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Crossing Over: Three Friends on a Journey of Ambition and Heartbreak | A Coming of Age Fiction by Kaushik Mitra

Crossing Over: Three Friends on a Journey of Ambition and Heartbreak | A Coming of Age Fiction by Kaushik Mitra

Kaushik Mitra
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Crossing Over journeys through the intertwined lives of three friends—Rahul, Ajay, and Sundar—from their school days in Darjeeling to the complexities of adulthood across three dramatic decades.

Rahul, a quiet Bengali boy haunted by a difficult past, finds himself grappling with a personal and professional crisis. Ajay, a charming dreamer from Delhi with his eyes set on Bollywood, faces heartbreak and a cruel twist of fate. Sundar, fiercely ambitious, climbs the corporate ladder only to be pulled into a web of deceit and betrayal.

In 2015, their paths cross again—no longer as friends, but as adversaries. As corporate rivals and wounded men, they must reckon with the ghosts of their past and the choices that shaped them.

Imprint: India Penguin Enterprise

Published: Sep/2025

ISBN: 9780143478232

Length : 272 Pages

MRP : ₹299.00

Crossing Over: Three Friends on a Journey of Ambition and Heartbreak | A Coming of Age Fiction by Kaushik Mitra

Kaushik Mitra

Crossing Over journeys through the intertwined lives of three friends—Rahul, Ajay, and Sundar—from their school days in Darjeeling to the complexities of adulthood across three dramatic decades.

Rahul, a quiet Bengali boy haunted by a difficult past, finds himself grappling with a personal and professional crisis. Ajay, a charming dreamer from Delhi with his eyes set on Bollywood, faces heartbreak and a cruel twist of fate. Sundar, fiercely ambitious, climbs the corporate ladder only to be pulled into a web of deceit and betrayal.

In 2015, their paths cross again—no longer as friends, but as adversaries. As corporate rivals and wounded men, they must reckon with the ghosts of their past and the choices that shaped them.

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Paperback / Hardback

Kaushik Mitra

Kaushik Mitra is the vice president and CFO at PepsiCo India with over 30 years of experience across Tata group, GE, and Reckitt Benckiser. He has served as CFO at Suntory PepsiCo JV, Vietnam, and PepsiCo Asia Pacific Region in Hongkong. A strong advocate for D&I, he has increased women’s representation in Southeast Asia and India. He contributes to the industry through articles in IMA CFO Connect and as a speaker at Economist events. An alumnus of St. Xaviers Kolkata, IIM Kolkata, and a Chartered Accountant, Kaushik enjoys music, travel, reading, and writing.

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