Sreedhar got out of the car. He was returning after his 1 month visit to United States. He had loads of gifts in the back of his car and he had not informed his family on the exact date of his arrival. There were so many reasons he wanted to keep it a surprise. His brother Murali was married. It was a marriage that was quickly fixed and which clashed with Sreedhar's paper presentation in US conference. He had gone one week before his brother's marriage straight from Delhi without even coming home to check on who his new bhabi would be. He stepped on the portico of Varma Mansion and looked around. Something was amiss. The festive atmosphere of a newly married home was missing. Maybe it is 2 weeks and also Murali Bhaiyya doesn't like loud colors and all, so it might have been removed. He rang the bell. The door opened and he stared at the face of his eldest bhabi. Renuka. Sreedhar was all smiling, but bhabi's face showed shock and hesitance.
Thank you for reading the prologue. To help this story more interesting for you I am trying to add meanings of certain Indian words constantly used in the story
Maa- Mother
Bhaiyya- Elder Brother
Bhabi- Sister in law
Chachu- Father's younger brother
Chachi- Father's younger brother's wife
Devar- Husband's younger brother
Devrani- Husband's younger brother's wife
Bahu- Daughter in Law
Mamu- Mother's brother
Mami- Mother's brother's wife
Bua- Father's sister
Tauji- Father's elder brother
Taiji- Father's elder brother's wife
Didi-Elder sister
Jeeju- Elder sister's husband
Chudayil- A bad witch
SuhaagRaat- First Night
Shagun- A jewellery given to the girl as first gift when the boy's parent's formalize the alliance
Gajra- Freshly woven jasmine flowers to be worn on hair
Solah Sringaar- 16 accessories of a married woman
Suhagan- A woman with her husband alive
Sindoor- Red vermillion which is filled in the parting of hair by a married woman
Maang- The central parting between the hair where the husband fills the Sindoor first time during wedding and then the lady fills it as a mark of her marital status
Chuda- Traditional red and white bangles worn by a new bride
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RomanceSreedhar Varma at the age of 22 he thought he had everything. Pampered by a loving family, heartthrob of pretty girls, topping the college and being the one selected to join the Youth Economic forum in US. But then destiny had different plans for h...
