Strange Encounters

It is a work of fiction written in simple language. The book covers a period from the present to the period in history when Homo-sapiens were establishing their foothold on earth replacing the Neanderthals. It takes you to different eras and geographical locations. It describes the role and life of the protagonist in that particular period of history. The book contains ten stories each different from the other in its theme but connected so the sailing from one story to another is smooth. All the stories are the brainchild of the author and any similarity of character, location, period or nomenclature is only incidental. The book also talks about the most controversial characters of two major Indian epics Ramayana and Mahabharata The author has used writers' creative freedom in telling their side of the story The stories involve time travel by the protagonist and other adventures. Each story is a strange encounter. After completing the books, the author wonders about the flight of his imagination. The book begins with a strange encounter between the author and a passenger. The passenger is the protagonist.

Shri Santosh Kumar Sharma, a former Director of a Governmental organisation is a published author of English and Hindi languages. Two of his books one in English and the other in Hindi were released by the Hon ble Prime Minister of India in a function held in Vigyan Bhavan, New Delhi. He has written a few more books one of which was published by the International Cooperative Alliance and released by the Hon ble Labour Minister of Kerala at an International conference. His latest book, Sahakarita ke Prateek- Ram, was released in Lucknow and attended by more than three thousand delegates. His articles are regularly published in various national-level magazines. His other passions are theatre and storytelling. He and his wife run a YouTube channel Swar Katha dedicated to promoting Indian Culture. He is a postgraduate in Economics followed by professional training in Cooperation (Gold Medallist). He has been honoured with the "Sahakar Shiromani" and "Thakur Vedram National Award" for his dedication and writings on the Cooperative Movement.