Zara Sa Ishq

  

• ₹190.00
• by Ashfaq Ahmad  (Author)
• Book: Zara Sa Ishq
• Paperback: 180 pages
• Publisher: Gradias Publishing House
• Language: Hindi
• ISBN-13: 978-8194871880
• Product Dimensions: 21.59 x 13.97 x 1.5 cm

In our country, people generally fall into two classes: those who live life and those who merely endure it. For the latter, life trudges along a predictable, monotonous track. They wake each morning, have breakfast, pack a meal, and head out—as shopkeepers, street vendors, artisans, office workers, or laborers—grappling with their daily grind. At night, they return home exhausted, eat, sleep, and repeat the robotic routine the next day. Eventually, their bodies tire and refuse to keep pace. A hint of adventure or joy comes only at weddings or rare outings. They never realize they aren’t truly living—just passing through life.

Subodh is a boy from such a family.

Then there are those who truly live, blessed with every comfort and luxury. They don’t toil day and night like the less fortunate to earn a living. Others bear the burden of their labor, leaving them time to carve out moments for themselves—to savor life, to revel in every kind of adventure. For them, life isn’t a rigid course to follow but a vibrant bouquet of countless colors, where each day offers the fragrance of a new flower.

Ishani is such a girl.

If you strip away the crowd and measure people by their youth alone, they still divide into two types. Some are special—in looks, physique, or status—drawing attention from the moment they come of age. They carry a star-like allure, with admirers trailing them, yearning for closeness. Countless hearts desire them, countless eyes dream of them. They are the elite, noticed wherever they go, commanding every gathering.

Ishani was precisely such a girl.

Others blend into the crowd, unremarkable in every way. Their appearance, their physique, their demeanor—ordinary, like millions of others. Their complexion lacks luster, their skin betraying a lower-class, common, or impoverished status at a glance. They’re so average that even in a small group, they go unnoticed, receiving no attention beyond their work. Without arranged marriages, they might spend their lives yearning for a partner, even for fleeting intimacy.

Subodh is such a boy.

This is the story of Subodh and Ishani—of Subodh’s dreams and Ishani’s aspirations and ambitions. They belong to entirely different worlds, standing on separate planes. The chasm of class and status between them is unbridgeable. It’s no surprise that Subodh’s heart kindles love for Ishani; countless others like him fall for her at first sight, weaving her into their dreams. Wanting her is natural, but expecting anything in return is not.

For Subodh, Ishani is the moon in the sky—beautiful to admire, to dream of, to yearn for—but, in reality, utterly unattainable for someone like him. For him, it would be enough if she merely noticed him, spared him a glance, or said a simple “hello” in passing. Seven long years he spent clinging to that faint hope.

But Ishani has her own world, where someone like Subodh has no place. Why would she, surrounded by wealthy, handsome, star-quality suitors, ever notice him? From childhood, she’s been accustomed to choosing only the best, repelled by anything ordinary, unattractive, or mundane. She is elite, and her tastes reflect that.

Yet life brings her to an unexpected crossroads. To escape her family’s pressure and insistence, she must stage a charade—prove herself married. In that delicate moment, no one from her class steps forward. Instead, she finds Subodh, who has longed for just a glance from her. She knows her family would never accept him, and that’s exactly what she wants.

But when this pretense turns into reality, everything shifts. People’s behaviors change, as do the emotions of those entangled in the act. Even the way they think transforms. For the first time, Subodh feels a spark of confidence in himself. But one thing remains unchanged: his fate. It left him alone before meeting Ishani, made him feel isolated even in her proximity, and, after the charade ends, still consigns him to solitude.

Five more years slip by, like water flowing through the river of life. Precious time is spent, yet Subodh remains where he stood. For him, Ishani is irreplaceable—no one else could take her place in his heart. Meanwhile, Ishani lives her vibrant life, scaling new heights of success.

But life grants him another chance, another twist of fate—a moment to meet Ishani again, to be near her, to perhaps win her. The question looms: Can his dream ever come true? Can two people from such vastly different worlds ever unite? Will Ishani, with her star-like allure, ever make room in her life for an ordinary Subodh? 

To find out, read…  

*Zara Sa Ishq*!

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