*What is the right age to be divorced?
*What is the right age to stand up for yourself?
*Who comes first? Self or family?
Trust me, no woman will be able to answer these questions when her own life is breaking apart.
And, I pray nobody should ha...
This story is set in Delhi, the capital of India and my protagonist is an Indian woman.
Apologies to my non-Indian readers that this comes a tad late! (🙈 pity you have to deal with a procrastinating author)
The dialogues are interspersed with Hindi words. There are also mention of certain rituals for which explanations and meanings can be found here in this chapter. 🙏
I shall keep updating this list as the chapter progresses. In case any clarification is required for non-Indian readers or non-Hindi speaking Indian readers please post your question here shall clarify your doubts.
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English. Hindi
Mother - Ma, Maa ji
Father - Baba, Babu ji, Pita ji
Brother - Bhai, Dada
Sister - Behen
Elder sister - Didi
Sister-in-law (Brother's wife) - Bhabi (padmini to parul)
Father's sister - Bua(Parul to Paarth& Aparna)
Grandfather - dada ji (paternal) Nana ji (maternal)
Grandmother - dadi ji (paternal) Nani ji (maternal)
Maternal Uncle - mama ji (Kabeer to Abhi- Meera's son)
Bindi is decorative mark worn in the middle of the forehead by Indian women, especially Hindus.
The suffix "Ji" is added to the words as a mark of respect.
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Rituals:
The Hindu wedding rituals vary based on the caste and community one belongs to. The few rituals mentioned here in the story is the generalised summary of the North Indian wedding.
