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'Black river' refers to the tar roads that connect the rich India with the poor India. The protagonist, Buva, a taxi driver who transports passengers between these two Indias, lives in the famous Bombay BDD chawl, is influenced by Swami Samarth Ramdas-probably the only human being representing evolution at all three levels: body, mind and spirit. Buva attempts to live like him, but his passengers and his neighbours create circumstances that trap him into a web of death and deceit, murder and riots. About the Author Kiran Khalap juggles three passions and one career (brand consulting). His passions include writing, rock climbing and spiritual evolution. He is the winner of the Asian Age Indo-UK Short Story Writing Competition, 1995. His previous novels include Halfway Up the Mountain and Two Pronouns and a Verb (both published by Amaryllis). Was the very first speaker at TED University at TED's first Indian meet in 2009 and at TEDx Bandra in 2017. He regularly conducts workshops on creativity and branding.