

**A MARRIAGE BUILT ON FORCE AND SILENCE** RUKMINI VASANTH, A SHY, INTROVERTED, AND TRADITIONAL GIRL, LIVED A SIMPLE LIFE TEACHING AT A PRIMARY SCHOOL, OFTEN WRAPPED IN HER SAREES AND QUIET WORLD. SHE WAS MY MOTHER’S DISTANT COUSIN’S DAUGHTER, AND TO MY MOTHER, SHE WAS LIKE HER OWN. I, ANI, WAS HER COMPLETE OPPOSITE—EXTROVERTED, CAREFREE, AND FAR...Read more