A ray of hope

Dipen Ambalia talks about his first book, In Their Shoes, and his struggles as a writer

Have you ever wondered what it is like to be a 24-year-old mentally challenged girl, an uneducated, corrupt politician, a drummer's daughter, a visually challenged person, a 77-year-old broke man who is thrown out of his house and 12 other people of different circumstances? Engineer and aspiring writer Dipen Ambalia in his recently-launched book, In Their Shoes (APK Publishers, Rs.120) has visualised the world from their perspective.

Empathy comes easy to Dipen, and he masterfully uses it to tell stories effectively. “I like looking at the world from others' points of view.” Full of humour, pathos and hope, the book has been written in a simple style. “In Their Shoes” is a result of Dipen's hard work and perseverance. “I wrote the ‘struggling' chapter to inspire aspiring writers.”

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