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Bounded By Vows
SanskritiTales
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SanskritiTales
Complete, First published Mar 24, 2025
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The monsoon breeze swept through Pune as Sahasra Joshi stood by the window, her thoughts tangled between her ambitions and her family's expectations. Across miles, in Hyderabad, Dhruv's world was defined by precision and order-until fate presented him with a proposal that would blur the lines between tradition and love.

Two strangers. Two cultures. One journey that would change everything.
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