The Curse of Gautama
About this ebook
On that day, the harmony was shattered by a divine transgression. Ahalya, tragically deceived by the celestial king Indra who had taken on Gautama's form, faced the sage's returning wrath. In a blaze of righteous fury, Gautama uttered a curse that turned her into stone. The vibrant colors of her sari faded to lifeless grey granite, and her warm, living form hardened into a cold, silent statue. The terrible edict was absolute, a timeless prison of rock from which she could not escape. The curse was meant to last for an eternity, with only one hope for release: it could be lifted only by the touch of a divine being.
This single act of anger did more than imprison a woman; it sent a tremor through the very fabric of existence. The curse set off a chain of unforeseen consequences that rippled outward, affecting not only the desolate Ahalya but the delicate balance of the entire universe. A discordant note had been struck in the cosmic song, and the laws of dharma were thrown into disarray. Across the land, the most revered rishis—sages of immense power and insight—felt this disturbance in their deep meditations. They, the wise sages of the land, realized with heavy hearts that they must find a way to lift Ahalya’s curse and restore the cosmic harmony that had been broken.
About the author
Chinmoy Mukherjee has been working as solution architect for past 15 years.
Over the past 25 years, he has contributed to 50 real-world software projects as an individual contributor. His experience has enabled him to design, develop, and deploy some of the most complex systems, handling millions of transactions per day. As both an AWS and GCP-certified architect, he has not only built 8 systems from scratch but has also successfully re-engineered 7 legacy systems, improving their performance by 15–30%.
His expertise in cybersecurity has led to incredible discoveries—some thrilling, some frustrating. He was listed among the top 100 security researchers in the world for Microsoft (Q4, 2022) and also in Google's Hall of Fame. He ethically hacked Baba Bank, retrieving its entire customer database, and even achieved remote code execution in JPMC & Solana. Over time, he has reported critical vulnerabilities to 50+ Australian companies and received bug bounties from Uber, Apple, Mastercard, Octopus Australia, MagicLeap, and Paysafe. One of his wildest exploits? He found a vulnerability that let him order a Porsche without paying—only to receive a meager $1050 bounty for the discovery.
His penchant for testing boundaries made him the first engineer among 500,000 in HCLTech to complete and download all 1,000 offered certificates. In the industry, he played a critical role in defeating Infosys in 3 major RFPs while being part of underdog teams. Beyond corporate challenges, he took the lead in India's first blockchain token deployment, successfully developing and listing tokens on the Ethereum network.
Innovation has been central to his career. He holds 3 patents, granted in the USA and Australia. Among them, he developed "Patient Analytics," a patented system that underwent successful clinical trials in India. His contributions extend beyond hands-on work—he has written 4 bestselling eBooks (3 technical and 1 parody) and published a technical book via Springer.
