" All of a sudden a strong wind from the west came to visit them. For a short duration, sand blew in the air and filled the eyes of anyone stranded outside, blinding him, the leaves on the trees strived to tear away from the branches that held them so tenaciously, and the trees swayed dangerously hither and thither. The wind swept in with a howl and people huddled in their quilts were beginning to wonder if the tents that sheltered them were indeed pitched solidly. Or how because of the way the wind blew so wildly, could it possibly be carrying some missive? "

― Mukta Singh-Zocchi , The Thugs & a Courtesan