Sadak Chhaap

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The day ten-year-old Rahul, part-time rag-picker, pickpocket and petty thief living footloose on the streets of Bombay, finds an abandoned baby on a railway platform, his life changes forever. He quickly appoints himself the baby’s father, making her the emotional anchor that had been missing from his life. And, while he is treated as quite the hero within his street community, he wins the trust and affection of people who are willing to give him the opportunity to start afresh and work towards a better future. But the streets are mean, inescapable, and as Rahul indulges his paltry desires and shallow dreams, he finds himself spiralling, yet again, into a vortex of crime, abuse and loneliness. As horrific as it is heartbreaking, Sadak Chhaap evokes the brutal existence of street urchins with unrelenting realism and deep sympathy.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR Meher Pestonji

Meher Pestonji is the author of two novels, Mixed Marriage and other Parsi Stories and Pervez: A Novel, and a play, Piano for Sale. She has campaigned extensively for a change in rape laws, housing rights for slum-dwellers, and a more sensitive understanding of street children and their special needs. Meher Pestonji lives in Mumbai.

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Title
Sadak Chhaap
Author
Edition
1st ed.
Publisher
ISBN
0144000245
Length
200p.
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