RIGHTS SHASHI WARRIER

Shashi Warrier started his career as an economist and a software specialist in the eary eighties. His writing career began in 1994, with The Hidden Continent (Penguin / Puffin). He is also the author of three thrillers: Night of the Krait, The Orphan and Sniper. He has also co-written the screenplay of "Bokshu: The Myth", a little-known movie directed by award-winning Malayalam movie director Shyamaprasad. He enjoys long distance motorcycle-rides and, in 2004, took six weeks to ride around most of India on a Royal Enfield Thunderbird. He is working on a book based on this journey. He lives in Mangalore with his wife, Prita.