Dil Ki Bandagi (The Bondage of the Heart) (Full story in my Main account)
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In 1950s India, where women are expected to obey without question, eighteen-year-old Aarti is forced into an arranged marriage with Raghav, the stoic thirty-five-year-old son of the village head.
Illiterate yet brimming with quiet dreams, Aarti longs to learn and live freely. Raghav, burdened by duty and haunted by grief, hides his heart behind silence and sternness.
As tradition binds them together, Aarti dares to begin a rebellion of the heart. But can she break free from the chains of expectation-and will Raghav ever let himself love again?
Author's Note
📖 This version includes Chapters 1-10.
✨ The complete story (Chs. 11-56 + Epilogue) is exclusively on my main account @ShaarShree.
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