Revised and re-edited, September 2014 Compassionate and deeply emotional, 'Love after Marriage' is a contemporary love story about Deepak and Roshni, a young couple flung together in a traditional arranged marriage. The story authenticates the concept of an arranged marriage, which has prevailed in India for several hundred years. It centers on the conviction that husband and wife, strangers at the time of marriage, can develop a stronger love if they are honest and committed to each other. In Love after Marriage, Deepak and Roshni embark on the timeless journey of marriage, only to discover...

Widowed one-week into her marriage, Kirthi accepts her fate and resolves not to be a grieving widow all her life. She begins to rebuild her life by focusing on a career. She is hired by Sharma Industries to avert the company's collapse. Aditya, heir to Sharma Industries returns to India from the United States and moves right into Kirthi's lonely and depressed heart, offering her a life she only dreamed about. Constrained by the oppressive taboo preventing all widows from remarrying, Kirthi struggles with the haunting question: would Aditya love her if he knew? Brought together by work, drawn...

Together, Aditya and Kirthi untangle the infectious web of corruption infecting Sharma Industries and, they commence their journey of love. Aditya had stepped into the turmoil when he arrived in India. Now, six months later, a feeling of accomplishment drenches him. He looks forward to his marriage and his life with Kirthi. As the engagement ceremonies unfold, the future seems bright for both of them. But Kirthi is still a widow and her remarriage is a direct confrontation and, in defiance of Indian tradition. Can their relationship survive the vehement protests, death threats from the...