The Future of Indian Thriller Fiction
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 stories. And nowhere is this more visible than in Indian thriller novels. The genre is […]
The Rise of the Indian Techno-Thriller: A Genre Coming of Age
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 own realities. But India has changed. And with it, the stories we tell and the […]
Technology, Secrets, and Chaos: My Journey as a Techno Thriller Author in India
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 for me to tell stories without it. That is how my journey as a techno […]
Why I Chose to Write Indian Thriller Novels, and What Makes Them Unique
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 like the India I live in?” Growing up, reading a thriller would mean necessarily novels […]
Chapters Apart, Stories Together: A Tale of Two Indian Thriller Readers – III
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 unique thrills when the city sleeps. The Unexpected Disturbance There’s a fine line between what […]
Chapters Apart, Stories Together: A Tale of Two Indian Thriller Readers – I
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 unique thrills when the city sleeps. Parallel Introductions At 1 a.m., two different windows of […]
Chapters Apart, Stories Together: A Tale of Two Indian Thriller Readers – II
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 unique thrills when the city sleeps. The Sounds in the Backdrop The city never truly […]
Chai, Chatori and Indian Thrillers at Gomti Book Festival 2025
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 guess. While you think about that, “Tashreef rakhiye,” says the city, as the book festival […]
When Raindrops Plot Thrillers
“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 raised an eyebrow. “You are doing something. You’ve been staring at those raindrops like they’re […]
How Soviet Spy Tech Hacked American Typewriters: The Untold Story Behind Embassy Espionage in Moscow
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 hack that spied on every keystroke in the American embassy in Moscow. Something that can […]