thatbrowncraft

And on @Thelsa_Writes note… to all my crafties who are appearing for exams these days, I am so sorry I forgot to wish you in yesterday’s chapter shoutout section, that was not intentional at all.
          	
          	All the best to every single one of you. Study well, eat properly, sleep at least a little, and don’t let one paper decide your worth✨️
          	
          	You all are capable beyond marks.
          	
          	Go ace it. And come back to Kutumb for emotional therapy after.
          	
          	Much love ❤️
          	Thatbrowncraft

thatbrowncraft

And on @Thelsa_Writes note… to all my crafties who are appearing for exams these days, I am so sorry I forgot to wish you in yesterday’s chapter shoutout section, that was not intentional at all.
          
          All the best to every single one of you. Study well, eat properly, sleep at least a little, and don’t let one paper decide your worth✨️
          
          You all are capable beyond marks.
          
          Go ace it. And come back to Kutumb for emotional therapy after.
          
          Much love ❤️
          Thatbrowncraft

Thelsa_Writes

A very funny thing happened and I want to share!!!!!
          
          So, Today was our Biology practical, and we were supposed to do a hibiscus dissection. I bought nine hibiscus flowers in total for me and my friend. When I started with the first one, everything was going smoothly, but while cutting the outer part longitudinally, I accidentally cut the style part, so I had to throw it away. I tried again with the second one, and guess what? I accidentally cut the style in the middle again. Finally, on the third attempt, it was going smoothly and I successfully completed it. When our sir came to check my practical theory part, he gave me marks. 
          
          Then the real disaster happened! Kaand ho gaya.
          
          When he lifted the female part (style, stigma, and ovary), the ovary stayed on the table while the other two parts were in his hand. 
          
          He literally wiggle the part and asked, Where is her ovary ༎ຶ⁠‿⁠༎ຶ
          
          I ended up getting 6/10 in the practical.
          

thatbrowncraft

@Thelsa_Writes First of all… WHY am I laughing so hard at “where is her ovary”  Sweetie you bought NINE hibiscus flowers and still the ovary said “I’m out.” This is not practical exam, this is survival game. But listen… dissecting hibiscus is genuinely tricky okay. One wrong cut and the whole reproductive system resigns. The fact that you kept trying till the third one and completed it? Respect. 6/10 is not a tragedy. It’s a comeback arc loading.
            
            Also now I will never look at hibiscus the same way again.♥️
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stolenreveries_

i don't really know where to start but here we go anywayy, so i've been reading kutumb for a while now, i admit very guiltily i've missed voting on a couple of chapters, im very sorry about that, couldn't really comment cause i always read in a rush ( thats how life's been lately for me) but oh.my.god. what even are you? sometimes i like to jokingly call myself a part gujju because my father's grown up there, and altho i've been to gujarat only once, the culture is so perfectly sunk into our lives and minds that it just aligns, and when i discovered kutumb, it reminded me of all those tales of nostalgia my father would tell me, when i discovered you're a doctor too, i was all the more stunned because the very hands that physically heal a person, mentally do the same. you have no idea how much of a comfort book kutumb has been for me, i just adore raghav-idhi-ayan, nisarg-aya, yug-deva and ofc dadu dadi and payal-harsh too, it's like a complete breath of fresh air to read something different, something that isn't the typical toxicity portrayed on wattpad and something that is so soft yet so deep, the way you've managed to layer the book through your writing, the way you've written your characters, they aren't picture perfect, which is what makes them feel more human, more realistically fictional because where are we to get a family so awesome like that? honestly if you're EVER publishing the book, i'd love love love to buy it because your writing is worth it! thank you so so much for giving us this masterpiece!

