When Kartik, a wide-eyed boy from Varanasi, arrives in Chennai for college, he expects a degree, not a defining chapter of his life. Overwhelmed by a new city and strange new language, he finds an unexpected anchor in Poo—a girl from his own hometown, hidden in the chaos of a college DJ night.

What starts as a sweet, college romance quickly deepens into a bond that becomes Kartik’s lifeline. Through the intoxicating highs of first love and the devastating lows of personal tragedy, debt, and depression, Poo is his constant light. But as the pressures of adulthood, long-distance, and Kartik’s own spiraling mistakes begin to mount, the very foundation of their "forever" starts to crack.

She Never Left My Heart is a raw, unflinchingly honest memoir about the ecstasy of falling in love and the agony of letting go. It’s a story of growing up the hard way, learning that some mistakes cannot be fixed with a "sorry," and discovering that even if a relationship ends, the love can remain—not as a burden, but as a part of who you are.