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How a master of crime fiction keeps plotting novels at 87

Surender Mohan Pathak, an 87-year-old writer, penned over 322 books and continues his craft. His popular pulp fiction once dominated railway bookstalls and bus journeys. Pathak's anti-hero Vimal Khanna is now featured in an Amazon Prime series. He writes six hours daily, maintaining his business of storytelling with enthusiasm. His latest novel, 'Kahira Connection', was released last month.

3 Aug 2026 7:39 am