My grade four teacher was born and raised in Bombay. She would travel home every couple of years to help the street children in her community. When she came back, she wouldn’t tell us much about the suffering that she saw, but we could sense her sadness. This book tells the story of Chamdi, a 10 year old orphan who searches for his long-lost father. The only link he has to his family is a blood-stained white cloth that he wears around his neck like a scarf. Despite the seedy underbelly of the city, the hunger and squalor he faces, Chamdi still remains hopeful that Bombay will become a place he calls Kahunsha - City of No Sadness.
The character of Chamdi stayed with me a long time after I finished reading this book.
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