No Dating Till You're Married
Leela Rani Dua
Each week, debut South Asian author and presenter, Leela Rani Dua, reads you a chapter from her novel, No Dating Till You're Married, in this audiobook podcast.
No Dating Till You're Married is a cross-cultural coming of age story, set between the nostalgia of the 90s and the millennial 2020s, following first-generation Indian-American, Aria Kohli.
Everyone is getting married except Aria, and she's just fine with that. Aria Kohli, born to Indian immigrant parents and raised amongst her American peers, has led a semi-charmed kinda life. She’s got good friends, one who comes with benefits, parents who, as far as Indian parents go, are pretty chill, and a job she likes and is good at. Although she doesn't always feel like she fits in with the Indian diaspora that she is ancestrally connected to, the rest of her life is really starting to come together as long as she only goes home occasionally. But when her mother gets sick and her best friend-with-benefits wants a real relationship, she must decide which piece of each culture will define her adulthood.
Gilmore Girls meets Crazy Rich Asians.
New episodes drop weekly on Thursdays on Apple, Amazon, Spotify, and wherever you get your podcasts.
No Dating Till You're Married has been shortlisted for the Mo Siewcharran Prize 2019.
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No Dating Till You're Married
11/14/24 • 0 min
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Chapter 6: Kohli Girls Go Out
No Dating Till You're Married
12/12/24 • 13 min
We've got another double header for this week's installment of our audiobook podcast, No Dating Till You're Married.
First we spend some time with Aria's Mom, Sunita, in New Delhi, circa 1978. Our pop-culture feature of the week is flashback Bollywood classic love story, Kabhi Kabhie. The movie stars legendary Bollywood actors, Amitabh Bachan and Rishi Kapoor, father-in-laws to Aishwarya Rai (former Miss World) and Alia Bhatt (of Hollywood and Bollywood fame and wife to Ranbir Kapoor).
Then we're back to the millennial present, in the 2020s, where we go for a night out at the bars with the Kohli girls. We join the cousins for cocktails, tater tots, and talk of weddings and marriage.
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Chapter 1 - Meet the Kohlis
No Dating Till You're Married
11/14/24 • 17 min
In Chapter 1 of No Dating TIll You're Married, we meet Aria and her family, the Kohlis.
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Chapter 2 - Wedding Shopping
No Dating Till You're Married
11/14/24 • 12 min
This week, we're reading chapter 2 of No Dating TIll You're Married, in which we hang out with Aria, Hayleigh and their other BFFs. The group goes shopping for Hayleigh's wedding dress.
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Chapter 15: Old habits
No Dating Till You're Married
02/06/25 • 9 min
In this week's episode of No Dating Till You're Married, Aria emulates Britney Spears, "Oops, I did it again!" Hayleigh confronts Aria about her will they/won't they situationship with Dylan. Hayleigh is Team Daria all the way. Or is it Team Arlan? Either way, she wants answers, and she wants them now! Or she wants them after Aria and Dylan talk about their relationship.
Aria is not ready for this. As the ineffable Taylor Swift sings, "old habits die screaming," and Aria is rather fond of this particular habit. She's enjoying the friends with benefits way things are. And, just like ten years ago at graduation, she's not sure what's next. There is the slight complication of Aria and Dylan having slept together, but that's just a thing friends do sometimes, right? No way he's her Travis Kelce, is he? Although, where is that scarf?
Find out how she handles it on Apple, Spotify, Audible, Amazon Music or wherever you listen!
Gilmore Girls meets Crazy Rich Asians in this rom-com, family dramady.
Check out our Instagram for a throwback millennial playlist, featuring songs from bollywood and hollywood, threaded throughout that, like coffee, pairs nicely with our story so far.
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Chapter 26: The Oversight Committee
No Dating Till You're Married
04/24/25 • 19 min
In which we look to the past and present for insights into Aria's relationship with her parents, and deep dive into the secret double life of the Indian girl. In 1999, we get ready for a high school dance with Aria and Hayleigh, dressing in pastels and neons, and wearing make-up and butterfly clips for prom. Then flash forward to present day where Aria goes home to tell her parents, for the very first time, that she likes a boy. Yes, at the age of 29, Aria is dating. Will her parents be cool about it or will they get her arranged married to an Indian man before she can say, "We're going out, out"? Find out in the latest episode of No Dating Till You're Married, an audiobook podcast.
Gilmore Girls meets Crazy Rich Asians in this rom-com, family dramady.
Check out our Instagram for a throwback millennial playlist, featuring songs from bollywood and hollywood, threaded throughout that, like millennial angst, pairs nicely with our story so far.
Find the show @NDTYMPod on Instagram.
Find Leela @LeelaDua on Instagram.
#NDTYM #NDTYMPod #NoDatingTillYoureMarried #audiobook #podcast
Don't forget to subscribe and leave a review wherever you get your podcasts.
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Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!):
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Chapter 18: World's Best Boss
No Dating Till You're Married
02/27/25 • 11 min
Aria and Dylan are working hard in this week's chapter!
Aria's company gets a big opportunity with a TV entertainment network. It's not quite Netflix, but it's what these social media all stars have been dreaming of forever. Could it be the next HGTV or Food Network? Dylan is struggling with the launch of a new video game he's been working on. Is he producing the next Zelda? And what's going on with Louis and Alex? Later Aria fills Dylan in on all things Doctor Rahul. Find out what these two are working on in the latest episode of the audiobook podcast, No Dating Till You're Married.
