Sangher Haveli-Scene III

Pranay never knew how to handle the matter because he was bought up in a huge family, their was still a joint family. So their family circle was their grand-mother, Ammo. His father Shashidhar had 2 sons and 2 daughters. Himself, then sisters Durga and Amba. Durga was elder most around 33 married Neel, 35, the owner of clothing brand, Wild Gals. Amba was also married only a year to Neel’s younger brother, Shiv in total “Hum Aapke Hai Kaun” style as she was there in Paris with him for their fashion course. And Saurav who was a film producer with shy but intense looks married to Shristi. His chacha and chachi had 2 daughters, Jyotshna, Ambalika and a son Yashovarman. Jyotshna and Ambalika married Kartik Maheshwari and Anirudh Rajeshwar, his business partners respectively. Yashovarman was also married. His bua, who lived with them, had three daughters, Subadhara, Shatakshi and Shambhavi. Subadhara married Parth Chandra, a politician by profession and the heir of a big business family. Shatakshi was in relation with one of her M.A. Professor Dr. Raj Aryan. Shambhavi was youngest around 20 and happily married with her child husband. All of them lived together in Sangher Haveli, Bhopal. And he despite being elder most was last to marry in brothers. He was 35 when he married Uttara who was 28 at that time.

He thought a lot and then thought of dealing the bulls directly by his horns, and so next day he sat there in the bonnet of car, as she came out of the haveli and followed her though out the whole. Village to the school.

He could sense that she was astonished to see him yet she ignored him and rather anger which was his personal expression, he smiled at her childlessness that she thought he would never find her.

Though he agrees it was hard to think of her in Bengal. He was mesmerised by the way she always got ready even in lowest means, today she was wearing a simple Bengali cotton brown saree and in her neck was a simple pendant of simple brown stones and silver, she wore it simple Bengali style and today she had worn a plain dark brown mega sleeved blouse, he was amused that even without touching her, he made her uneasy and conscious.

After her school got over, she hurriedly tried to skip him but she didn’t knew that he was waiting just outside in the sticky heat, he stood there but before she could turn and leave, he dragged her to isolated orchard where he kept her locked between himself and a trunk of a tree and said “Uttara Raje Sangher, even if you wanted to visit your maternal home, you could have taken my consent. Is you can, Bai Ji.”

“You don’t have a right to call me Bai Ji, you didn’t want me in your life so I quitted and now please leave me, I want to live my life, my way” said infuriated Uttara. But just then Abhimanyu played his part and sent the media over there because if he knew his sister well she would never make a scene in from public.

And as media came, Pranay got a chance and said “Sorry, but my wife preserves her privacy to her extents so does not meet anybody when I’m not in town, and other reason is quite clear that Bai Ji loves to travel with me. And guys lets be practical, Bai Ji is my wife and that too newly-wed, we just can’t get enough of each other. ” he just answered laughingly mirthly when asked when “Why Mrs Sangher was never seen in any social circles when he isn’t there? Is he stopping her mingling with people?”

“I accept that I am public figure and so you have questions about my life are not something which remains my personal. But Bai Ji is my wife, and like every traditional Indian wife, her life revolves around her household. So it would be better, if we keep her out of media glare. It’s my humble request and if you want to ask something about our married life, direct your questions to me. I will satisfy your queries easily and promptly. And to visit her, you can see her in Sangher haveli in Bhopal. There with my grand-mother, Ammo she meets people. Now pls let us leave as you can see Bai Ji is exhausted after my business journey and as it was first with me, so it’s more unsettling.” Saying that Pranay left with Uttara Who was tired yet was angry to be dragged back to her marital home but with Ammo, Uttara knew she will be the queen.

The Sangher haveli was more than happy to have its elder daughter-in-law back. Though Pranay’s mother was very upset to see the girl whom Pranay made to run away from his mistakes so hadn’t courage to see her but Ammo was very happy to have her back as she saw another Ammo in her.