TARGET LOCKED

Poetic Closure.

Complex Protagonist.

High-Stakes Military Thriller.

Emotionally Driven Narrative.

Anti-War Theme with a Human Touch.

Global Setting with Cultural Depth.

Author Aman Karan

Aman Karan (pen name of Dr. Pankaj Kumar Sinha) is a versatile English fiction writer whose works span multiple genres, including war thrillers, spy fiction, romance, fantasy, mystery, and contemporary narratives. Holding a Ph.D. in Mathematical Modeling from the prestigious Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kharagpur, Dr. Sinha also gained post-doctoral research experience in Japan, specializing in Supercomputing, Parallel Programming, and Advanced Data Assimilation techniques such as 4DVAR, hybrid 4DVAR, and Kalman Filter methods.Dr. Sinha has published his Ph.D. thesis as a research monograph titled WRF-based 3DVAR Assimilation of Wind Data for TCs & MDs of Indian Seas. His inspiration often stems from vivid dreams that connect people, places, and events from his past, which he skillfully transforms into captivating stories.

🎓 ACADEMIC – Courses

	ACADEMIC – Courses:
1	Advanced Data Assimilation
2	Meteorological Systems Simulation
3	Supercomputing Techniques (as part of research training)

🎓 Academic-Qualification

	ACADEMIC – Qualification
1	Ph.D. in Mathematical Modeling from IIT Kharagpu
2	Postdoctoral research in Japan in
3	Supercomputing
4	Parallel Programming
5	4DVAR and Hybrid 4DVAR
6	Kalman Filter Technique
7	Nudging Methods

📘 Books

1	Henpecked	https://amzn.in/d/iMPp4mC
2	Target Locked
3	NMD – Hide & Seek	https://amzn.in/d/aqzLpC4
4	Requitals of Importation	https://www.amazon.in/Requitals-Importation-Aman-Karan-ebook/dp/B07LB48QFC
5	Wrath of the Heaven: The Supremacy-Diamond vs. the Ruby of Omnipotence	https://amzn.in/d/1bgfwWa
6	Sinha P., 2016: WRF-based 3DVAR Assimilation of Wind Data for TCs & MDs of Indian Seas. Lambert Academic Publishing.	https://amzn.in/f8kdJa0

🗣️ Conference-Seminars

	Conference-Seminars:
1	Participation in Miami Book Fest (2018)
2	Guest interviews and online author sessions including Logan Crawford’s YouTube Interview

🧾 Other Academic Activities

	Other Academic Activities:
1-	Cross-cultural academic collaborations in Japan
2-	Author-led outreach through social media and writing platforms.
	Technical Note :
1-	Sinha P. K., 2014: Manual on Quality Control of NetCDF Data using GrADS and NCO. Faculty of Environmental Earth Science, Hokkaido University, Japan. Presentations (EES, Hokkaido University, Japan).

🤝 Professional Affiliations

	Professional Affiliations:
1	Researcher and contributor to international weather modeling & data assimilation projects.
2	Fiction author engaged with literary communities.

📄 Publications

	Publications
1	Scientific and academic research publication (Ph.D. thesis)
2	Fiction books across genres

📑 Research Papers

	Research Papers
1	Meteorological modeling
2	Variational data assimilation
3	Supercomputing and parallel processing techniques

💼 Work Experience

	Work Experience
1	Postdoctoral Research Fellow (Japan)
2	Research Scholar (IIT Kharagpur)
3	Full-time fiction author since return to India

🏆 Achievements

	Achievements
1	Authored a unique blend of fiction with technical underpinnings
2	Acclaimed for genre diversity and storytelling range
3	Recognition via reader reviews and book listings in international platforms

Journals

1-	Sinha, P. K. and A. Chandrasekar: The Role of assimilating QuikSCAT Wind Data in the Simulation of a Tropical Cyclone (TC) and a Monsoon Depression (MD) over the Indian Region using the Weather Research and Forecast (WRF) model.
2-	WMO report: 2nd WMO International Conference on Indian Ocean Tropical Cyclones and Climate Change (IOTCCC-2012).

About Book

Target Locked by Aman Karan is a compelling military thriller that combines psychological depth, political commentary, and heart-racing action. The protagonist, Marine Ryan Robinson, is caught in a complex web of federal charges, emotional loss, and battlefield trauma. As he fights both inner and external wars, the narrative unfolds a brutal yet poetic examination of the cost of duty, betrayal, and the human spirit.

Inspired by real-life dreams, emotional relationships, and war documentaries, the story emerges from the author's personal experiences and reflections—especially drawn from his time in Japan. The novel critiques the futility of modern war while paying tribute to soldiers across the world. A deeply human story wrapped in the intensity of global conflict, Target Locked is as much about survival as it is about sacrifice.

Preface

The preface offers a unique reflection on dreams, their psychological origins, and their inability to be consciously manipulated. The author shares how recurring dreams, memories of a dear Japanese friend “Etow san,” and emotional traumas led him to write this novel. He discusses war's impact on soldiers and civilians, questioning the morality of military conflicts driven by power, not purpose. The story, therefore, is both a tribute to soldiers and a critique of war itself.Dreams are, in fact, based on real events that we have en countered in our real life over a period of time. In one’s dreams, a person mostly finds a connection between numerous people, sundry objects, and happenings of life, TV shows and scenes, and so on that he or she has come upon and that have influ enced his or her life and emotions a great deal. Moreover, things might also appear in a person’s dream which have even fascinated the person’s attention to a degree. Contrary to the concepts of 2010 movie which unreasonably fancied and en dorsed sharing of dreams between people and manipulating and influencing dreams through some means, dreams are ac tually constructed around the persons by the events of his or her life when they are watching their dreams.

Acknowledgement

Obviously, I would like to thank a number of people who denied me a job and gave me a hard time in my life. Until they were stereotyped for rejecting me on numerous occasions of job-offers requiring a ‘silly’ recommendation, it was not possi ble for me to manage time, come up with interesting ideas, and hammer out this intriguing manuscript in its entirety. What I’d wanna say—every cloud has a silver liningThe author extends thanks to those who rejected him in life, which indirectly gave him the time and motivation to write this novel. Special appreciation is offered to Google, Wikipedia, and Integrity Education Publishers, whose tools and platforms enabled him to gather facts, settings, and publish the book. He acknowledges the importance of accessible information in shaping the depth of his storytelling.

Inside BooK

Table of Contents
Preface	7
Acknowledgement	13
Chapter One	14
Chapter Two	18
Chapter Three	22
Chapter Four	28
Chapter Five	32
Chapter Six	42
Chapter Seven	52
Chapter Eight	60
Chapter Nine	66
Chapter Ten	75
Chapter Eleven	83
Chapter twelve	86
Chapter thirteen	90
Chapter fourteen	95
Chapter Fifteen	99
Chapter Sixteen	107
Chapter Seventeen	112
Chapter Eighteen	119
Chapter Nineteen	124
Chapter Twenty	129
Chapter Twenty One	134
Chapter Twenty-Two	139
Chapter Twenty-Three	145
Chapter Twenty-Four	151
Chapter Twenty- Five	159
Swati (her exquisite face)	161
Undaunted Warrior	163