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Welcome to the podcast from the heart. In the last episode, we heard how Manasi was free from the old love letters from the bookstore. Through the letters of Mohan and Radha, she was feeling their emotions. Manasi felt that soon her happiness will begin.
But suddenly that connection stopped. The love letter between Mohan and Radha had stopped here. The human was feeling restless. Was the war over? Did Mohan return home? Was Radha's dream of opening a bookshop a dream come true?
To find the answers to those questions, Mansi again searched through the old diaries. Maybe he found some clue. The diaries contained many tips and household expenses written by Radha. On every page, Radha's simplicity and love for Mohan was reflected. On one page it was written, "The moon is looking very beautiful in the sky tonight. I wish Mohan could see it too.
On the other hand, it was written, "Today a soldier passed in front of the shop. His uniform was like Mohan's. My heart was broken, but he was not Mohan. These small incidents were expressing his longing for Radha's loneliness and Mohan. But there was no information about Mohan. The human felt as if she too had been trapped in the same trap with Radha.
A few days passed, but Mansi had no news about Mohan and Radha. One day an old woman came to the shop. Her eyes were tired of life. There was a veil of wrinkles on her face, but her light smile was refreshing an old memory. As soon as that woman came into the shop, she got lost in the books.
She was touching every book and feeling the words hidden in their pages. Manasi welcomed that woman and asked what she wanted. The woman smiled and said, "Daughter, I want books in which love stories are written." Mansi felt as if someone had said what was in her heart.
She happily showed the woman some books filled with love stories. Looking at the books, the woman suddenly asked, "Daughter, do you ever keep old things in good condition?" Manasi replied, "Yes, I really like to keep old things in good condition. They have history hidden in them." The woman supported Manasi's words and told her that she too likes to keep old things in good condition.
Then she saw an old cupboard in the corner of the shop. She asked Manasi, "Do I have permission to open this cupboard?" Manasi welcomed them without any hesitation. As soon as she opened the cupboard, the woman's breath stopped. Her eyes widened and a strange happiness was cast on her face.
Mansi asked her in surprise, "What happened, aunty? Did you recognize anything?" The woman spoke softly, "Daughter, this fragrance, it's the fragrance of my shop." Mansi couldn't understand what that woman was saying.
The woman told further, "Many years ago, I used to have a shop like this, where I used to sell books. And the same kind of fragrance, the fragrance of old books, used to come to my shop too." Mansi suddenly remembered that Radha had told in Mohan's letters, the dream of opening her book shop. "Was this woman Radha?" She asked with courage.
"Is your name Radha?" The woman was shocked. She looked at Mansi with a look in her eyes and then said, smiling lightly, "Yes, my daughter, my name is Radha."
Mansi jumped with joy. She told Radha that she had received some old love letters from the teahouse. Radha was stunned to hear this. Her eyes were wet. After a while, Radha told her that the letter had been lost at this shop years ago. After the war ended, Mohan never returned. He tried to find him many times, but he did not get any news.
She got upset and closed the shop and left the city. After listening to Radha, Mansi's heart was filled. The love story of Mohan and Radha was incomplete. Mansi showed Radha those old diaries and letters. Radha held them and started crying. After years, awakening those memories was an emotional experience for her. Mansi comforted Radha and said,
"Don't worry aunty, your and Mohan's love story is very beautiful." "It is not incomplete, it has gone to a different level." Radha paid attention to Mansi's words. She said, "Daughter, you say a very good thing." "Maybe Mohan will be happy somewhere that his love story is still remembered by someone today." After talking for a while in the shop, Radha got ready to go.
While leaving, she told Manasi, "Daughter, you should keep this letter safe. You love books so much, you will surely understand the story of these love letters." Manasi bid farewell to Radha and promised that she would always keep these letters safe. A desire arose in her mind that she should know something about Mohan. Maybe Mohan is alive somewhere and is looking for Radha.
For the next few days, Mansi tried every possible way to find out about Mohan. She read old military records, read books about war, but got no information about Mohan. Slowly, Mansi realized that maybe Mohan is no longer in this world, but she wanted to do something for Radha. She called Radha back and decorated a small corner of the shop.
Along with the old books, there were also diaries written by Radha and letters written by Mohan. Mansi named the corner as Prem Patra. She told Radha, "You can often come here and tell people about your love story with Mohan. Maybe someone could give some information about Mohan by listening to this story." Radha liked this idea of Mansi very much.
He started telling the love story of his and Mohan's to the people who came to the shop. While listening to the story, many people's eyes got wet. A few days passed like this. One evening an old man came to the shop.
His hair was white, but there was a glow in his eyes. He came into the shop and looked around. Suddenly, he saw the letters written by Mohan. A strange identity appeared on his face when he saw the letters. Radha asked the man, "Do you know these letters?"
The man replied in a slow voice, "These are letters written by Mohan." Manasi and Radha were shocked. A ray of hope lit up in their eyes. The man introduced himself. He was Mohan's soldier companion. Mohan was badly injured during the war. During the treatment in the hospital, he saw Mohan writing this letter.
After the war ended, Mohan tried to return but his wound was so serious that he could not return. That man told that Mohan tried to get Radha back but the situation was not in his favor. At the last moment, Mohan gave him this letter and said that somehow he should take them to Radha. Radha sat on the ground after listening to the man's words.
He was in deep sorrow but he was also happy to know that Mohan was remembering him at the last moment. Mansi thanked him and bid him farewell. Radha would come to the shop every day and read Mohan's letters. She would tell Mansi about Mohan, her childhood memories, the experience of the battlefield.
Slowly, Mohan became familiar with Mansi. Mansi felt that she too had become a part of Mohan and Radha's story. One day, when Radha came to the shop, he gave Mansi a small box. There was an old watch and a picture of Mohan in the box. Mohan was standing in the picture dressed as a soldier and smiling. The same shine was in his eyes as in the letters of Mohan and his words.
Radha told Mansi that this picture and watch is a symbol of Mohan. He said, "Daughter, now you keep these things in mind." Mansi held the box and hugged Radha. There were tears in her eyes, but these were not only tears of grief, but also a promise to continue the story of Mohan and Radha's unique love. Today's story ends here.
In the next episode, we will know what happened to Radha and Mohan's love story. Did their incomplete love story find a new turn? Thank you for keeping you with us.
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