Becoming the Storm is a Delhi family saga on early marriage and women’s agency

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Rami Chhabra's debut novel Becoming the Storm follows a Delhi family saga spanning generations post-Partition. The narrative centers on Indu, who marries at eighteen despite a sant's prophecy about marrying at twenty-two. The novel explores themes of early marriage, women's agency, and family dynamics through vivid scenes and domestic details reflecting Indian society's complexities and social constraints on women.

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