Sreedhar got out of the car. He was returning after his 1 month visit to United States. He had loads of gifts in the back of his car and he had not informed his family on the exact date of his arrival. There were so many reasons he wanted to keep it a surprise. His brother Murali was married. It was a marriage that was quickly fixed and which clashed with Sreedhar's paper presentation in US conference. He had gone one week before his brother's marriage straight from Delhi without even coming home to check on who his new bhabi would be. He stepped on the portico of Varma Mansion and looked around. Something was amiss. The festive atmosphere of a newly married home was missing. Maybe it is 2 weeks and also Murali Bhaiyya doesn't like loud colors and all, so it might have been removed. He rang the bell. The door opened and he stared at the face of his eldest bhabi. Renuka. Sreedhar was all smiling, but bhabi's face showed shock and hesitance.

Thank you for reading the prologue. To help this story more interesting for you I am trying to add meanings of certain Indian words constantly used in the story 

Maa- Mother

Bhaiyya- Elder Brother

Bhabi- Sister in law

Chachu- Father's younger brother

Chachi- Father's younger brother's wife

Devar- Husband's younger brother

Devrani- Husband's younger brother's wife

Bahu- Daughter in Law

Mamu- Mother's brother

Mami- Mother's brother's wife

Bua- Father's sister

Tauji- Father's elder brother

Taiji- Father's elder brother's wife

Didi-Elder sister

Jeeju- Elder sister's husband

Chudayil- A bad witch

SuhaagRaat- First Night 

Shagun- A jewellery given to the girl as first gift when the boy's parent's formalize the alliance 

Gajra- Freshly woven jasmine flowers to be worn on hair

Solah Sringaar- 16 accessories of a married woman

Suhagan- A woman with her husband alive

Sindoor- Red vermillion which is filled in the parting of hair by a married woman

Maang- The central parting between the hair where the husband fills the Sindoor first time during wedding and then the lady fills it as a mark of her marital status

Chuda- Traditional red and white bangles worn by a new bride