Ishq Tilism  (Hindi, Paperback, Puja Upadhyay)

Ishq Tilism is the story of Itraan from Tilisampoor, the one with letters running in her veins. Love hand holds you, as you travel to fascinating cities and meet charismatic people. Like, the city where heartbroken people are not welcome and cafes haves have boards, ‘Yahan udaas, dil-dukhe premi na baithein’. Aurora Borealis is a river of letters, happy and sad. Rudra, friend, philosopher, farishta for Itraan, the secret keeper of her soul. Catalyst to her crimes. The one who sends her poetry, stamps, letters from far-away cities and kindles her wanderlust. Moksh, Itraan’s forever love. Eyes the colour of storm clouds, a romantic hindi number on his lips and the fragrance of a goodbye lingering on his shoulders. Itraan says, ‘Love is a Jackson Pollock painting. Modern Art. Abstract. Everyone interprets it differently.’ When Moksh went away, the million unfulfilled dreams and desires of Itraan created an entire alternate city where they could come true. These dreams were so powerful and potent that the city in which they were realised, became sentient. This book is not for the faint of heart. But those daring in their choices of love, life and stories.