Of Grease Stains and Jasmine Strings

Rentichinthala is famous for two things: its scorching, unrelenting summer heat, and now, the whirlwind romance of its newest married couple.
To the rest of Andhra Pradesh, this village is a dot on the map known for record-breaking temperatures. But for Vicky and Meenakshi, the heat isn't just in the weather. It is in the stolen glances across the veranda, the sudden brushes of hands in the kitchen, and the fierce, undeniable devotion of a young husband who looks at his wife as if she is the only oasis in a vast desert.