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8. The Internal Acceptance of Dual Narratives: Faculty quietly learn to navigate two stories: the one shared publicly, and the one lived privately. Newcomers feel confused; veterans shrug and say, “Yeh toh har jagah hota hai.” Duality becomes culture.

Question: How common is it for faculty to maintain one “public” story and one “private” story about the institution?