Dr Enakshi Sengupta is a prolific researcher and academician. She has twenty-five years’ experience working in both the corporate world and in academia. She has a PhD from University of Nottingham and has completed her MBA with merit from the same university.
<p>Was Nandlal Kapur a traitor or a patriot?</p><p>A true story, like no other.</p><p>1920s India. Flames of revolt against colonial rule engulf the country. Worried, the British hasten to recruit local youth as spies, hoping to quell the calls for independence. Among them is a young man, Nandlal Kapur. Trained as a silk merchant for cover, he learns the tricks of the trade on how to be a good spy.</p><p>As he travels across the land on missions and meets revolutionaries demanding freedom, he decides to do his bit for his country by attacking the beast from within—and becomes a double agent. From the fiery lanes of Calcutta to the haunts of the notorious Green Gang in Shanghai, from the golden pagodas of Burma to the tranquil tea rooms of Japan, Nandlal’s extraordinary journey is marked with unpredictability and danger.</p><p>The story of Indian independence has innumerable heroes, many of them and their sacrifices forgotten. Vivid and detailed, The Silk Route Spy is the riveting true story of the life of one such hero.</p>
