In Love You Fall, in Love You Rise

Book excerpt: A heartbroken Aakash, on his way to his hometown, is reluctantly forced into a conversation by an irritating stranger Rudra—a man in his late forties—who happens to share the seat with him on the bus. The conversation begins with needless provocative verbal jabs by the stranger towards Aakash that quickly deteriorate into altercations, insults and an extreme dislike between the two. Their contrasting views on love and romance worsens the situation further. Aakash is more inclined towards the romantic side of love that deals with desire and passion, whereas Rudra believes in the more subtle side of love. As Aakash starts to narrate his own love story during this bitter-sweet conversation—marred by frequent arguments with Rudra, the two find themselves influenced by each other’s arguments and eventually on common grounds. Aakash, who initially hates the stranger for having totally contrasting views on love and romance, starts to like his logical reasoning and clear thought process. He finds an excellent mentor in him. Because of this conversation with Rudra, Aakash’s heart is kindled with hope—he thinks that he can still win back Vidya—his lost lady love despite all odds. But is that enough? Find out in this thought-provoking romance novel.