Dukhi Dadiba and the irony of fate by Dadi Edulji Taraporewala. Translated from Gujarati into English by Aban Mukherji and Tulsi Vatsal. Published in 2023 by Ratna Books, an imprint of Ratna Sagar P. Ltd., Virat Bhavan, Mukherjee Nagar Commercial Complex, Delhi 110009. Pp: viii + 314. Price: Rs 699.
Aban Mukherji and Tulsi Vatsal have done yeoman service by translating Dadi Edulji Taraporewala’s (pictured on pg 198) Dukhi Dadiba and the irony of fate from its original Gujarati into English. The novel tells the story of Dadiba, a poor but young and handsome music teacher who falls in love with his......