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The next day at quarter past five, Tarun left on his own, stopping only to remind Sanket and Niranjan that they must ensure the men travelled to Kalwa either singly or in twos after the...
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The morning after Ravi’s visit, Swapna packed a small suitcase as per Tarun’s directions and told everyone in the chawl that she was off to Chiplun to visit her maternal grandparents. When she got off...
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Yaroslav nearly spilt his coffee when the pretty newsreader on TV announced the attacks in Mumbai. He was at breakfast with his wife and fourteen-year old son who was in his school uniform. His wife...
Read Chapter XX here.
Pankaj Holwani had spent the evening going through his account books before he set out for his routine walk down Marine Drive. Earlier that day, he had reviewed the new security arrangements in place for his...
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Rajesh and Anjali were back on talking terms, but conversations didn’t last long. Rajesh asked himself if he was still in love with her. He had sometimes been on the verge of telling her that...
Editor: Read Chapter XIV here.
When Rajesh received the DIG’s summons, he expected to be asked for his views on interrogating Etayya and how best the new prisoner could be used to win the war against Maoism in Gadhchiroli.
‘You...
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The four policemen who raided Opesh’s bangle shop in Dadar did not believe in playing by the rules. For one, they came in an unmarked Tata Sumo. Instead of showing Opesh an arrest warrant, they...
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Swapna was all by herself in the chawl. She followed news of the bombings with trepidation and excitement, knowing that they were on the cusp of the revolution. Once people lost confidence in their leaders...
Editor: Read Chapter XXIX here.
Inside the chawl, everything looked exactly as it always did when Ravi walked in that night.
‘Ravi is back!’ the cry went out as someone noticed him, though it was after dark and most of the...
Editor: Read Chapter XLVI here.
When Rajesh met the Police Commissioner to hand in his resignation, the latter pretended to be shocked beyond words.
‘You are making a big mistake young man. You did a brilliant job in coming up with...
