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Earth to centauri

A 140-year-old secret throws three planets into chaos!

Tech for the geek. Thrills for the action seeker. Mysteries for the detective. Science for the uninitiated.

The year is 2095. Voyager 1 launched in 1977 with a golden record - someone has found it and is sending a signal back to Earth. With a newly constructed faster-than-light spaceship named Antariksh, and a crew which includes novices like Lt. Manisha, as well as seasoned professionals, including Commander Ryan, Captain Anara reaches the source of the signal at the nearest star to Earth - Proxima Centauri. 

Before she can meet with the aliens, Anara must clear obstacles on her own ship, including a recalcitrant Artificial Intelligence and inexplicable radiation, which threatens the safety of the mission. The implications of what they find on planet Proxima B will resonate far beyond this first journey, exposing Earth to dangers on an unimaginable scale. And then Captain Anara finds out its creators buried a secret aboard Voyager 1.

Earth to centauri

The year is 2118. The first journey from Earth into interstellar space has been successful, but the explosive secret carried aboard the probe Voyager 1 will have grave consequences.

As Captain Anara and her crew return to Earth aboard their spaceship, Antariksh, civil war breaks out in the world they have just left behind. A cryptic message warns her of the dispatch of mercenaries to Earth. Their mission - unknown but deadly. She may have just days to prevent the outbreak of an interstellar war which would bring unimaginable carnage to Earth. 

Her crew and the National Investigation Agency, engage in the greatest undercover search for the mercenaries in the streets of the megacity. As they race against time to uncover the plot, a traitor is unmasked, and Anara herself comes under suspicion. She must use every ounce of her resourcefulness to protect thirty million people and one unique, innocent life.

Immerse yourself in an edge of the seat techno-thriller on a realistic future Earth and geek out on the technology just a few decades away from today.

Earth to centauri

A book of short stories.

A woman out for revenge. A warrior, deep in the jungle, about to face a life-changing moment. A corporate executive falling just short of success. A chance meeting with a revolutionary in British India. And zombies!

Welcome reader to a world of fantasy, mystery and horror. I hope this collection of stories will take you on a journey of exploration, fear and possibly self-discovery. Some of these stories draw inspiration from our everyday experiences but some....

An eclectic mix of stories from the author of science fiction book series - Earth to Centauri.

Earth to centauri

Human rights for robots! Time travel chaos! Black holes at the centre of our galaxy! These stories will entertain you, opening your mind to the possibilities of science and the future.

As Artificial Intelligence evolve with time, will we face a robot revolution? If it becomes possible to travel through time, what will be the result? Will we be able to change the past? And, of course, black holes – those barely understood, never seen, immensely powerful entities – can we harness their power for good or evil? Understand Asimov’s Three Laws of Robotics, and read stories about the impact of these laws on the society of the future.

These laws aim to protect humans from robots. But what about the rights of the robots and other ‘Artificial Intelligence’ which humans will create in the future? Do they deserve, and should they be eligible for the same rights as humans? Read on and find out!

Earth to centauri

You can be an author too!

Do you want to publish your book but do not know how to proceed? Maybe self-publishing is just what you need!

It’s a tough world out there with thousands of books being released in the market, with many new authors trying to make their mark against established authors and big publishing houses. This guide can help you navigate your way through the maze of self-publishing.

This book outlines a specific process that an amateur author/writer can follow to get published. It is meant to put you on track and explain the tasks, activities, and systems that you will encounter in the self-publishing world.

I have written and self-published seven books on various platforms, including Kindle over the last two years and this book, is an attempt to help other aspiring authors out there who are looking for answers to the question – “Can someone help me get published?”

Are you ready to take the plunge and become an author? Then dive right in!

Earth to centauri

One Ship. One Crew. No Escape.

Captain Anara and her spaceship Antariksh, face off the most powerful entity in the entire Universe - a black hole!

She saved the mega-city from the alien killers, but one alien escaped and headed back to his home planet. He sets off a gigantic explosion in space while traveling at the speed of light, putting in motion a chain of events which result in the formation of a naked singularity - a black hole. It will swallow Earth in less than a year, yet Antariksh is helpless, caught in the event horizon of the black hole from where nothing, not even light can escape.

Inexorably drawn towards their doom, the crew desperately try to breakout. Will Anara save her ship or perish in her efforts to safeguard Earth?

She must face her deepest fears and insecurities to answer the final question - what is her own life worth against that of eight billion people?

“If you liked Star Trek Voyager, you’ll love this book,”- Amazon reviewer (The First Journey)

“Earth To Centauri: Alien Hunt is a craftily written sci-fi that opens the doors to a whole new world of thrill and enigma,”- Amazon reviewer

Earth to centauri

वर्ष है 2095! 1977 में ‘गोल्डन रिकॉर्ड’ के साथ छोड़े गये वायेजर 1 को किसी ने ढूंढ लिया है. और उन्होंने वापस धरती पर संदेश भेजा है.

