purnendu shekhar the man whose brainchild balika vadhu has been immensely popular and going strong since 2009 was in ahmedabad to promote his newest venture satrangee sasural which airs on zee tv purnendu who hails from jaipur went to try his luck as an actor in mumbai but life had different plans for him and he started scripting for doordarshans fiction shows followed by zee tvs shows and now he is one of the forces to reckon with in tv industry he has carved a niche for himself with the beautiful shows he has penned purnendu shares i have a unique bonding with ahmedabad i have my two maternal uncles who stay here and as a child i used to visit regularly to ahmedabad i strongly feel culturally both gujarat and rajasthan are closely knit so many traditions celebrations and way to enjoy life goes in a vibrant way for both these states so i have never found myself a stranger to gujarati community and culture