THE DESERT BLOOM : A Young Heart's Pact.

"गहने मिलेंगे, कपड़े मिलेंगे, खूब सारा लाड मिलेगा... बड़ी हवेली में राज करना, लाडो।"
"अपने घर से भी बड़ी हवेली, दादो सा?"

Little Nandini's eyes, accustomed to the dusty lanes of her quaint Rajasthani village, sparkled with an innocent wonder.

As a child, it all seemed like a delightful game. But now, at twenty-one, the very thought of the childhood marriage promise feels like a crushing burden.

Nandini has new dreams stretching far beyond her village boundaries: the passion to clear the State Civil Services exam, the fierce desire to carve out her own independent path.

Yet, tradition dictates she's at the age when she be married off.
Will she be able to pursue her ambitions, or will the deep-rooted customs and relationships of her upbringing inextricably bind her to a fate she never chose?