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MD MOBASSIR PERWAIZ
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The Enigma of the Painted Room.

Mystery • Sep 09, 2024 • 8 min read

The Enigma of the Painted Room.

An architecture student Ayaan in Jaipur who's curious to explore the abandoned haveli where the mysterious Chaturvedi family lived, which according to local legends has hidden treasure. Inside, he meets Tara and an enchanting girl with connections to the family. They uncover a sumptuously engraved chest which holds not money but love letters, all expressing about an exotic entanglement between the princess and peasant where her heart will never be his. Throughout the story they work the heartbreaking puzzle, seeking out a lockets hidden path to their bittersweet revelation. But when Tara vanishes inexplicably, it is Ayaan who has to bear the onus of continuing their legacy -that if lost love and jigsaws hidden inside dust laden drawers in painted walls.

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