The innocent office email exchange It begins inconspicuously, like a normal last-minute adjustment to an earlier calendar invite. Along with it comes a document shared with a note that says, ‘Sharing a doc so we’re aligned.’ Small negotiations that keep
The future rarely arrives quietly In India, it arrives with notifications, breaking news, unanswered questions, and a sense that the ground beneath us is always shifting. That constant motion is shaping not just how we live, but how we tell
Every genre has a moment when it stops borrowing and starts belonging. For the Indian techno thriller, that moment is now. For years, thrillers rooted in technology felt imported with stories set elsewhere, and problems that didn’t quite mirror our
Technology has a strange way of hiding in plain sight It sits quietly in our phones, our offices, our relationships. It connects us, protects us, and exposes us; often all at once. And somewhere along the way, it became impossible
The spark behind a story Every thriller begins with a secret. Sometimes, it’s buried in a character’s past. Sometimes, in a file that was never meant to be opened.For me, the secret was this question: “Why don’t Indian thrillers feel
A five-part micro story series that dives into the world of Indian suspense thriller novels. Through the eyes of two young midnight readers, it explores how suspense thriller Indian novels, top Indian thriller novels, and celebrated Indian thriller authors create
A five-part micro story series that dives into the world of Indian suspense thriller novels. Through the eyes of two young midnight readers, it explores how suspense thriller Indian novels, top Indian thriller novels, and celebrated Indian thriller authors create
A five-part micro story series that dives into the world of Indian suspense thriller novels. Through the eyes of two young midnight readers, it explores how suspense thriller Indian novels, top Indian thriller novels, and celebrated Indian thriller authors create
When distances are measured not in kilometers, but in cups of chai, you know you are in UP. Now how many chais will it take you to finish exploring all the stalls at Gomti Book Festival 2025? I dare not
“Someone seems to be lost,” Rhea remarked, balancing her chai carefully as she joined Ananya by the window. “Because,” Ananya said, holding her cup, “this is peak existence. Rain outside, chai inside, and zero guilt about doing absolutely nothing.” Rhea
There are bookmarks… and then there are Indian olfactory bookmarks – the kind you don’t choose, they happen to you and the book that is in the grip of the culprits – your hands. Finding out their source is like
I write techno-thrillers in the Indian context. Fiction. Now I know that fact is stranger than fiction. Who knows how many fictions have been inspired by facts. Let me talk about a fact here – the story of a Soviet