BREACH BY AMRITA CHOWDHURY: A Young Nation’s Crooked Finger
“Especially in
a country with five hundred million below poverty line. That change in price
meant life and death for many of them.”
(13) Breach, Amrita Chowdhury.
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| Amrita Chowdhury: Image Courtesy: mid-day.com |
India, as a nation, is relatively new to the world of
technology. However, this same nation is now called the new champion of cyber
world. India has overtaken not just the USA or many other European counterparts;
she has overthrown many despotic success makers across the world in the rate of
her growth in cyber industry. Thanks to the dedicated IT professionals and
engineers, a group that comprises of many of my friends and relatives. In Breach, we will see the dark side of
this new moon. It is surprising how a number of books written by different
authors mirror the social, economic, and cultural realities of a nation. I also
feel that the realities portrayed by Aravind Adiga in The White Tiger, and the one in Breach
are representative more of ethical dilemma than a mere mirroring of social
realities. Thankfully, these Indian authors do not adhere entirely to the Soviet practice of churning out social realism. One might find a subtle connection
between The White Tiger and Breach in this regard.
Going through author Amrita Verma Chowdhury’s writing journey, I
am surprised to find that she has done a great job with her first novel, Faking It, which in some way reminds us
of Ken Follet’s art thriller Modigliani Scandel.
Amrita Chowdhury’s debut novel, Faking It
is an art crime thriller about fake modern and contemporary art. Educated in Kanpur
and Berkeley, she currently works in publishing. Breach analyzes the terrifying question of how safe our privacy is,
in the Internet era. In the virtual world, where anyone or any information could
remain a secret only at the mercy of a careless hacker, the drama of human life
is taken to another level.
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Action in Breach takes
place in Mumbai, Washington DC and Suzhou. In an intriguing attempt, the author
has combined the elements of the medical thrillers with that of cyber thrillers.
In Breach, pharma-giant Acel is about
to file a global patent application for Colare, a wonder drug for pancreatic
cancer. However, their India office that works in Mumbai is hacked. Dr. Udai
Vir Dhingra, the charismatic, Ivy-educated young leader of its Indian business,
receives the blames for the devastating turn of events.
The protagonist, Vir has to go through a long line of bureaucratic
maze, and relationship turmoil to come out of the long tunnel of darkness he
finds himself in. Can technology be saved from reaching the hands of ethically devolved
individuals who are too keen to gain riches rather than serve a just purpose? Acel’s
India office is Vir’s ambition. Can a man save his dreams from being demolished
by an unseen enemy?
Hachette India and Amrita Chowdhury has answers to these
questions in Breach.
About The Author:
Anu Lal is the author of Wall of Colours and Other Stories,
Book-1 in the Hope, Vengeance, and History Trilogy. He resides in India. His upcoming book is Clenched Hands, Bloody Nails. His
second book You Should Know How I Feel has been
a bestseller in Amazon India.
Author Page: Here
Twitter: @Anulalindia
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