Rohit Balakrishnan

Rohit Balakrishnan is a 29-year-old author with two books to his name. His first book, "Rational Empathy", a book on moral philosophy, was released on January 20, 2019. His second book, "The Mystery of Jackson Villa", a fiction of genre mystery/suspense was released on July 1, 2021. Passionate in writing (fiction and non-fiction), morality, philosophy, tennis, martial arts, and chess, Rohit is also a world war two aircraft and aerodynamics enthusiast.

Rational Empathy introduces Rohit's moral philosophy of "Rational Empathism". The book argues for the existence of objective morality, and identifies happiness as the basis of moral value. It explains why the combination of empathy and rationality holds the key to solving moral problems in life and the world. It also delivers a moral analysis of topics such as religious doctrines, abortion, non-vegetarianism, blasphemy laws, feminism, marriage, sex segregation, capitalism, communism, immigration and education.

The Mystery of Jackson Villa is a puzzling mystery filled with continuous suspense that is for the protagonist Nikhil Krishnan to solve. A young businessman James goes missing shortly after a music concert in Jackson Villa. Detective Nikhil arrives on the scene to track down James before it is too late. An unknown person starts sending mysterious messages, vaguely hinting at James' whereabouts. This triggers a frantic search. In the midst of everything, James is found. Rather than lead to closure, this deepens the mystery even more.