लाइट से तेज़ चलने वाले नये स्पेसशिप ‘अंतरिक्ष’ में कैप्टन अनारा धरती के सबसे नज़दीकी सितारे – प्रॉक्सिमा सेंटौरी – पर जाती है, जहाँ से यह संदेश आया है. उसके क्रू में लेफ्टिनेंट मनीषा जैसे नौसिखियों से लेकर कमांडर रायन जैसे धुरंधर मौजूद हैं. लेकिन एलियनों से मिल पाने से पहले ही उसके शिप पर अजीबोगरीब घटनाएँ होने लगती हैं. दुनिया का सबसे आधुनिक तरीके से प्रोग्राम किया गया उसका ‘आर्टिफिशियल इंटेलिजेंस’ उससे बातें छुपाने लगा है और बिना किसी वजह के उसके शिप पर रेडिएशन फ़ैल रहा है, जिससे मिशन खतरे में पड़ गया है. 

प्रॉक्सिमा बी पर उन्हें जो मिलता है, उसके असर की गूँज धरती को अकल्पनीय खतरे में डालते हुए इस पहली यात्रा के कहीं बाद तक भी सुनाई देती रहती है. और तब जाकर अनारा को पता चलता है वह रहस्य, जो वायेजर 1 को बनाने वालों ने उसमें छुपाया था!!

Earth to centauri

साल है 2118. धरती से इंटरस्टेलर स्पेस का पहला सफर पूरी तरह सफल रहा है, लेकिन सब इस बात से अनजान हैं कि वॉयेजर 1 प्रोब के साथ भेजे गए विस्फोटक रहस्य का नतीजा कितना खतरनाक साबित होने वाला है.

अपने स्पेसशिप ‘अंतरिक्ष’ के साथ कैप्टन अनारा और उनका क्रू धरती की ओर वापस लौट चले हैं. पर उनके पीछे किफरविस़ ग्रह पर गृह-युद्ध छिड़ गया है. एक गुप्त संदेश से अनारा को धरती पर दुश्मनों के जासूसों के भेजे जाने की चेतावनी मिलती है. उनके मिशन के बारे में तो उसे कुछ नहीं पता, लेकिन वह इतना ज़रूर जानती है कि उनके इरादे नेक नहीं हैं. तारों के बीच होने वाले इतिहास के पहले युद्ध को रोकने के लिए उसके पास सिर्फ कुछ दिनों का समय है – एक ऐसा युद्ध, जो धरती पर मनुष्य की कल्पना से कहीं बढ़कर तबाही ला सकता है.

अब शुरू होती है – अनारा के क्रू और ‘नेशनल इन्वेस्टीगेशन एजेंसी’ (NIA) द्वारा मुम्बई मेगासिटी की गलियों में आज तक की सबसे बड़ी खोज. दुश्मन के षड्यंत्र का पता लगाने के लिए समय के साथ दौड़ लगाते हुए उन्हें एक देशद्रोही का पता चलता है. और इसके साथ ही संदेह के घेरे में आ जाती है - खुद अनारा. 3 करोड़ से भी ज़्यादा लोगों के साथ-साथ एक अनोखी, मासूम जिंदगी की सुरक्षा का भार भी अब अनारा के कंधों पर है.  धरती के संभावित वास्तविक भविष्य की कल्पना पर बुने गए ताने-बाने पर आधारित यह टेक्नो-थ्रिलर नॉवल आपको रहस्य और रोमांच की रोंगटे खड़े कर देने वाली एक ऐसी दुनिया में ले जाता है, जो जल्द ही हकीकत में बदलने का दम रखती है.

Earth to centauri

बदले की आग में जलती एक औरत. घने जंगल में जीवन को बदल देने वाले पल का सामना करता एक योद्धा. सफलता से बस एक कदम दूर एक कॉर्पोरेट एग्ज़ीक्यूटिव. ब्रिटिश राज के दौरान एक क्रांतिकारी से सामना. एक भौतिक विज्ञानी जो सितारों को चुराता है. और....जॉम्बीज़!

फैंटैसी, रहस्य-रोमांच और डर की दुनिया में पाठकों का स्वागत है. कहानियों का ये पिटारा आपको रहस्य और दहशत की दुनिया की सैर कराने के साथ-साथ अपने-आप को बेहतर जानने में भी मदद करेगा. ये घटनाएँ हमारे रोज़मर्रा के अनुभवों से ही प्रेरित हैं. या फिर....??

Earth to centauri

कैप्टन अनारा और उसके स्पेसशिप ‘अंतरिक्ष’ के सामने खड़ी है, यूनिवर्स की सबसे शक्तिशाली और भयावह हकीकत - ब्लैक होल!!

उसने मुंबई को तो एलियन कातिलों से बचा लिया लेकिन एक एलियन उसके हाथों से निकल कर अपने ग्रह की ओर भाग निकलने में सफल हो गया। घोर निराशा में डूबा ये एलियन लाइट की स्पीड पर सफर करते अपने शिप से स्पेस में एक बहुत बड़ा विस्फोट कर देता है और इस विस्फोट के कारण एक के बाद एक होने वाली घटनाओं का नतीजा होता है – एक ब्लैक होल का निर्माण। यह ब्लैक होल एक साल से भी कम समय में पूरी धरती को निगल जाने वाला है। लेकिन ‘अंतरिक्ष’ असहाय है क्योंकि वह ब्लैक होल के इवेंट होराइज़न में कैद है जहां से कोई बचकर बाहर नहीं निकल सकता। यहाँ तक कि लाइट भी नहीं!! धीरे-धीरे अपने दुर्भाग्यपूर्ण अंत की तरफ बढ़ रहा क्रू वहाँ से निकलने की जी-तोड़ कोशिश कर रहा है, लेकिन सब बेकार!

