When East meets West

About the Book

When East Meets West is another book in the series by K. K. Sudan, who had earlier made a debut with his book Face to Face with Destiny in the professional world of authors. Written with a depth and sincerity, the book engrosses the reader from the first page to the last. It shows the intense insight of the human spirit which can triumph over the odds, which life is subjected to. The story of a girl who had to live in the disguise of a boy to hide her identity and reared by a man, becoming himself a eunuch by accident at the cruel hands of fate, feelings of love, romance, struggle, and tenderness. It is a fantastic and remarkable read professing enlightenment.

About the Author

Born in the year 1934 at small village Araazi in district Rawalpindi (West Pakistan), Krishan Kumar Sudan, the author, had his initial schooling in Sanatan Dharam High School, Rawalpindi. Later on he got admission in BK Khatri High School, Amritsar, when he migrated to India in 1947 after the partition. He passed his matriculation exam from East Punjab University, Solan, Simla Hills in 1949. As refugees, the family had to start life afresh, and just at the tender age of fifteen, the poor boy had to struggle hard, doing petty jobs whatever came his way, to look after his parents and his younger siblings. Side by side, he used to learn typewriting and take lessons in shorthand as well. In order to look for better prospects, his family then shifted to Delhi. Here, being a good artist, he used to paint huge banners of the newly released films to be displayed at the cinema halls and write sign boards also. In due course of time, he was engaged as a stenographer by a small cycle parts manufacturing company.