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Both were out through the day and both rituals. Both were true to their love for
were curious about what the other was each other and faith in each other and did
doing. Neither knew where the other had what they had to do and send a message to
gone. Neither did their respective families the society. Alok Mehra had converted to
know anything. But it was to be a long wait Islam and changed his name to Ali Murad,
that day before they could meet and narrate Alia Murad had converted to Hindu and
the events of that day. changed her name to Aloka Mishra.
Alok had gone to the Jama Masjid and met Ali and Aloka just walked the talk.
the imam to perform certain rituals. Alia After all, their GyanPyaar had to have a
had gone to the Mankameshwar temple compelling story to post and tell. It was
and met the pujari to perform certain indeed a Murad and Mishra family affair.
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“Grief, I’ve learned, is really just love. It’s all the love you want to give, but cannot. All the
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