क्या अनारा अपने शिप को बचा पाएगी? या धरती को सुरक्षित करने की उसकी कोशिश में खुद उसी की बलि चढ़ जाएगी?

उसके दिल की गहराइयों में छिपे तरह-तरह के डर उसे दहला रहे हैं, लेकिन उसे इनका सामना करना ही होगा। इस अंतिम प्रश्न का जवाब देने के लिए कि 8 अरब लोगों की जान के सामने उसकी खुद की जान की क्या कीमत है!!

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#throwback Clicked this in Bhopal using a telepho #throwback Clicked this in Bhopal  using a telephoto lens - long exposure - you can see the four visible moons of Jupiter, and even the rings of Saturn.
Credit: Amit Rathore, IAS
It spoke quietly now, each word barely more than a It spoke quietly now, each word barely more than a hiss. “I will send a message to Earth so deadly that the mere mention of the word TrueKif will turn them into mewling children. I will show them my power; strike them deep in their homes until they feel my wrath for having contaminated my planet.” It smiled, baring rows of sharp teeth. “And today, I have the means to fulfill this."

'Alien Hunt'  available on Amazon and Flipkart

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My work area. A simple piece of art (Starfleet log My work area. A simple piece of art (Starfleet logo from Star Trek) created by my wife (equally nerdy about scifi BTW) and a scale model of Star Trek Enterprise NCC 1701-D

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The Golden Necklace - Marine Drive today evening. The Golden Necklace - Marine Drive today evening. Felt good to be out for a while.
The year is 2095. Voyager 1 launched in 1977 with The year is 2095.
Voyager 1 launched in 1977 with a golden record - someone has found it and is sending a signal back to Earth. With a newly constructed fasterthan- light spaceship named Antariksh, and a crew which includes novices like Lt. Manisha, as well as seasoned professionals, including Commander Ryan, Captain Anara reaches the source of the signal at the nearest star to Earth - Proxima Centauri.

Before she can meet with the aliens, Anara must clear obstacles on her own ship, including a recalcitrant Artificial Intelligence and inexplicable radiation, which threatens the safety of the mission. The implications of what they find on planet Proxima B will resonate far beyond this first journey, exposing Earth to dangers on an unimaginable scale. And then Captain Anara finds out its creators buried a secret aboard Voyager 1.

Tech for the geek. Thrills for the action seeker. Mysteries for the detective. Science for the uninitiated.
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#currentlyreading - a book by the master of scienc #currentlyreading - a book by the master of science fiction. You have to immerse yourself in the story as it unwinds piece by piece. It is not the pace or the language but the sheer magnitude of his imagination that dazzles you
40 years ago: Voyager 1 explores Saturn Voyager 1 40 years ago: Voyager 1 explores Saturn

Voyager 1 image of Saturn taken four days after the closest
approach and from 3.3 million miles away.

From the book The First Journey

2087, Somewhere beyond the solar system

Its destiny was to die alone. Deep in interstellar space, with only gases and comet-forming icy particles to keep it company, it was lonesome in the black vastness. 
Now, its power source was exhausted, and all instruments were powered down; it had been drifting around aimlessly for the last 70 years. Travelling at 60,000 km per hour, it had moved 60 billion kilometres through space – fulfilling its mission. No longer able to send or receive signals, it was completely cut off from its home, ready for death.
But destiny can be changed. By design, by circumstances or by sheer luck.
Nine striking stories with delicious twists and un Nine striking stories with delicious twists and unexpected turns: some dark, a few humorous and two which are terrifying. 
A woman discovers that her father had been murdered and sets out to get her revenge. Is revenge a dish best served cold? 
The promise of a regular working day is turned upside down: envy, desire, anger & hope struggle for dominance in his heart. 
1925, British India – a young boy witnesses a train robbery, and the birth of a revolution. 
A soulless psychopath follows a mystical book, leaving bodies in her wake. What is the price Kish will pay to stop her? 
A subtle retelling of a mythological tale. He will finally meet His savior & join the war against evil, thus fulfilling His destiny.
The story of a family caught in the middle of a zombie invasion. Will the living dead claim their own? 
A con artist, a spurned wife, a few crooks – the perfect setting for a double cross.

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My Why is to educate and help my fellow freelancers and writers to achieve what they aspire for.

I was asked this question at an interview:

Q: How do books get published?

Answer: self-publish - meaning I write the book, convert to kindle and paperback, get the cover designed, get ISBN, use KDP for Kindle and various printers for paperback and then send them to Amazon for fulfilment.

I have a network of freelancers who help me at each stage.

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