Crossing Over: Memories, Mistakes, And The Long Way Home

Crossing Over follows the intertwined lives of three friends―Rahul, Ajay, and Sundar―from their school days in Darjeeling to the complex realities of adulthood across three tumultuous decades.

Rahul, a quiet Bengali boy haunted by a difficult past, struggles through a personal and professional crisis. Ajay, a charming dreamer from Delhi with his eyes set on Bollywood, faces heartbreak and a cruel twist of fate. Sundar, fiercely ambitious, climbs the corporate ladder only to find himself caught in a web of deceit and betrayal.

By 2015, the three cross paths again―not as friends, but as rivals. As corporate adversaries and wounded men, they are forced to confront the ghosts of their pasts and the choices that have defined them.

A story of ambition, love, and loss, Crossing Over captures the fragile bonds of friendship tested by time, circumstance, and the pursuit of success.

Kaushik Mitra is Vice President and CFO at PepsiCo India, with over 30 years of experience across leading organizations including the Tata Group, GE, and Reckitt Benckiser. He has also served as CFO for the Suntory PepsiCo Joint Venture in Vietnam and for PepsiCo’s Asia Pacific Region based in Hong Kong.

A strong advocate for diversity and inclusion, Kaushik has championed greater representation of women in leadership across Southeast Asia and India. He actively contributes to the business community through articles in IMA CFO Connect and as a speaker at The Economist events.

An alumnus of St. Xavier’s College, Kolkata, the Indian Institute of Management Calcutta, and a Chartered Accountant, Kaushik enjoys music, travel, reading, and writing.