Kabir, a top-ranking Indian military intelligence officer, has been on a personal mission for nearly a decade to unravel the truth behind a suspected plane crash.
During his latest submarine expedition aimed at finding the plane’s debris, he contracts a severe infection and is admitted to a hospital in Kuala Lumpur. But Kabir is now getting too close to the truth and someone wants to end his pursuit.
When a hired assassin and his men chase Kabir on the streets of Kuala Lumpur, a beautiful US secret service agent, Keira, comes to his rescue. Before Kabir can figure out who wants him dead and whether Keira is really who she claims to be, he gets a call from a secret society, imploring him to join a mission to save mankind—and himself—from destruction.
The impending disaster is actually the climax of a century-long conspiracy. Kabir is caught in the middle of a war between two secret societies.
It is a war that threatens to change the world’s destiny, as well as Kabir’s, in the next 72 hours.Set in two converging timelines, this must-read thriller is also a probe whether religion is the real reason behind terrorism, war and suffering in the world.
This is the second book by a bestselling author. The twists and turns in this novel are fantastically portrayed. This is a story of patriotism, extremism, love and sacrifice.
‘Save the tree, that’s a wood nymph you see!’ Readers of Indian folklore will immediately relate these words to India’s finest mythmaker and Jnanpith awardee, Chandrashekhar Kambar’s works. When the Wind God Fell Sick and Other Folk Tales, a delightful collection of several folk stories and a play, opens up fantastical vistas in children’s literature while addressing environmental concerns like saving trees, conserving forests and keeping our world green and clean. With marvellous multilayered plots, this book transports young readers into a world full of gods, demons, princesses, sorcerers and also common people.
These are tales of adventure, romance and good-natured humour. ‘Daughter of the Kino Tree’ celebrates the victory of love against hostile supernatural forces. In another tale, the eponymous Wind God ails with a strange sickness. In ‘Gullava and the Lord of Rain’ the evil king Bhupathi gets all trees chopped to prevent the Lord of Rain from visiting Earth. Naturally, there is a calamity. ‘The Tale of the Flower Queen’ is a play about a wood nymph who can transform into a tree.
When the king of the land marries this Pushparani, his jealous senior queen plots to kill her.
The fight between humans, who are bent on cutting a tree, and the animal world, which forms a protective ring around it, is a superb climax.
The collection includes other fascinating stories too. Krishna Manavalli’s brilliant English translation brings the rich folk sensibility and a vibrant Kannada idiom to readers of the younger generation and to those young at heart.
The author is a Jnanpith-award-winning writer. The enchanting tales and the vivid storytelling make this a delightful read.
The writer transports you immediately into another world. This collection is an entertaining, heart-warming and delightful read for children and adults alike.
