Rohan stared at the blinking cursor on his laptop screen. The words “RD Sharma Maths Class 11 PDF Free Download” were typed into the search bar, mocking him. It was 11:47 PM. His school’s half-yearly exams started in ten days, and the bulky, blue-covered physical copy of the infamous textbook sat on his desk, pristine and untouched.

By 1:00 AM, he had solved ten problems. He didn’t need a PDF. He didn’t need a web series. He just needed to start.

He laughed. The search for a shortcut had turned into a circus. He closed the laptop, picked up the physical book, and opened to page one.