Random Musings

The Polestar Note: This is the first chapter of a novel I am trying to write. It is a work of fiction and imagination . It is not meant to be scientific or accurate. While it may draw from my own life, it is not autobiographical! Chapter 1::A new beginning Jan 5 th , 2030. Mumbai, India. The city of Mumbai looked like a bright shining constellation as Jai looked out from the windows of his plane. His plane journey from Philadelphia had taken him more than 8 hours and after a hard-day’s work, Jai was looking forward to crash in his bed in his sea-facing apartment in Worli. Feeling thirsty, he muttered, “water” to his personal digital assistant and immediately a bottle of water sprung out from the refrigerator beneath his couch. As he reflected back on his day, he noted with satisfaction that he had finally managed to close out the last leg of the project he was engaged in with an Australian firm. The Aussies were always tough to negotiate with. But after multiple video-ch...