The Glitch Protocol

Every invention is a mirror. And every mirror can be weaponized. When engineer Aditya Sen creates an AI chip to cleanse Indian elections of fraud he believes he''s fixing democracy. Biometric verification so precise so flawless it becomes the nation''s new standard. His ticket out of obscurity. His mother''s dream fulfilled. But in the corridors of power truth is never neutral. Rajiv Singh a man who values stability over democracy sees Aditya''s invention as something far more valuable: a system that can rewrite millions of votes in milliseconds. As the chip is quietly twisted into a weapon of selective erasure Aditya faces an impossible choice - rise on the back of a manipulated system or sabotage it and lose everything. Standing between truth and survival is Ananya Singh: journalist lover Rajiv''s daughter. Her investigation cuts deeper than any threat. Torn between ambition fear and the only person he trusts Aditya learns how easily genius becomes corruption. The Glitch Protocol is a taut modern thriller about the seduction of power and the price of integrity; when the machine you built begins rewriting you. Because the real glitch isn''t in the code. It''s in the conscience. Souvik Banerjee is a techno-political thriller writer with a professional background in AI systems consulting for Indian banks and years of experience in stock market and derivatives trading. Grounded in India’s digital and political realities his storytelling blends technical authenticity with psychological depth examining how innovation ambition and power intersect inside complex systems. His work draws from firsthand exposure to high-stakes decision-making data-driven governance and financial risk lending realism to his fictional worlds. The Glitch Protocol marks his debut in novel writing positioning him as a new voice in contemporary Indian fiction focused on the moral cost of technology and the quiet compromises that reshape democracy from within.