ABSTRACT
WEC occupied the buildings of Ramjas College, a former part of Delhi University, perched on an isolated hill some miles outside the city on the Rohtak road. The hill was idyllically named Anand Parbat, 'the hill of happiness', and was crowned by the college buildings and outbuildings which now formed the security area. At the bottom of the hill, further away from the road, was the lower camp where we lived in rows of standard-issue Public Works Department bungalows. In each were ten or so rooms opening off the long front verandah with 'bathrooms' behind; these were cubicles with a canvas bath and a 'thunderbox'. Majors and above had two rooms. In hot weather we often moved our beds on to the verandah, never forgetting the obligatory mosquito-net. The rule was to wear long sleeves and long trousers as an anti-malarial precaution after twilight, though most people preferred shorts and short sleeves during the day.
