Chapter Three : Escape to India As the DM (District Magistrate) of Ghaziabad, Sanket was one of those few in the civil services, that still kept themselves clean of all the corruption around them. And he had learnt to stay within the system without stepping on anyone’s toes...

Desi Souls : American Rain 7:30am La Jolla, San Diego Vineesh Rao, stood with his back resting on the wall of the bistro, facing the ocean. The rain had forced the bistro owner to remove all his chairs and tables from the porch. Vineesh had a cup of coffee in his right hand as he glanced at his wrist watch. He looked up. There was no sign of the rain stopping anytime soon. Everything around him looked a tinge blue. He had this soft happy yet melancholic feeling as he gazed at the ocean with blank eyes. It was Thursday. The whole of the American west coast...

Chapter Two : The Hunter is focused, the Hunted… Sly Darshuk, Afghanistan. 2am. The radio crackled in one of the mud houses of the village. The sentry had been enjoying a hookah, a Kalashnikov by his side. He rushed in to get the message. A few minutes’ later, two armed men in their late twenties were running towards the east.

Chapter one of the new fiction series Chapter One : The Chase Begins The train halted at San Jose. “5 Minutes” – the conductor announced as he walked passed the cabins in the car. The door of 6A slid open. The conductor smiled as he quickly glanced at the passengers inside. Businessmen. In his 25 years of service in the Railways, he was now adept at concluding the profession of a person, by a simple, quick glance.

Chapter One : Boredom is the Mother of all Troubles The early morning fog still hugged the bridge. The morning traffic had still not raised its head. It was a bit early for him to be here. But then he was trained to be before time whatever the occasion be. There were still about five hours to go before the action would begin. He checked his watch and zipped up his leather jacket right upto the top. It was chilly for a typical Bombay weather. He wiped the rear view mirror to make sure the lights weren’t from the car of...