Kumkum Ramchandani

DADIJI & other stories Kumkum Ramchandani

DADIJI & other stories is a colourful, sad, humorous, heartrending illustrated book of short stories that reflects Kumkum Ramchandani's deepest emotions and recollections of her life lived in several continents. She vividly conveys the experience of a changing world for today's Asians/Indians; the young and old men and women growing up in a rapidly changing India and the diaspora experienceing life in the melting pots of India, Africa, the United Arab Emirates and Canada. Ramchandani, a writer, artist and poet, has bared her soul in these stories, which are vividly illustrated by her in glorious detail. The reader will be captivated, alternately laughing and crying with the incidents which occur in diverse countries and various situations. One cannot help but identify with these stories even while learning about how different cultures deal with deeply personal situations inherent in every day experiences.