Beg Your Pardon

By: Joshi, Anant

This novel explores the conflict between ethical and corrupt practices, centring around Mr. Muralidhar, the protagonist who embodies integrity in a milieu of corrupt officials within the government coal mining company VCL (Vidarbha Coalfields Ltd.), headquartered in Amaravati city, Maharashtra, India. The coal mines span an area within a 300-kilometer radius of Amaravati.

The narrative unfolds as a Government Investigation Agency (GIA) launches a probe into three project officers at the mines for amassing unexplained wealth and assets beyond their known sources of income. The novel delves into their desperate attempts to extricate themselves from this predicament before the case reaches the chargesheet stage, resorting to various unscrupulous means.

Additionally, the story interweaves a secondary plot involving manipulations by a business family striving to secure the government coal block allocation for their profit-seeking ventures.

Amidst these thematic elements, the novel also explores themes of love and sexuality. This narrative unfolds against the backdrop of India's coal mining industry, a subject seldom explored in literature.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0CJ84JXYF
• ISBN13: 9798223505334
• Release Date: September 2023
• Publisher: Anant Joshi
• Length: 210 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.5" x 8.5"