Kalyug (novel)

Released in 2014 by Westland Press's Tranquebar imprint (ISBN 978-9384030650), Kalyug is about a fictional bloodless coup in India in 2012 following the death of a decorated war veteran, Major General Iqbal Qureshi.

Drawing parallels from India of those days, Kalyug is part-satire, part-fiction and was noted for its subtle references to real-world incidents and characters.

[1] The death of a decorated war veteran, one of India's foremost military officials, triggers a chain of events that threatens to spiral out of control.

Caught in the middle is Bala Murali Selvam, a writer who is still tormented by the memories of his persecution at the hands of the erstwhile-establishment.

As the new government battles factions fighting for control, international intervention, personal agendas and incompatible motives, Selvam is swept along, a bewildered-pawn in a high-stakes game.