About the Author
Raj Kanda is the author behind The Panchanad Chronicles, a story world rooted in Punjab's rivers, fields, schools, family life, and inherited memory. His writing blends mystery, mythology, humour, and emotional realism, moving easily from the ordinary details of school corridors, WhatsApp rumours, village lanes, and evening tea to the deeper pull of ancient forces, forgotten histories, and children asked to face more than they understand.

His work carries a strong sense of place and atmosphere: mist over the Beas, mustard fields in winter, the silence of lockdown, and the old stones of Panchanad Veda Sthal. Within this landscape, Raj writes about courage, friendship, fear, family, and how the past continues to speak through the present. His stories are thoughtful, cinematic, and warmly human, inviting readers into a world where Punjab is not just a setting but a living memory.

Born to immigrant parents who moved to the United Kingdom in 1966, Raj spent much of his childhood and teenage years travelling between the UK and India, and to this day he holds both countries close, loving each in equal measure. He now lives and works in Dubai, in the United Arab Emirates. A technology expert by profession, Raj has long carried a deep passion for writing — and with The Panchanad Chronicles, he brings that passion to a series designed to thrill, move, and stay with its readers long after the last page.