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    3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
    612-822-4611

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A Crime Called Love: The Only Crime Was Love, Two hearts against a rotten society

A Crime Called Love: The Only Crime Was Love, Two hearts against a rotten society

Santhosh Kumar Subramanian

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ISBN13: 9798905408366
Publisher: Notion Press
Published: Jun 22 2026
Pages: 224
Weight: 0.67
Height: 0.51 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English

Veera and Lakshmi dare to dream of something simple-a life together.Veera from a marginalized community, believes love can transcend the invisible walls that divide society. Lakshmi, born into a powerful caste family, believes that affection, kindness, and shared dreams matter more than the accident of birth. When their relationship is discovered, they flee hoping to build a future on their own terms..As families search for them, fear spreads through villages, rumors become accusations, and caste pride hardens into something far more dangerous. The struggle between two young lovers and their families soon reveals the darker forces embedded within society itself-forces capable of turning ordinary people into participants in extraordinary cruelty. Veera and Lakshmi is a haunting and deeply human story about love, caste, family, and the devastating consequences of prejudice. It is not merely the story of two young people whose only crime was loving each other but aslso a story of parents trapped between affection and social pressure, of communities bound by inherited beliefs, and of a system that demands obedience at the cost of human dignity.Heartbreaking, unflinching, and profoundly relevant, this novel asks a question that continues to echo across generations: How many lives must be sacrificed before a person's humanity becomes more important than their caste?Inspired by the realities that still haunt parts of modern India, Long after the flames die, the questions remain.

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