Beyond Grades and Gossips

The campus is the same. The chai tapri is still there. But nothing else is.

Aarav thought the hardest part was behind them. He was wrong.

Back on campus for postgrad, the gang is navigating the battles nobody prepares you for - love that refuses to stay silent, dreams that finally demand to be spoken out loud, and friendships tested by the one thing worse than a fight. A betrayal nobody saw coming.

When Kabir's most personal creative work is stolen by someone with powerful connections and zero conscience, the group faces a choice - stay quiet and safe, or fight for the one person who has always made everyone else's life lighter. They choose to fight.

New faces enter the story. Niel - quiet, precise, the kind of person who changes everything without trying. Geet - chaotic, warm, and accidentally the most important witness in the room. And through it all, Venky Sir - chai cup in hand, words landing exactly where they need to, guiding them through the storm the way only he can.

Hearts & Hustle is about the year everything gets real.

Love. Ambition. Loyalty. And the courage to stand for someone even when standing costs you something.

Some stories don't end. They just get better.

Beyond Grades and Gossips - Book Two

For everyone who ever had something worth fighting for.