THE FACE OF POWER

THE STORY He Drew Faces. Then He Read Them, Then He Used Them. From the pavements of Bhopal to the corridors of power, Arjun Shrivastava has a gift the ability to read what people hide behind their expressions. As a boy, he drew portraits for ten rupees. As a man, he decodes ministers, rivals and enemies and knows who is lying before they even speak. But in a world where truth is a currency and loyalty is for sale, his greatest gift may become his greatest cost. THE FACE "The face is honest even when the person is not." THE MENTOR'S LAST WORDS Never believe you control power. You can manage it. You can direct it. But control the certainty that it will not use you back that is a story people tell themselves." -Vikram Tomar, Two Days Before He Died THE TWIST The Defeat That Made Him Was Arranged. At thirteen, Arjun lost the art competition that changed his life. He spent decades believing the defeat made him who he was. He was right. The corruption produced the response. The response produced the skill. The skill produced everything after.