When Arjun flies to Singapore to visit his childhood friend Kabir, he expects a short reunion and a good meal, not a fork in the road of his life. Kabir, once the boy from a cramped chawl and a landlord's son, is now a high-flying founder with investors, exits and a skyline view. Arjun has built a quieter life: a stable tech job in the US, a small apartment, a marriage he takes seriously, ageing parents who still see him as the "sensible one." Both men insist they are happy. Both are lying to themselves in different ways. Over one long evening - dinner, balcony conversations, a sleepless night on the sofa - Kabir makes an offer: leave the safe job, join his new venture at an early stage, and help build something huge. It is everything the old middle-class script told Arjun to want and everything his adult life is built to avoid. As Arjun, Meera and his father wrestle with the decision, the old story of Krishna and Sudama keeps resurfacing: Who owes what to whom when life splits two friends apart? Is success a gift, a debt, or a trap? And what does "enough" actually mean in an age of endless more? Kalyug Sudama is a contemporary reimagining of the Krishna-Sudama tale for middle-class, mid-career readers who are tired of easy motivation and cheap heroics. It is a quiet, honest novella about friendship, work, money, anxiety, and the courage to set your own non-negotiables - even when everyone around you is reciting a different script.