TWENTY A meeting started between Sanjay and Rampiyari in the basement of Nirmala Niketan. They were celebrating their success with a bottle of scotch whiskey. Navya was informed that Rampiyari had
NINETEEN Manira came to Nirmala Niketan after Tutul. As they spent a few days together, they became close. They tried to leave the home together but had to return. The level of torture they had to f
EIGHTEEN Sanjay was roaming in his room like a ferocious caged tiger. Kanuba was caught… he was to be freed immediately… by hook or by crook. Urmil was followed too… now if the girl was caught… ever
SEVENTEEN Urmil wanted to wear a saree. She didn't have many, though she loved wearing them. There had never been an occasion to wear a saree at Tender Bud, in Himachal as people over there rarely w
SIXTEEN The outskirts of Nirmala Niketan had been flooded due to incessant rains since morning. The sun was out of sight and the day had become dark. Hailstones along with cold wind were piercing th
FIFTEEN Asthaa was ringing the doorbell for quite a long time… there wasn't any response though. Asthaa was anxious… what must have happened to the girl, was she alright? She started banging the d
FOURTEEN There was too much commotion at Anipura village of Haryana in protest of a gang rape. Female feticide was still going on. According to the UN estimates, about 50 million girls had been perma
THIRTEEN As per Sanjay's instructions, Urmil had to leave Navya's apartment and shift to a one bedroom flat of her own. After the successful completion of the 'Panther Project', Urmil returned home.
TWELVE While studying in standard XI, Mehuli first met Ayon in their Math Tuition class. They couldn't realise when the simple changing of sly glances while exchanging notes or pen… a little touch, e
ELEVEN Sanjay was introduced to Navya at 'Sukun' but then she was known as Mehuli. Mehuli had nearly recovered and was learning a new pattern of knitting from Naveena Tai when Dr. Trivedi came up an
TEN A figure, covered in a burqa approached the bar counter of Black Panther Restaurant. As the figure removed her face cover, a pair of deep and enchanting eyes darkened with blue-black kajal were
NINE Urmil went out with her friend Asthaa after a long time to enjoy. Urmil tried her best but wasn’t able to inform her friend about the problematic conditions she was going through. "Want to enj
EIGHT Sanjay's mother died when he was still an infant and his father remarried a lady much younger to him. The woman used to torture Sanjay unnecessarily to satisfy her frustration. Sanjay loved t
EIGHT Sanjay's mother died when he was still an infant and his father remarried a lady much younger to him. The woman used to torture Sanjay unnecessarily to satisfy her frustration. Sanjay loved t
SEVEN ... a strange beast of prey was chasing Urmil with a monstrous yawn. Urmil was running with difficulty, she was unable to move her legs and the beast was near. As she stumbled on a rock, the be
SIX Urmil felt feverish by the time she reached home and it turned into high fever. Navya returned home early and after changing her clothes she looked for Urmil. Finding her lying in bed at the wron
FIVE Urmil's eyes had widened in surprise on seeing the long queue at Pir Baba's Dargah. Urmil and Navya accompanied Sanjay to the Dargah of Majid Pir in Nizamuddin on a Sunday. Sanjay's request cou
FOUR Lightning had started flashing fiercely in the afternoon along with stormy wind and torrential rains. The evening sky became very dark. Urmil was swaying slowly in a cane swing fixed in the ba
THREE When Urmil set her foot in that huge city wrapped in a sheet of simplicity of the mountains... She wondered how she would survive alone! Urmil had grown up in a very protected atmosphere and i
TWO Urmil opened her eyes with the sound of the constant ringing of the doorbell. She didn't sleep well at night and had a sweet dream early in the morning about her beloved Solan. Veronica Urmil c