Road Humps and Sidewalks: The Path Less Travelled

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What if the path never travelled is taken by an altruistic, young blind lawyer, Arjun, using road humps and sidewalks as sign posts, in a fight against a devious and cold blooded pharma company, totally oblivious to the perils of the nasty clash? As thousands fall prey to a deadly viral infection, a dedicated team of doctors succeed in their quest for a treatment option. But their achievement is short-lived, as the unscrupulous multi-national Berminger Pharmaceutical Corporation, deliberately creates artificial scarcity of the drug by using their patent to profit from the situation. Exasperated with the mighty corporation's stone-cold attitude to loss of lives, coupled with the government's reluctance to intervene, doctors take the fight to the court with Arjun's counsel. Set in Hyderabad, the pharmaceutical capital of India, Arjun clashes in the courtroom with India's leading patent lawyer and outside with goons and assassins. The battle turns nasty as dirty tricks and devious tactics pervade each party's desire to win. Brilliant arguments and crafty legal reasoning enlighten, while gripping sequences add flavour to the fire of genius. Amidst craftsmanship and thrilling encounters, Arjun's banana- obsessed assistant, his strong, but not so well mannered dog and romance with the enemy entertain. In the tradition of John Grisham and Scott Turow, the intricacies of patent law are woven into an action packed legal thriller in Road Humps and Sidewalks. About the Author Dr Kalyan Founding Partner of Brain League, a fast-growing Intellectual Property Firm, is a natural story teller, with a gift to appreciate the beauty of little things. Besides being a zealous intellectual property attorney; he loves to teach, research and write. Dr. Kalyan also consults for United Nations Industrial Development Organisation, UNIDO and teaches patent law at National Law School of India University, Bangalore. After publishing internationally acclaimed non-fiction books, Kalyan has now embarked on writing fiction, with his debut fiction legal thriller, Road Humps and Sidewalks, to take intellectual property to the common man. Certainly not a common recipe and sadly not well appreciated in his professional sphere, he stands alone pushing his case by mind and pen. In his minds eye, Kalyan aspires to walk the path never taken, the curious balance of queer and question driving him forth. Musing and music, a daily routine, Kalyan lives with his wife, a pharmaceutical patent attorney. Dr Kalyan himself has a Doctorate in Patent Law, National Law School of India University, Bangalore and a Masters in Intellectual Property, Commerce and Technology, Franklin Pierce Law Centre, Concord, NH, USA.