began to appear like misting on her face. A small forested alcove was in front of her, one of her favourite places to sit and think, approximately one and a half miles away from the border of the village. It was small and quiet except for the wildlife, and it helped her to relax and process her thoughts with better clarity.

The alcove, which she had dubbed Eli’s Keep, was relatively small clearing, around 50 square feet. It had the appearance of a forest from the outside, and within it was a nearly circular clearing. In the middle of the clearing sat a log from a tree that had been downed. It had taken Eliana several days to move the log to where it now sat, but to herTHE NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR PROMOTION OF URDU LANGUAGE

is an autonomous body under the Ministry of Human Resource Development (HRD), Department of Higher Education, Government of India. Set up to promote, develop and propagate Urdu language, Council started its operation in Delhi on April 1, 1996. In its capacity as the National Nodal Agency for the promotion of the Urdu language NCPUL is the principal coordinating and monitoring authority for promotion of Urdu language and Urdu education.

THE CENTRE OFFERS DIPLOMA IN “COMPUTER APPLICATIONS AND BUSINESS ACCOUNTING & MULTIMEDIA DTP)" UNDER ACCREDITATION NO.1715 AND DIPLOMA IN URDU LANGUAGE UNDER (9-10/TE/ACC/2006-NCPUL (ACC-08)