SAGA

DR KARAN PATEL

Born in 1996, he has spent his childhood in the capital of Gujarat and then done his Undergraduation from the prestigious MP SHAH government medical college, Jamnagar. He is currently pursuing internal medicine at GCS Hospital. He has a penchant for cricket, reading (Non fiction only) and staying updated with all the current affairs! He is an introvert with the tranquility of a summer breeze and is as steadfast as the sun. He is the soothing calm to Aashka's storm.

DR AASHKA SHAH

Born in 1997, raised in Ahmedabad, completed her undergraduation from VS hospital and is currently pursuing internal medicine at GCS Hospital. She is both fire and storm. She has a personality completely divergent of the groom and yet they share the same fundamentals of life. She is an extrovert, a bollywood buff with love for reading (Only Fiction)! She is the raging storm to Karan's calm.

OUR Journey

The Beginning

Jun/15/2022

The first few days of the residency were rough. Karan bluntly refused to measure a patient's blood pressure when asked, which led to misunderstandings. Aashka saw him as self-centered, while Karan thought she might exploit his help. For the next 3-4 months, interactions remained purely professional, as both of them saw each other in a negative light.

First Interaction Beyond Work

Nov/20/2022

They were tasked with a market trip to get supplies for an exam. This became the turning point as it was the first time they got to know each other outside the hospital premises.

Growing Friendship

Dec/26/2022

After the market trip, they gradually became friends. From sharing meals to working long shifts, they bonded over music and supported each other through demanding emergency days. During this time, Aashka was drawn to karan—his sleepy look, hazelnut eyes, and the unchanging outfits. Slowly, their feelings grew.

Proposal

Mar/25/2023

Aashka being the expressive person, expressed her feelings in the doctor's room. Karan took some time, eventually confessed that he reciprocated her feelings.

Secret Relationship

Sep/10/2023

It was challenging to keep the relationship hidden from colleagues, seniors, and staff in the hospital. They navigated the ups and downs of a secret romance, knowing the challenges their differing backgrounds might pose.

Family Meeting

Oct/13/2023

Karan’s father made an unexpected trip to India, providing an opportunity to move the relationship forward. Despite initial nerves, both families met, liked each other, and gave their blessings.

Wedding

Feb/20/2025

With their blessing, their story of overcoming misunderstandings, navigating challenges, and finding love reached a new beginning, with the hope of building a life together.

OUR LOVE STORY

First time we meet

Nov/12/2020

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First Date

Dec/25/2020

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Marriage Proposal

Jan/19/2021

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Our Engagement

Feb/14/2021

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OUR STORY – NARRATED BY BRIDE

There's a quote from one of my favorite series " If you love someone you tell them. Even if you are scared that it's not the right thing. Even if you're scared that it'll cause problems."

That quote is exactly what made me profess my feelings for this hazelnut eyed R1.

With poles apart personalities we started off on a bitter note in the first few days of our residency where I had asked karan to measure a patients bp in the ICU and he had bluntly refused to help.

With an image that I was shrewd and arrogant he had refused with the thought that I would keep asking him to do my work.

This refusal led me to believe he was selfish and self absorbed with no attitude of helping out.

So initially we had kept our distance and interacted as colleagues.

After 3-4 months we had been tasked to go get supplies from the market by our seniors for an examination. This was the first instance where we had interacted for more than minutes.

Well I guess we can say that was the changing point in our story.

After that incident, we became friends who talked and used to have meals together whenever time permitted.

I was also impressed by his taste in music. We happened to love the same songs, listened to a few rare gems not many would have heard and did that while working at our ward tables day and night. We started helping out with each other’s emergency days.

Unknowingly, cannot even pinpoint when and where did I start to have these feelings for the half sleepy, hazelnut eyed, roaming in the same clothes for 7 days guy.

So when I mustered the courage to tell him about my feelings, also in the doctor’s room in the hospital he took his sweet time before saying yes that he did reciprocate the feelings.

After this started our extremely difficult journey of keeping it from the n number of medical colleagues seniors and staff in the hospital.

Despite knowing that we hailed from difficult backgrounds and with wide apart personalities and having  gone through a bunch of ups and downs together I finally asked him for marriage in March of 2023.

Eventually in the month of October Karan’s father made an impromptu trip to India and provided us with an opportunity to get the story forward.

In India, the families must like each other and agree to the union because it isn’t just about the two people in love; it’s about the coming together of 2 families.

All our apprehensions and fear were put to rest when both the families happily agreed to blessing us. And that is all we had ever wanted.