There are moments when a country is forced to look into a mirror it usually avoids. The death of a young student from the Northeast, far away from home, was one such moment. It was not just the loss of a life. It was the quiet exposure of a prejudice that many prefer not to name.He was a student, someone who came with the same hopes as countless others. Education, opportunity, a future shaped by effort rather than accident of birth. What made him stand out was not his actions or beliefs, but his appearance. The way he looked became