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Avantika’s mother in law who was
watching all this from the kitchen
window came rushing outside and
shouted that for a wife how a
husband can hold a younger
brother’s arms.
Avantika’s husband’s hands dropped
down instantly leaving the tall boy's
arms. He stormed inside the house
fuming feeling insulted by his
mother's harsh remarks. It was a
marriage against his mother’s wishes
but he didn't expect his first Holi
after marriage will be ruined.
Avantika on the other hand was too
stunned. She didn't know if she too
was guilty of ruining her husband's
first Holi after marriage. But inside
her heart she was happy that she
could manage to set a trend of
celebrating Holi without any trace of
hooliganism. 
ABOUT ANKITA SRIVASTAVA - A lady born with a flair for natural narration has many feathers in her
multiple hats that she wears with great ease. She started as a poet and apart from getting published,
her poems got broadcasted on AIR.Having joined  Indian Army as an officer, she occasionally
switched between her guns and pens. She became the student editor of a military magazine in her
Army Officers training Academy and continued to write military articles in various army journals. She
hung her boots after 14 years of military life and went on to gain some new experience.
She walked beauty pageant ramps, won them and created history in its own unique way. She
returned to her base after the grand show and now took writing as a full-time hobby. Her debut
book “The Pink Scarecrow” is a bestseller. Balancing her life between office, home, and hobby; she
has been contributing to various anthologies.  Her published works - short stories, poems, and
articles are there in almost 15 anthologies now.
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