When Champions Come Home

RETIRED HURT: PAN INDIA Series: MEGHALAYA

RETIRED HURT: PAN INDIA Series: MEGHALAYA

Kyrshan Nongrum walks away from cricket at the peak of his career, returning to his native Sohra without explanation. The global spotlight dims as he seeks something more elusive than sporting glory: purpose. What he discovers instead is Pareen Sangma, the determined Sub-Divisional Magistrate next door who's spent over a decade admiring him from afar. Now that he's finally within reach, her quiet devotion transforms into something far more complicated. Yet Kyrshan's past isn't finished with him. Leela Garg, a charismatic television personality and former flame, arrives with an agenda: pull him back into the arena where he belongs. Between a woman rooted in her community's welfare and another promising everything the world once offered, Kyrshan must choose. Can a man accustomed to international stages find fulfilment in a small hill town? Does Pareen's long-harboured dream have a chance against the gravitational pull of celebrity? This romance unfolds in Meghalaya's lush landscape, where living root bridges and endless waterfalls mirror the emotional terrain of three people caught between loyalty, ambition and love. Discover whether a champion can truly retire, or whether the game always calls him back.

  • Author: Sundari Venkatraman
  • Publisher: Flaming Sun (Indie published)
  • Genre: Plays & Drama
  • ISBN: B0GNNSM1ZY
  • Pages: 203 pages