4 STORIES

From Chapter1 so far:  Sheth D K Tiwari, 67, is a conglomerate, the owner of a 190,000 crore business empire. He is cozily resting on his sofa. It's Friday, 24th October, 2025. Before about half an hour he had received a letter, warning him to stop his newly found unrighteous ways of living, filled with new addictions like wine and women, and also try hard to become the same person he was, about 20 years ago - simple, God-fearing and honest! But he has grossly ignored the message of that letter and just torn it off. He thinks he is at that stage in his life, where such useless warnings don't matter at all. "Nobody can touch me now, I'm that high!" - he strongly thinks. Then, he suddenly falls asleep on his sofa at 9:55 am!) It's 10:10 am. The housemaid, Tarabai observes that her boss is sleeping on the sofa. She switches off the tubelight to facilitate his sleep and quietly sneaks out of the room. Now the room is dark. There is no sunlight coming from the wind...

It is 6 am in the morning. Sheth Dwarikaprasad Keshavdas Tiwari, the tycoon from the city of Lucknow, gets up from his cozy bed, before the alarm clock rings. Immediately He puts himself into action as he walks with swift steps towards the washing room. He believes in tight schedules for every day and this one is not an exception. He is 67, but feels like 37 yet! That's because of his ability to adapt and a sharp presence of mind. He has seen it all - the Indo-China war of 1962, the Indo-pakistan wars of 1965, 1971 and 1999, and lately the pandemic caused by the coronavirus in 2020. He has been in the most vulnerable areas, where life did become very difficult for a certain period of time. But his momentum and inbuilt resilience made sure he survives. That happened, whilst most of his friends and relatives succumbed to different circumstances and calamities. Now he is confident enough to live another 30 years or so, because his lifestyle has gone from very tough to easy. It's ...