Laaj

Some cages are made of gold. Some rebellions are whispered through poems.

In the dusty lanes of rural Rajasthan in 1910, where honour weighs heavier than dreams and a girl's silence is her only virtue, sixteen-year-old Meera dares to ask, "What if I want more?"

Born into a respected Thakur family, Meera's life is already mapped out - an early marriage to a wealthy widower, a quiet existence within four walls, and a legacy of submission. But Meera writes. In secret. Poems about wind, cages, and voices no one listens to. When she meets Raghav, a soft-spoken postman's son who speaks of freedom, books, and women as equals, a forbidden friendship blooms.

As family honour clashes with Meera's growing desire for freedom, she must choose between obedience and her own voice - a voice that could break her chains or cost her everything.

Laaj is a stirring tale of love, courage, and rebellion - set in an era where women's lives were bartered and buried, and where one girl's pen became her weapon.