God Won't Help: Affirmations of the Reluctant God - Paperback

by Rajiv Grover (Author)

A chance meeting with a former US Army Special Forces officer AKA Candyman in war-torn Kabul sets Shiv, a disillusioned civil engineer, from the comforts of Mumbai on a journey to find his inner peace.

The craggy peaks and troughs of the Karakoram Range echo the ups and downs of Shiv's life as he seeks answers to questions of life, destiny and happiness. In a way, Shiv's travails are no different from that of millions of others seeking answers to the apparent unfairness in life's distribution of bounties and miseries.

Keeping him company in this quest is Nasir, a dour-faced Pashtun, who struggles with his own torments as he despairs at the caprices of fate.

But what is a former US army officer doing amidst the ruins of Kabul living in a tent house, and why does the American go by the moniker "Candyman"? The answer to this innocuous question hides in itself the purpose of life we seek and how and why happiness eludes most, despite religion, religious structures, gods and godmen and most important of all... why God won't help! Or will He?

Author Biography

Born and brought up in New Delhi, India; Rajiv is a double post graduate in management. He is an alumnus of FMS, Delhi University and also holds a diploma in fashion marketing from NIFT. Rajiv did his graduation from Hindu College and schooling from Springdales School.

A former CEO of a leading fashion conglomerate, Rajiv is an avid reader and researcher of spiritual scriptures. He has a passion for writing and has written articles for leading business dailies in the past. With this book he makes his debut as an author.

Rajiv lives in Delhi with his father, wife and twin sons.