COLOURS OF RED

by Rakesh Kumar Singh

  1. ISBN: 978-93-5520-057-0
  2. Pages: 220 pages
  3. Date: 10th October 2021

ABOUT THIS BOOK

Set in the war zone of Bastar, this is a dramatic tale of a young paramilitary officer caught in the cross hairs of life.
Known infamously as the ‘red corridor’ of India, Bastar is a place dominated by Naxalite violence, fear and bloodshed, a place that was once blessed by the Gods but has now turned it into ‘God-forsaken land’.
Shaurya, the highly patriotic commandant of the Counter Insurgency Task Force, gets posted to Bastar. He soon starts believing that his banishment to the wilderness of Bastar’s Dandakarnaya forest is an ‘official punishment’ to curb his Bohemian lifestyle. He, however, decides to adjust his moral compass even more to survive the loneliness.
Shenaya, a young, beautiful Bastaria woman, is on a journey of self-discovery. She is a scientist, who uses her wit and intellect to full effect. Shaurya and Shenaya are immediately drawn to each other and a relationship ensues that is both amorous and intellectual. They soon become pawns in a dangerous game, one that has no winners.
This is a tale like no other.

AUTHOR OF THE BOOK

Rakesh Kumar Singh is a serving CRPF officer who has written four books, including novels and non-fiction. He has also written more than 100 articles in leading newspapers and magazines on subjects ranging from management to behavioural science.
In his twenty-five years in the CRPF, he has been awarded several medals by the Government of India as well as ten Commendation Discs by the CRPF. He has served in the conflict zones of Kashmir and the Northeast besides the Left Wing Extremism (LWE) areas of Dantewada. He is a resource person in the Bureau of Police Research and Development and is regularly invited to deliver lectures at various police academies. Under his command, his unit in Bastar was adjudged as the Best Operational Battalion in 2019.
He has received the prestigious Govind Ballabh Pant Purashkar for two of his books: Naxalwaad aur Police ki Bhumikaa (2011) and Naxalwaad Ankaha Sacch (2021).
This is his third novel