Let's make this birthday one to remember.

49 years old (Born on July 14, 1976)

Happy Birthday, Ranj Dhaliwal! Another year older and wiser—though we're still waiting for the sequel titled "Daaku: The Gangster's Midlife Crisis." Your gripping novels have kept us on edge since 2006, proving that your storytelling ages like fine wine (or perhaps chai?).

Beyond thrilling readers with tales of gangsters and redemption, you've tirelessly championed at-risk youth in British Columbia. You've shown us all how to turn words into action—and occasionally gangster drama into community karma.

Here's wishing you another fantastic chapter filled with laughter, inspiration, and fewer plot twists than your books. Keep writing stories worth celebrating!