Fisrt published periodically in Dharm Yug in 60s, Chaudah Phere is the first full length novel by Shivani Each journey of Ahilya, the protagonist brings a drastic change in her life Born of a simple and orthodox mother from hills and a highly sophisticated, educated business man, Ahilya is brought up in metropolitan environment Her father decides to marry her off to an IAS officer from hills for whm Ahilya has no feelings Her aunt, an orthodox, conventional and typical woman from hills, comes to her salvation Two days before her wedding when the great mansion of her father is decorated, she runs away off to marry the only man of her passion Raju, who had been earlier declared dead in China war