Caravans By Night: A Romance of India

In the heat‑scented lanes of Indore’s Great Bazaar, a silver‑turbaned merchant greets travelers from every corner of the empire. His shop overflows with moon‑soft silks from Bokhara and glittering gems he can read as clearly as a scripture, drawing the curious eyes of ladies and the respectful nods of princes. Beneath his courteous smile lies a simmering rivalry with a Brahmin rival and a quiet yearning for the cool hills of Peshawar, where the scent of camels still lingers in the dusk.

The merchant’s world is upended when a mysterious, ghostly touch awakens memories of a son lost far beyond the Indian seas, buried by foreign hands in a distant land. That loss fuels a restless desire to escape the clatter of the bazaar, ride the iron demons of the railway, and chase a promise of redemption. As caravans slip through moon‑lit deserts, the promise of love, adventure, and a chance to mend old wounds begins to thread its way through his tangled life.