The quest of gold the quest of gold is a work of fiction – The life story of Rajiv Prakash, nicknamed Raju, a boy coming off a lower middle class family of Delhi who rises to become a wealthy businessman through the dint of his own efforts driven by intense ambition and a fiery zeal to succeed. The story is told in a typical urban setting of a traditional family of Delhi living under modest economic means. Raju beats all odds to make a mark for himself in professional life after defying his very conservative parents who wanted him to tread the beaten track, without taking financial risks. His strong self-belief sees him rise fast up the ladder of success in the world of business. After having realized his childhood ambition of acquiring big wealth, he experiences a void within which wealth cannot fill. He turns to politics to serve the destitute and the have-nots but meets stiff resistance to his plans and actions from corrupt political and bureaucratic Class. Raju finally realizes that life had different lessons to teach him probably as br>Ordained by destiny and life means much more than the plain fulfilment of one’s material ambitions.