What does it cost to be an ordinary man in an extraordinary world?Born into the bustling lanes of Dharavi, young Kabir Sharma learns early that survival is not guaranteed-it is earned. His father drives an auto through Mumbai's unforgiving traffic. His mother scrubs floors in four homes just to buy rations. Sundays do not exist in the Sharma household. Only survival does.But Kabir carries a quiet fire. Through scholarship tests and sleepless nights, he climbs a path that few from his world dare to tread-from the cramped classrooms of Mumbai to the hallowed halls of Delhi University, and finally to the nation's most unforgiving examination: the UPSC.When he becomes an IPS officer, he believes he has finally found the weapon to fight the injustice he witnessed growing up. But the system that rewards him soon begins to test him. As he confronts corruption, poverty, and his own moral compass, Kabir must choose between the law he swore to uphold and the people it so often forgets.Spanning decades and three generations, An Ordinary Man is a sweeping family saga about the price of integrity, the weight of silence, and the quiet love that holds broken families together. It asks a question that haunts every home: What does it truly mean to be a good man?
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Nikhilesh Das
Nikhilesh Das hails from the foothills of Siliguri, West Bengal, where he completed his schooling. Currently pursuing his graduation in Political Science, he brings to his writing a deep engagement with the structures that shape society-power, justice, and the everyday realities of ordinary people.Growing up, Nikhilesh found himself drawn not to fantasies or fairy tales, but to stories rooted in the world as it is-raw, complex, and deeply human. His fascination with realistic, class‑conscious narratives stems from observing the quiet struggles that unfold in homes, on streets, and within systems that often fail the voiceless.An Ordinary Man is his debut novel, born from years of watching, questioning, and believing that the most powerful stories are those that reflect life without ornament. Through this book, he hopes to offer readers not escape, but recognition-a mirror held up to the India that lives between headlines.
