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Step into the warm, observant, and utterly absorbing world of The Lights of Shantinagar, a contemporary family saga that shines a thoughtful light on love, logic, and tradition in modern India.
📚 Book Details
- Genre: Contemporary, Family Saga
- Age Category: Adult
- Publisher: Unbound
- Publication Date: June 5, 2025
- Pages: 272
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- Buy it here: Amazon CA | Amazon US | Amazon UK
🔦 The Story

Sumi, a brilliant aspiring quantum physicist, has just moved into her husband’s family home in the seemingly peaceful town of Shantinagar. But what she finds is a neighborhood full of curious connections, blurred lines, and disappearing boundaries—both literally and emotionally.
In a place where every household’s drama seems mysteriously tangled with the next, Sumi discovers that understanding her new reality may require more than scientific precision. With sharp wit and emotional depth, she explores the dynamics of love, truth, tradition, and self-discovery—navigating them all with her signature blend of logic and heart.
✨ Think: family bonds, clever observations, and the kind of small-town entanglements that feel as complex as a quantum formula. If you love thoughtful, character-driven stories with a cultural lens, this one belongs on your TBR pile.
🖋️ About the Author

Nidhi Arora is a writer whose work has graced the pages of Best New Singaporean Short Stories, The Hooghly Review, Out of Print, and more. She’s also the author of two self-published parenting books on secure attachment and has edited a third. Her writing bridges emotional insight and intellectual clarity—just like Sumi, really.
👉 Learn more: nidhi-arora.com
💬 “The happenings in one house are cryptically entangled with things next door…”
Sound familiar? This book feels like eavesdropping on the universe—only more colorful and far more relatable.
Add it to your list, friends! And let me know if you’d live in Shantinagar—or just want to peek in through the curtains.







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