2 States The Story Of My Marriage

51 ‘I am telling you now only. I don’t like her mother – arrogant woman,’ my mom said as we waited at the taxi stand. My mother ...

‘Silk is very popular in the South also, we have Kanjeevaram saris,’ Ananya’s mother said and she kept the sari in her bag. We d ...

‘Nonsense, and why did they take the sea-view room? We are the boy’s side.’ ‘They are more people. Besides, do you care? Isn’t t ...

52 Few things bring out the differences between Punjabis and Tamilians than buffet meals. Tamilians see it like any other meal. ...

‘No, he is not well. Doctor has told him not to travel by air,’ my mother said. ‘There is a train to Goa form Delhi,’ Ananya’s f ...

‘Everywhere?’ ‘Yes, at restaurants, to taxis or anywhere else. And when you offer, she will say no. but insist, if needed, snatc ...

The day tour of Goa went off without fireworks, mainly due to the presence of a friendly Goan tour guide. We went to Bom Jesus B ...

53 We met Ananya’s parents at dinner. All buffet meals at Park Hyatt were paid for as part of the package. They came to the coff ...

‘And my brothers are also doing well,’ my mother said. ‘Ask Ananya what a wedding she has attended. They gave a Santro to the gr ...

My mother and I came back to our room. She pretended nothing had happened. ‘How does this remote work? I want to watch my serial ...

‘Aunty, please don’t generalize. We spent four hours in Panjim today buying gifts for you. My parents did whatever Krish asked u ...

‘She is different. She is confident, independent and intelligent. But she is caring and sensitive too.’ ‘She is too intelligent ...

‘It’s over,’ Ananya clarified, ‘between you and me.’ ‘Are you breaking up with me? What? Ananya, are you crazy? I was manipulati ...

The Final Act: Delhi & Chennai & Delhi & Chennai ...

54 I turned workaholic after Goa, spending fourteen maniacal hours a day in the office. I even bought the company laptop home to ...

She kept silent. I checked the phone; I had spent four minutes on the call. My colleague gave me puzzled looks as to why I had t ...

I came home and sat down in front of the TV. For dysfunctional families, television is the biggest boon. Without this electronic ...

‘What is the point of me seeing these girls? What am I supposed to check out in one hour? Her complexion? Figure – fat or slim? ...

was taking mom along. I had become quiet after my return and didn’t even bother to fight with him anymore. He came inside and no ...

55 Chennai seemed embarrassingly familiar on my second trip. I could throw in Tamil terms and negotiate with autos. I knew the m ...