About the Book: Colours of Red
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
'Godforsaken 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 Bastars Dandakarnaya forest is an 'official
punishment to curb his Bohemian lifestyle. He, however,