thatbrowncraft

@stolenreveries_ Bassss have mane radu aave che(Fine now I feel like crying) I genuinely had to sit down before replying to you. You have no idea what your words did to me. The way you described wanting to hold the paperback and read it to your mum… that image alone made my heart so full. Kutumb reaching not just you but your home? That is bigger than any ranking ever could be. Thank you for understanding why I chose softness over trends. I never wanted dominating noise. I wanted layered people. Flawed. Gentle. Protective. Real. And hearing that you saw that intention so clearly means everything. And please don’t ever feel guilty for wanting to gatekeep it a little. When something feels personal, you protect it. I understand that completely. I didn’t write this to be famous. I wrote it hoping it reaches the right souls. And when I read messages like yours, I know it is.
            Thank you for waiting. Thank you for feeling. Thank you for loving this family the way you do.
            We’ll hold that paperback one day. And I’ll remember this message when it happens.
            ✨️♥️
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stolenreveries_

@thatbrowncraft you're truly very graceful and have a way with your words(╥﹏╥) honestly i just had this on my mind for days that i needed to tell you how much i love kutumb and words weren't enough, neither did they do justice because kutumb is so so so much more than that, but i hardly had the time to, and now that you've told me it's going to be published, i genuinely can't wait to hold the book in my hands, flip through the pages and read it to my mum because she's gonna love it just as much as i do, in fact when i told her about the book, she was glad to know it wasn't another toxic book but something different, i am so glad you decided you did not want an alpha male because at this point the trend's become sickening and toxic, you've written each one of them perfectly soft, layered and flawed which sometimes gets me frustrated too but it also gives me a kind of satisfaction because again, thats what makes them realistic, you didn't do SOMETHING right, the entire book was the right part, the best part and you know honestly although i felt like more and more people should find out about the book, a selfish part of me made me keep it to myself because what if they don't love it the way i did? what if they start nitpicking at the beautifully woven story they're getting to read instead of loving the characters? not really worth it for me and the fact that you did not write it to be famous but wrote it so it reaches the right people enough tells you're here because of your passion, not reads or votes, again, thank YOU for giving us them, i'll always wait for kutumb to be published!
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thatbrowncraft

@alaira__16 You guys are actually going to make me emotional on a random weekday at 6pm in the evening??? First of all, thank you for backing what @stolenreveries_ said. Watching readers connect with each other over Kutumb feels unreal. Like this little fictional Gujarati chaos really turned into a comfort corner for you all. That was never something I planned. But it became the most beautiful outcome. When I said one day it’ll be published, I meant it. Not as a fantasy. Not as a “maybe someday.” I want it to sit on your shelves. I want you to flip pages and feel the same warmth you feel here. You calling it a comfort zone? That is everything to me. Because Kutumb was written from a place of wanting to create a home. A loud, imperfect, dramatic, protective home.
            
            And excuse me… “a little extra love to Idhi and Raghav”?? The bias is loud but I respect it. They earned it. Let them enjoy their fan club.
            
            Thank you for loving this family the way you do. Thank you for waiting, reading, feeling, reacting. You all make this journey lighter.
            
            More drama coming soon. Obviously. It’s Kutumb.
            
            Much love ♥️
            
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Maniparna

Hey! Can you please give my story a try! It's an Highschool Romance story and I am sure I won't disappoint you! I would be really very grateful if you give my story a try! ✨

thatbrowncraft

@Maniparna Hey! Thank you for reaching out and for the invite❤️ I truly appreciate it. My schedule is a little packed at the moment, but wishing you all the best for your story. Keep writing and growing ✨ 
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Bumiboom_

Author have you heard about this controversy of banning in insta and wattpad of books. Pls be safe. 

thatbrowncraft

@_velvetmoons No I didn't. YET. Though I am barely on social media these days. If this is true then welcome to amazon, stck and inkitt, also if not then let it be. Tysm for informing me sweetheart means a lot for me♥️
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yukiwrites02

