Translated into English

Two thousand eight hundred and eighty million!

After the first four moves in chess, the possible board positions are approximately this many. Keeping it within sixty-four squares is not possible.

The game extends beyond the board, breaking boundaries around us.

In this game, the knight moves uniquely, with a straight pattern. One step at a time. No backward capability. It disrupts paths. When it leaps, the opponent is caught off guard! Occasionally, an invisible thread of strategy brings it to the highest rank of influence!

So, who are the knights of the chessboard? Powerful media, seemingly indispensable, perhaps the fourth pillar of democracy! Blocking obstacles in the jungle of disorder and anarchy, it spreads like a spider.

In the realm of power, those who silently roam like shadows, hunting – they are the bishops. Sometimes they pause… a boat. Their influence is far-reaching! Occasionally, their impact comes from the unseen cloud’s edge.

Ministers keep their heads high. Robust, proud, powerful!

To thwart obstacles, they seek refuge in the (read media’s) sanctuary at night. Bishops and knights are expanding their influence on the board. To assert themselves… sometimes, they need the cunning pawn’s sacrifice.

They, only they, know in their hearts; they are all dispensable. In defending the throne of a powerless king, they endure the blow of defeat.
In the intricate pattern of complex maneuvers, various battles unfold every moment. History knows that all these battles are essentially struggles for power.

Similarly, the story of one battle is “Chess”!

From the dusty lanes of Dharasara to the crime-ridden streets of Karachi, Chansar Goth, Delhi’s Ganesha Nagar to Baruipur’s Choti Bazar, America’s Lost Knife Circle to Lahore’s Mochi Gate… this narrative is spreading like a fine net!

Yours? Mine? Ours?

To find the answer to this question, one must navigate the intricate maze of chess.

Did I say it wrong? Perhaps “Chess” won’t give answers to all questions. Maybe, it will raise more question marks than the answers it provides to the readers!

Whose game is it? Who won?

… In this game, are you a pawn? Or, the Player?