The Sarpanch and His Curious Little Wife
In 1942, Anurag Chaudhary, the 30-year-old sarpanch of Tulsipur village, was a man ahead of his time. A decade ago, he returned from London after completing his master's degree, only to be shocked by the harsh realities of his homeland. Women in his village were treated as burdens, denied education, and forced into marriages against their will. Determined to change this, he took over as sarpanch after his father retired and passed it down to him. He introduced reforms that gave women the right to study. Some respected him for it, while others feared and opposed him. His father had arranged his marriage years ago to his friend’s daughter, and Anurag had never questioned it. But fate had other plans. Amrita, just 17 years old, has spent her life feeling unwanted. Her mother died giving birth to her, and her family never let her forget it. She dreams of studying, of freedom, but in a world where girls are seen as burdens, her desires mean nothing. Despite Anurag's reforms, her family sees no reason for her to be educated. Instead, they decide to marry her off to a 60-year-old man—a cruel and powerful figure who has already lost two wives under suspicious circumstances. But in a society where men are rarely questioned, no one dares to stop him. Just as Amrita is about to be forced into this terrible marriage, an unexpected turn of events leaves Anurag with no choice but to marry her himself. The village erupts in gossip. Some call it a scandal, others a rebellion. Can Anurag protect Amrita from the harsh rules of the society that seek to break her? Can she find the courage to stand beside a man carrying the weight of change and fighting against the rules? As their unexpected marriage unfolds, love, justice, and destiny collide. In a time where women had no voice, could one man’s fight for change rewrite a young girl’s fate?
