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Adi Shankaracharya has been anointed as the new leader of the Sanatana Dharma and the Hindu faith. He now sits as the head of the faith as the new Shankaracharya after the demise of his guru, Swami Swaroop, who died from a snakebite. After becoming the supreme leader of the faith, he starts a process of temple land reform and distribution of free food. His reforms are met with resistance in the Mahasabha. The Tiwari family oppose him and his reforms. It is here that Shankaracharya takes on the help of Shambhu, a chandal at the cremation ground, to silence his detractors.

Out of Africa is a compilation of stories and experiences I had during this African leg of my travelthon journey. These stories and escapades about the lives and people of Africa will transport you to another time and space. Come hold my hand and take a dive into the plains and savannahs of this wondrous content.

Kranti is the story of a girl born into a brothel whose mother, Nayna, was sold to the kotha of Buddho Bai and had been brutalized and beaten by the demonic Nagre Sahib. She only knew the Kotha Life and ends up giving birth to Kranti. Her daughter grows up with the love of many aunts and a Hijra called Noora who buys her toys and books. Kranti has one dream: to be a top cop and get out of her current quagmire. She wants to protect her Mon and the inhabitants of the Kotha and in turn restore law and order in the chaotic crime-infested area of Lal Nagar.

From Russia with Love was my favorite Bond Film with the dapper Sean Connery playing Agent 007. Thus, it was apt for me to seek this as the title of my book about my travels to Moscow, St. Petersburg, and Siberia, where I saw the house of the mystic Rasputin. I traveled to Ukraine and took a train from Liviv to Kyiv. So, open up your vodka bottles, sit back, and enjoy Russia and Western Europe through my eyes.

Explore the Kumbh ka Mela with me as I meander through the greatest religious gathering in the world.

This book called Mehman is a collection of articles from my guest bloggers. These are friends I have mentored into blog, some I meet during my travels, and the others I encouraged on the way to write. Mandakini Kwatra gives her insights into fighting depression, and Kavita Kumble writes about her travels around the world and how she started blogging. If these normal folks can dare to defy the normals and do as their heart desires, so can you. Their writings will inspire you to dream and live the life of your choosing.

Traveling is the best way to learn and grow in life but it is also important to be observant as well as aware of your surroundings. Travelthon Tales are my personal travel tales as I move along this life of freedom, wisdom, adventure and mayhem. The tales will be enlightening with morals, values, wisdom and teachings as I march forward in my quest to travel the world in search of peace, meanings, answers, and, most of all, joy.

The book is the story of the victim as he witnesses the unfolding drama of his father's murder and the mayhem unleashed by a bloodthirsty criminal Vijay Palande. The terror unleashed by his gang and the subsequent murder spree that rocked Mumbai during April 2012 are documented in this book as witnessed by the soul survivor. This is the story of a grieving son groping in the dark for answers and trying to make sense of the tragedy that befell on him.

The Madness of the Monk is a fictional story of my excursions with a mad monk called Ten Zing around the mountains of Simla and through the valley of Dharmsala. The book is a series of discussions between me and the monk, wherein he unravels the seven noble truths of life and spreads light on Buddhist tradition and even ancient Bon religion still practiced in Tibet and Ladakh region.