          @thatbrowncraft
          I’m literally on the moon right now ✨
          You adding Aradhya to your reading list genuinely made my day (okay, my week). I’ve been your reader since Amodini (ofc from my reading acc) and I’m currently reading Kutumb, so this means a lot more to me than I can put into words. Thank you for even noticing my work — it truly feels surreal 

thatbrowncraft

@yukiwrites02 Hey sweetheart✨️ This honestly made my day. Maybe my whole week too. Knowing you’ve been around since Amodini and are now reading Kutumb means more than you know. That kind of quiet, consistent support is everything. And Aradhya deserves every bit of love. Your work is beautiful and I’m genuinely glad I stumbled upon it. Please keep writing, keep showing up. The world needs stories like yours and voices like you. Sending you so much love. This one stayed with me♥️
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Thelsa_Writes

Di di di di
          
          Happy Magh Bihu 
          
          Lots of love from Assam ♡

Thelsa_Writes

@thatbrowncraft hehehe this is the speciality of India, we people connect through festivals 
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thatbrowncraft

@Thelsa_Writes omg this is my first ever favorite wish, that too from Assam✨️ I don't know how to wish you back but same to you sweetheart. Also happy Uttarayan or makarsankranti from Ahmedabad ♥️ Thank you for being a constant cheerleader since day one. Lots of love.
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Skiee_rain

Hi author, I've come across your book kutumb on 26th and now I'm officially in your waiting list ....... 
          
          Loved ever part of it ,so fiction yet heartwarming, specially the conversations are my favv ❤️

thatbrowncraft

@Skiee_rain hiii sweetheart❤️ thank u so much for loving kutumb and it's every partttttt✨️ there's more to read sfay tuned. Once again thank u for giving chance to kutumb and much love to u
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thatbrowncraft

Kem cho crafties? Majama ne ♥️
          Small update from your author, that tomorrow’s Kutumb chapter is getting pushed to Saturday. I’ve got an important conference to attend and a tiny surgery to perform, and my brain + schedule both said not together bestie.
          
          I was this close to uploading, but the chapter is still half-edited and I refuse to give you rushed, unfinished emotions. You deserve the full feels, not a hurried draft.
          
          From the bottom of my heart, I’m really sorry
          Thank you for always being patient, understanding, and way too kind to me✨️
          
          Saturday’s chapter though? Absolute banger.
          Worth the wait. Pinky promise♥️
          Also friday will still be our kutumb day!
          
          Sending all my love,
          Thatbrowncraft.

thatbrowncraft

@thenosyyone trust me you'll be proud of yourself✨️ and you'll definitely work it out even better than me❤️ also I am everything but sorted that felt foreign to me haha it's just me being morning bird and punctual, things are working out or else you know lol
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thenosyyone

@thatbrowncraft ohmygodd thank you so much!!This really means a lottt...even a little motivation helps a lot..specially coming from someone as sorted as you..but also now i realise..medicine karya pachi badhu easy lage che
            but i really hope I can work it our just like you!!Loads of love to you
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thatbrowncraft

@thenosyyone areeee ema su have sweetheart, I’m currently at the completion of my MD. Trust me, there was a phase when I genuinely thought of letting go of my tiny passion for writing. Then one very random day, while eating pani puri lol, something just hit me. No big filmy moment, just a thought that quietly pushed me till here.
            Never in my wildest dreams did I think I’d have a whole Kutumb, or receive this much love, especially for my Gujarati culture. That part honestly healed something in me. World is healing, for real. About managing everything, here’s the truth. I survive on pre planning. I schedule things a week in advance, and during my half days I edit and post chapters. Initially it was exhausting and overwhelming. Now, because readers like you are so understanding and supportive, I allow myself to breathe and be a little flexible with socials. Also, huge congratulations on finishing half of medicine. That’s no joke. I suddenly remembered myself crying in front of my dad saying “this is crap, mane nathi maja aavti, aa badhu mathakut che” and now I’m laughing at that version of me. You’ll laugh too, someday. I promise.
            You’re doing better than you think. Keep going. One step, one rant, one breakdown at a time. You’ve got this ❤️
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