelight vigil in Ahmedabad on May 25, 2019. AFP
People place candles next to a banner with pictures of victims of a fire at student coaching in Surat, western India, during a candlelight vigil in Ahmedabad on May 25, 2019. AFP

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Young hopes snuffed out in Indian coaching school fire

At least 20 pupils killed a day before they were due to receive pre-university exam results

Samanth Subramanian

May 27, 2019