Maloy Krishna Dhar was born in Kamalpur, Bhairab-Mymensingh in East Bengal and migrated to West Bengal with his family during Partition. After obtaining a Masters in Bengali Literature and Language and Comparative Literature from Calcutta University, he worked as a college teacher and a junior reporter. He joined the Indian Police Service in 1964 and worked with the Indian Intelligence Bureau (IB ) for three decades. After retirement from a service that honed his ability to observe and understand people and their motivations, he has had an extremely successful career as a freelance journalist, contributing to all the major English dailies. He is also a best-selling author and his landmark books include Open Secrets: India’s Intelligence Unveiled, Fulcrum of Evil: ISI-CIA-Al Qaeda Nexus, Black Thunder: Dark Nights of Terrorism in Punjab