India is explained as the land of many experiences from where, when you leave, you take only half of you because the other half you lose due to dysentery, nausea, vomiting, sickness and such other weight-loss techniques—Dr. Atkins paradise, you might say. Roots? Hell no. A cruel twist of kismet, or rather a need of employment to pay alimony, brought me back to my country of birth, India, that I had left almost a quarter of a century ago seeking greener pastures overseas. But it was perhaps...

Competing in a race to reach 100 countries and a quest to find the perfect wine brought the one who must always be obeyed and I to Central Asia. Our journey started in Kazakhstan that dates back to the Stone Age, a prehistoric period characterized by the use of stone tools. It was only in the beginning of the 15th century when Kazakh identity came into being. After becoming stronger as a people, the Kazakhs fought off a federation of armed Western Mongol tribes in the 17th century, and wen...

Truth about the Middle East is exactly what CNN shows on its network except they leave out about ninety percent of information that is all about the fun things in that region. The best way to appreciate it is to experience living there. The fun starts the moment you arrive in one of the Middle east countries and hit the freeway and the first sign you come across is likely to be, 'Beware of Road Surprises' and then fun begins from there on. Arabian people have an uncanny ability to turn eve...

Against the wishes of his parents, Ashok leaves India to go to the Sates to study at the Stanford University. He excels at his master’s program and also becomes successful in developing an innovative technology. University appoints an intellectual property law firm for legal representation where he meets its partner, Jenifer. They fall in love and get married. Ashok returns to India to work as a partner in his father’s firm. His family refuses to accept Jenifer as a member of the family. T...

SHAKESBEAR – A HUMOUROUS THRILLER I was born in a world of pitch-black darkness because I was born blind. My mother nursed me for a few months and as she had promised I began to see. I was in awe of the supernatural beauty of the Kootenays mountain range of British Columbia, which for generations has been our place to roam. Mama taught me the ways of the forest and I began to grow and learned how to survive in the wild. It was necessary for my survival because my father was hunting me. He ...

Andrew’s mother loses her battle against cancer. He, growing up disillusioned and heartbroken at the loss of his mother’s love and guidance and with a widening gap between him and his disgruntled father, choses to study in a boarding school. Upon graduation, he takes a job as an English professor at the University of Victoria on Vancouver Island. Andrew is unhappy and feels an emptiness within him that begins to gnaw at his soul. One day at a precipitous moment he resigns from his job. He ...

With blood on his hands, an embittered David runs away from the Falkland War. He travels through Europe to find a new beginning. Wandering through various cities he remains dissatisfied until he arrives in Florence where he becomes entangled in the tumulus world of the Zuccato sisters. Maria and Kathleen Zuccato are unaware of their upcoming fate as David arrives to fill their world with murder and mystery.

An Argentinian priest with an American passport has decided to fight the drug cartel of Columbia that is making inroads into Argentina. He is preparing to fight in the next presidential election against the popular political parties to become the president of Argentina. But the popular political parties have forged a relationship with the drug cartel and relying upon it to remove the priest before the election date. Sophie Kramer, a FBI Special Agent is assigned to ensure the priest’s safe...

SOPHIE KRAMER takes risk for living and fights crime for professional and personal reasons. She is a tough-minded Special FBI Agent who loves to live on edge. Against the wishes of his parents, Ashok leaves India to go to the Sates to study at the Stanford University. He excels at his master’s program and also becomes successful in developing an innovative technology. University appoints an intellectual property law firm for legal representation where he meets its partner, Jenifer. They fa...

The FBI Specialist, Sophie Kramer discovers a frightening clue in the disappearance of an American girl in New Delhi that involves the US embassy, police and the Indian politicians. Will she survive the web weaved by both the criminal underworld and the law enforcement system and find the missing girl? It depends on what Sophie does next.

Having successfully dismantled a major part of Al Qaeda operation in Afghanistan, Matt Slater, a FBI Special Anti-Terrorist Agent returns to the States. He has been asked to interrogate a detainee at the Guantanamo Bay where he learns about a dangerous connection between the international terrorist groups and certain unknown politicians in Kenya. Under the protection of the Kenyan government, illegal ivory trade is being promoted to provide funding to international terrorist organizations....

This book presents research papers from the First International Conference on Artificial Intelligence and Computing (ICAIC 2025), organized by the Department of Computer Science and Engineering at Manipal University Jaipur, India, held on September 18–19, 2025. The book covers various domains, such as artificial intelligence, computer vision, machine learning, advanced computing, and other related areas. The work is presented in two volumes.