Archana Desai

AMBAJI EXPRESS

This book takes you on the journey with the protagonist, Jagruti Dipakbhai Mehta, dearly called Jaggu by one and all; a woman born in Amdavad brought up in America and how her life is interspersed with emotions, cultures, and ideologies that bring out the perfect blend yet contrast of east and west. Jaggu is currently pursuing her M.B.B.S., but her degree depends not just on her toil and effort but a lot on a ‘Baadha’ her mother has kept for her, in her name, on her behalf - but for the fruition of that wish, Jaggu has to walk miles to seek blessings from Ambaji.
But what this life - altering journey holds for her is something even Jaggu is also unaware of. While on one hand she is caught in a web of emotions trying to tell her mother about her American boyfriend, on the other hand in a farawayland In India her childhood friend Maniyo, is deeply in love with her.
Intertwined emotions and crossroads of life, many of which reflect the dichotomy of the life she is leading and the pursuit of discovering her own inner self; all come together to bring to life a myriad of colors, reflections, and ideologies and most importantly the revelations of her own being.