Kartik Purnima is an Indian Hindi-language social drama television series, which premiered on 3 February 2020 on Star Bharat.

It stars Poulomi Das who plays the role of a girl who has a dusky complexion who has to fight the social norm of not being fair-skinned in India.

[1] The show was halted abruptly due to the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown in India on 27 March 2020.

One day, young Purnima gives her trophy for the student of the year to her fair-complexioned half-sister, Shanaya, but is later caught as someone comes from her school revealing the truth.

Later, her stepmother, who prefers her own daughter, abandons young Purnima at the Golden Temple.

Kartik's mother gets angry as her son is talking to a girl of dark complexion and middle-class.

Purnima prays for her sister who is taking part in Miss Amritsar beauty.

When questioned by Soni, a judge at the show, Shanaya gives the exacts same words Purnima told her and she wins 1st place.

Next morning, Soni and Sumreet, Kartik's brother, express their choices that match, both being Shanaya.

Shanaya gets caught as one of her nails gets found near Purnima's belongings but she has already used the stolen money for her next contest.

Purnima finds a small girl hurt on the road and the people surrounding the little kid are of no help, some are even filming.

Shanaya gets rid of Purnima and throws a party at her house, the occasion is her marriage with Kartik.

Kartik thinks about this overnight and gets Purnima's information from her eye donation form.

Soni hatches a plan against Purnima, calling her to the Mehras to help in the engagement arrangements and then humiliating her.

While going to the Mehra's mansion for engagement, Beena mistakenly drops the ring which Purnima finds while talking with the children she teaches.

As Purnima was returning home, she notices fire on Beena's saree and runs to save her.

At home, Purnima defends Beena when Kuldeep rebukes her for hiding the truth from the Mehras.

When Soni is in deep thought in her room, a flashback is shown where a woman is teaching her younger version that dark-skinned people are not trustworthy.

Sometime later, Kartik reaches the Arora's house and bumps into Purnima who was heading to the Mehras.

Kartik pacified the Aroras while Purnima successfully invites Soni for prayer at her house.

Soni breaks the marriage of Sumreet and Shanaya and does not leave before blaming Purnima for everything.

A small girl has a tumour in her belly but her superstitious family members don't let the operation happen.

Kartik meets the Aroras to ask for Purnima's help to rescue the little girl.

Kartik finds out about this and tells everything to Kuldeep while at the Aroras, Vicky tries to molest Purnima.