Samir Vij initially makes eye contact with Firdaus Khan across the rows of perfume bottles in the ittar shop owned by his family in Anarkali Bazaar after being attracted by an alluring scent. The illuminator of manuscripts and the perfumer fall in love over the ensuing years, and their love tale is chronicled in dark and delicate ink. However, Samir, a Hindu, becomes an Indian, and Firdaus, a Muslim, becomes a Pakistani as a result of the 1947 Partition and the creation of two distinct states. As the two lovers grow further apart from one another, they must choose how much of their memories to carry onto since they are constrained by family and fate, split between duty and desire.The Book of Everlasting Things, the accomplished debut book by historian Aanchal Malhotra, is both intimate and expansive. This book will linger in the reader's mind like the notes of a memorable perfume because it is a story that spans continents and generations and weaves the threads of the past with the future.