Colorsmarathi Stories

Show: Piratīçā Vanavā Urī Peṭalā. Arjun and Savi have returned to Kavathe-Bhairavgad separately from their honeymoon in Someshwar after Savi acted jealous of Sushama to cover up her anxiety about Arjun again taking care of Mother Māulī while Savi could do nothing but pray that they wouldn't identify her to each other. Will Savi find the right words to tell Arjun about her criminal history, while fulfilling her obligation to Vidyadhar to protect Arjun from self-harm? How will Arjun react to Savi's betrayal of his trust? The title comes out of the first three lines of dialogue, taken from the July 22, 2023 episode and continued by me in a different direction. Dialogues are in Marathi but translated into English. Cover Credit: DreamOfEndless of India Forums

Show: Piratīçā Vanavā Urī Peṭalā. Arjun is marrying Savitri to obey his stepmother Krishna'i, but Savi's efforts to arouse reckless passion in Arjun and win his trust have been as futile as tickling a rhinoceros. Will Savi be able to fulfil her mission to trick Arjun into signing over his property to Krishna'i's brother Vishvambhar? As Savi grows closer to Arjun and his family, whose secrets will be laid bare? The title comes from Savi's line on the February 28, 2023 episode: Tyācyā manāta sympathy tayāra karaṇaṃ mhaṇaje nā geṇḍyālā gudgulyā karaṇyāsārakhaṃya! Cover Credit: @PriyaArshiSarun

Show: Sundarā Manāmadhe Bharalī. Wedding plans for Babulnath and Devavrat hit a snag when Babul's father expects a dowry. The title is Marathi and means "We'll give only the boy and a coconut!" Cover Credit: @PriyaArshiSarun

Show: Ramā Rāghava. Varun fell in love at first sight with Raghav, a software designer who excels at his family traditions of directing pūjā rituals and preaching kīrtana. In every crisis, Varun supports Raghav, but Raghav knows that loving Varun is a flood that would sweep away the religion that Raghav upholds. The title, meaning "from an anthill's top emerges Indra's broken rainbow," is a line from Kālidāsa's poem Meghadūta; the language is Saṃskṛta. Cover Credit: @PriyaArshiSarun Previous cover by Sevenstreaks of India Forums

Show: Jīva Zhālā Yeḍāpisā (जीव झाला येडापिसा). The first chapter celebrates the December 29, 2019 episode, when Shiva followed Siddhi to her parents' house and cooked dinner. The other seven chapters are about various phobias that the characters expressed. Some phobias are actual mental health issues like Shiva's fear of the dark and Siddhi's fear of cockroaches. Other phobias are unhealthy attitudes: homophobia and transphobia. Background: Siddhi helped a sexual assault victim and had Shiva arrested. Shiva punished Siddhi by kidnapping her, and a politician forced them to get married to hush up the scandal. Many months later, Siddhi drugged Shiva to make him lose the diving contest, remembering occasions when he intimidated her, but when he was being stabbed, she dived after him and saved him because she remembered occasions when he supported her in spite of hating her. While Shiva was in the hospital, the sexual assault victim revealed to Siddhi that Shiva had actually saved her. Both Shiva and Siddhi wanted to restart as friends. Episode: When Siddhi's mother invited her home for the night, Shiva followed her. Siddhi showed Shiva how to perform citrāvatī (चित्रावती) and prayer before dinner. Siddhi had cooked only āmaṭī (आमटी) and rice, forgetting the salt. Shiva cooked a dinner of zhuṇakā (झुणका), çapātī (चपाती), potato bhājī (भाजी), aḷūçe phataphate (अळूचे फतफते), kośimbīra (कोशिंबीर), and suraḷīcyā vaḍyā (सुरळीच्या वड्या), accompanied with slices of tomato and cucumber. Siddhi had been patching up books, and her hands were sticky, so Shiva fed her the first mouthful of zhuṇakā. The title झुणक्यातली मिरची लागली गोड is Marathi and means "The chili in the zhuṇakā tasted sweet." Cover Credit: @PriyaArshiSarun

Show: Sundarā Manāmadhe Bharalī. As the Śrāvaṇa rain pours over them, Latika joins Abhimanyu on the terrace for a talk about marriage, rain, work, and family. The title inverts a simile from Kālidāsa's poem Meghadūta, and means "The passionate woman who wears her hair like a rain-shedding mass of clouds." Cover Credit: @PriyaArshiSarun