Story cover for Darbari Raga by Roshan18
Darbari Raga
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    Reads 297
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    Parts 9
  • WpHistory
    Time 54m
Ongoing, First published Feb 20, 2012
A romance story set in Colonial India. Deborah had moved from South Africa to start afresh after an engagement gone bad. In India, she met an intriguing character among all the indians that worked for her. Would she fall in love with him? Would racials prejudices be the cause of their seperation? Does love conquer all?
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