: A historical romantic classic by N.S. Inamdar , telling the legendary love story of Bajirao I and Mastani. Silk Route

Marathi romantic fiction of this era is distinctly different from Western romance. The central conflict is rarely about the couple "finding" each other; it is about the couple "surviving" each other and their world.

: Weekly columns in popular Marathi dailies published episodic romantic stories that kept readers hooked every Sunday.