When She Married Dr. Patekar and Other Stories (Hawakal, Dec 2023) is a collection of short stories. These are stories of leaving and longing. Immigrant tales cover themes of love, marriage, isolation, fear, rage, helplessness, and empowerment as protagonists navigate foreign relationships in foreign landscapes. The title story creates a fictional biopic of the immigrant life of a famous Bollywood Diva, while the book ends with a retired Indian Army Colonel clutching to his passport for more reasons than patriotism as his only child begins to process his American citizenship. 

What is home?  

'Who' is family? 

Why are there wars?

In keeping with the bilingual thinking of the immigrant-author, the stories are infused with couplets in Hindustani.

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NewIndiaAbroad

https://www.newindiaabroad.com/news/exploring-diaspora-identity-and-empowerment-a-conversation-with-author-nidhi-thakur

AmericanKahani

https://americankahani.com/perspectives/i-can-cautiously-add-nidhi-thakur-to-the-list-of-illustrious-whos-who-of-indian-american-literature/

SheThePeople

https://www.shethepeople.tv/books/when-she-married-dr-patekar-nidhi-thakur-2396184

The Book is now part of the BCCLS library system 

https://catalog.bccls.org/polaris/search/title.aspx?ctx=1.1033.0.0.7&pos=1&cn=2202065

Book-Talk in Millburn Free Public Library, NJ

https://millburnlibrary.libcal.com/event/11905710

Featured Author in honor of South Asian Heritage Month in Livingston Public Library, NJ

https://patch.com/new-jersey/livingston/calendar/event/20240721/61f78614-de07-4c46-8a76-ddabafab2776/south-asian-heritage-month-author-visit-with-dr-nidhi-thakur