World's Best Boss is available on Apple, Spotify, Audible, Amazon Music or wherever you listen! Michael Scott not included.
Gilmore Girls meets Crazy Rich Asians in this rom-com, family dramady.
Check out our Instagram for a throwback millennial playlist, featuring songs from bollywood and hollywood, threaded throughout that, like beer, pairs nicely with our story so far.
Find the show @NDTYMPod on Instagram.
Find Leela @LeelaDua on Instagram.
#NDTYM #NDTYMPod #NoDatingTillYoureMarried #audiobook #podcast
Don't forget to subscribe and leave a review wherever you get your podcasts.
Website: https://shows.acast.com/no-dating-till-youre-married
Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!):
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Chapter 27: The Surprise Performance
No Dating Till You're Married
05/01/25 • 10 min
Aria is being supportive of her parents, seeing her mom through her illness, hanging out at home, when they ambush her! First with an Indian night, complete with samosas, salvar kameez, mithai, and bollywood beats. And then with an arranged marriage suitor, her very own desi boy. Will true love, or at least, family pleasing amicability prevail, or will Aria's independence and free will remain intact? FInd out in the latest episode of the audiobook podcast, No Dating Till You're Married, The Surprise Performance.
Gilmore Girls meets Crazy Rich Asians in this rom-com, family dramady.
Check out our Instagram for a throwback millennial playlist, featuring songs from bollywood and hollywood, threaded throughout that, like samosas and jalebi, pairs nicely with our story so far.
Find the show @NDTYMPod on Instagram.
Find Leela @LeelaDua on Instagram.
#NDTYM #NDTYMPod #NoDatingTillYoureMarried #audiobook #podcast
Don't forget to subscribe and leave a review wherever you get your podcasts.
Website: https://shows.acast.com/no-dating-till-youre-married
Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!):
https://uppbeat.io/t/tyler-edwards/dont-rush-me
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Chapter 30: No Boys Allowed
No Dating Till You're Married
05/22/25 • 8 min
For a culture that is so obsessed with getting their kids married, Indians are very averse to their children dating. So, in 1997, when Aria gets her first ever Valentine, she has to hide it from her mom and dad. And the secret double life of lies and deception begins, just so she can have a normal American school life.
Then, 20 something years later, her parents want her to get married, after telling her not to date. Make it make sense. Thanks goodness she lied. Aria does have a boyfriend, and she's bringing him home to meet the parents. This can only end badly. So, naturally, Aria goes to her best friend's house for tea, or something stronger, to calm her nerves. Visit with Aria and Hayleigh in Chapter 30: No Boys Allowed, of No Dating Till You're Married, an audiobook podcast.
Gilmore Girls meets Crazy Rich Asians in this rom-com, family dramady.
Check out our Instagram for a throwback millennial playlist, featuring songs from bollywood and hollywood, threaded throughout that, like a calming cup of mint tea, pairs nicely with our story so far.
Find the show @NDTYMPod on Instagram.
Find Leela @LeelaDua on Instagram.
#NDTYM #NDTYMPod #NoDatingTillYoureMarried #audiobook #podcast
Don't forget to subscribe and leave a review wherever you get your podcasts.
Website: https://shows.acast.com/no-dating-till-youre-married
Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!):
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Chapter 29: Miss Matched
No Dating Till You're Married
05/15/25 • 6 min
Aria agrees to her parent's demands of going on an arranged marriage date in exchange for them meeting Dylan. And Dylan is cool with it. I think. Mostly. And, although she's not sure what to expect from this suitor meeting, the date doesn't exactly go as expected. Aria plans to meet up with a Professor of Literature who is passionate about F. Scott Fitzgerald, and particularly The Great Gatsby. Analysis, varying interpretations, and criticisms abound. Will a green light shine on this meeting, or will they both swipe left. Find out in the latest episode of No Dating Till You're Married, an audiobook podcast: Miss Matched.
Gilmore Girls meets Crazy Rich Asians in this rom-com, family dramady.
Check out our Instagram for a throwback millennial playlist, featuring songs from bollywood and hollywood, threaded throughout that, like whiskey, pairs nicely with our story so far.
Find the show @NDTYMPod on Instagram.
Find Leela @LeelaDua on Instagram.
#NDTYM #NDTYMPod #NoDatingTillYoureMarried #audiobook #podcast
Don't forget to subscribe and leave a review wherever you get your podcasts.
Website: https://shows.acast.com/no-dating-till-youre-married
Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!):
https://uppbeat.io/t/tyler-edwards/dont-rush-me
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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FAQ
How many episodes does No Dating Till You're Married have?
No Dating Till You're Married currently has 31 episodes available.
What topics does No Dating Till You're Married cover?
The podcast is about Immigration, Fiction, Bollywood, Dating, Comedy, Podcasts, Love Story, Audiobook and Novel.
What is the most popular episode on No Dating Till You're Married?
The episode title 'Chapter 8: Getting Girls Married Off' is the most popular.
What is the average episode length on No Dating Till You're Married?
The average episode length on No Dating Till You're Married is 10 minutes.
How often are episodes of No Dating Till You're Married released?
Episodes of No Dating Till You're Married are typically released every 6 days, 23 hours.
When was the first episode of No Dating Till You're Married?
The first episode of No Dating Till You're Married was released on Nov 14, 2024.
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