Perfect cupids Gaurav and Shruti’s nine-year marriage defied all odds

New Delhi : Dr. Gaurav Mittal, an officer in the Indian Revenue Service, and Smt. Shruti Bhardwaj, an officer in the Jammu and Kashmir Administrative Services, have been married for 9 years.

Both Smt. Shruti Bhardwaj, a science postgraduate from Jammu and Kashmir’s Kathua, and Dr. Mittal, a medical graduate from Haryana’s Karnal, are natives of their respective cities. During their time spent together in Delhi studying for the Civil Services Examination in 2009, the two fell in love. Dr. Mittal fell in love with Ms. Bhardwaj at first sight, but it took him nearly four years of relentless persuasion to win her over. However, they were met with fierce opposition from near and dear ones due to differences in caste and geography.

Despite the odds, they overcame them all and married not once but twice as their love grew exponentially with each passing day (with each other of course). Even before Article 370 was repealed, their wedding was a symbol of Jammu and Kashmir’s integration into the rest of India. When Ms. Bhardwaj first arrived in Delhi after leaving the coveted revenue posting, a superior asked, “Why are you leaving the state and all the benefits?” She responded that “from Kashmir to Kanyakumari, India is one,” which is a very Indian way of saying that the entire country is interconnected. The couple has become a favourite of both sets of parents thanks to their ability to adapt to and thrive within different cultural contexts (the traditional Marwari one and the modern Dogra one, respectively). They participate in community service by giving free tutoring and career guidance to disadvantaged youth.

Dr. Mittal, a passionate painter, has written “Nayantara,” a historical fiction based on their love story and set in 11th-century AD India, a time of great political and social upheaval as a result of repeated Islamic invasions, during which the protagonist, Gangadhar, must fight for his chance at happiness with Nayantara. Ms. Bhardwaj, a dancer and singer trained in the Indian classical dance form known as Bharatnatyam, has published a collection of love urdu shayari under the pen name Jaan. This heartening shayari, titled “Jaan-e-Adaa,” will soon be available to the public. Both paperback and electronic versions of Nayantara can be purchased from Amazon and Flipkart.

These nuances of their character run counter to the firm, no-nonsense approach they take in their professional life. Ms. Bhardwaj’s tirade against the land mafia in Jammu and Kashmir has earned her the nickname “Lady Singham,” which is interesting to note.

Both are excited to advance in their respective fields while keeping “Nation before Self” as an underlying principle.

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