Radha - The Forgotten Love  (English, Paperback, Balaji Ramakrishnan)

From the dusty confines of her village, Radha, a girl woven from poverty and boundless hope, gazed upon the distant, dazzling mirage of Mumbai – the Bollywood city, a promised land of glamour and dreams. Spinring a flimsy tale of college studies to her unsuspecting kin, she slipped away, chasing the silver screen's shimmering, almost tangible promise. But the metropolis, indifferent to her naive aspirations, swept her into a cruel whirlwind, teaching her fleeting lessons of bitter love, fierce friendships forged in hardship, and the searing weight of sacrifice, each revelation chipping away at her innocence. The glittering façade cracked, revealing a grim underworld where dreams withered, and finally, irrevocably broken, Radha found herself permanently entwined in the dark, soul-crushing embrace of a red-light area, her vibrant spirit slowly rotting amidst the forgotten.