Ranjan and his Many Lives

Ranjan, at the edge of his life, traverses through his past and present to find the messages that the cosmos were giving him. He finds out the basis on which he approached the messages. As the narrative unfolds, the reader learns how his choices shaped his life.

The story happens when Ranjan Subramaniam is admitted to a hospital for cancer treatment. He does not want to get treated. His whole life flashes through his mind, he understands what shaped him and what made up his life. In this journey he meets different people from this world and another, and these encounters make him understand how extraordinary an ordinary man’s life is. He finds answers to life’s questions from his family, friends, strangers, mythical characters and God. Ranjan learns ‘who a good friend is?’, ‘where he can find happiness?’, and ‘why Gandhi was a Jihadi?’

“The book is an ocean of knowledge & cannot be read as story book, because anecdotes quoted from Mahabharatha and other epics make one to read most valuable books to understand the significant depictions & holy places like Badrinath and Kedarnath. ….. with huge message of knowledge, integrity, honesty and friendship, which is a rare phenomenon in today’s dynamic world.”

- Swaran Singh IAS (Retd)