Jayanta Gopal Borpujari is an electronics engineer from BITS Pilani and an MBA from Edinburgh Business School. He has published columns on contemporary political issues and musings based on street-level experiences in eminent publications like The Asia Times, The Indian Express, Times of Oman, The Assam Tribune, and DailyO. A few of these are in his blog http: //pensivereflex.blogspot.com/.His debut novel Beyond the Blinding Sun, sold worldwide, has earned rave reviews. It deals with the sensitive subject of the exploitation of immigrant labourers. He is an avid golfer and a passionate music enthusiast. Ballots and Betrayals is his second novel. He can be reached via email at borpujari@outlook.com. His social media handles are X (Twitter): @borpu2 and Instagram: @jayantaborpujari