OMD! (Oh My Delhi)

In the celebration of everything public there is always an undying pang of discovering one?s personal ghosts. Through a sprawling canvas populated by unlikeliest of people and their echoing voices Asmi has always been challenging herself to knots that couldn?t be unknotted. For more than a decade she has cursed her fate for leaving her mother-less and with a woebegone family. As abysmal kins and unjust life ensnare her she dreams of leaving the despairing gullies of Lajpat Nagar. Little did she know her fairy god mother was smirking twisting her wand mischievously set to cast a spell to turn her life around. Unsaid the mediocre are seldom sanctioned to taste the life of affluence. Torn between her coarse edges and Mahi?s soft silks Asmi emerges from the depth of literary world and inhale the air of the rich. Her delight is short lived as humiliation taunts her presence in the society and forces her to congest into a cocoon. Nevertheless questioning her right to dignity Asmi stands firm challenging the conceited of Delhi. Are Delhites as rotten as the city? Although soon Asmi realises the houses that aren?t made of glass include more than skeletons in their open closets waiting to be unleashed. Whilst thrown in the midst of unexpected relations Asmi captivates Amin with her unpretentious approach towards life. Admiring Amin?s and Mahi?s comfortable lifestyle she seeks refuge with her new comrades and shuns her father altogether. She also finds solace in Rajee her childhood companion. One cannot help but wonder are dysfunctional families a norm in Delhi concealed behind closed doors and plastered smiles? Was this a prominent rationale for our protagonists to fuel their bond and form a match amidst mismatched society? Delhi also known as the city of mayhem spares none with mercy including our female protagonist who is ambushed and stifled ruthlessly. Amid the atrocities caused by the living and the dead she is forced to question her existence. Rightly stated ?Happiness is out lived and temporary? Asmi is left alone and distraught in no time. Deceived and distressed with heart break she finds haven in subjugated world to evade the gnawing memories of her past. Will life offer another prospect to mend her broken relations and save the one she strives for? Has setbacks strengthened and prepared her to conquer hindrances and return to her roots? Or will she surrender her broken relations leaving them be forever. It is a quest of survival of the mediocre. Evidences of dysfunctional self and withered familial ties become a recurring theme throughout the book much like the fleeing away from and returning back to the sentiment we call love.