Bombay Wallah - Sharma, Shiv
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Appealing or appalling, breathtaking or brutal, Bombay is the ambition city of India, its Big Apple. Every train that pulls into Victoria Terminus or Bombay Central station brings young hopefuls with dreams in their hearts, a suitcase in hand and a one-way ticket in their pocket. Chetan Grover is one such person. When the gifted photographer and romantic dreamer, who has magic in his fingers, comes here from New Delhi in search of his "goldmine", little does he know that it will come in the shape of a devastating beauty who will not only change his life but also take it over. Just when…mehr

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Appealing or appalling, breathtaking or brutal, Bombay is the ambition city of India, its Big Apple. Every train that pulls into Victoria Terminus or Bombay Central station brings young hopefuls with dreams in their hearts, a suitcase in hand and a one-way ticket in their pocket. Chetan Grover is one such person. When the gifted photographer and romantic dreamer, who has magic in his fingers, comes here from New Delhi in search of his "goldmine", little does he know that it will come in the shape of a devastating beauty who will not only change his life but also take it over. Just when everything is going swimmingly well and the horizon is turning pink with promise, the city presents its bill in a manner conceivable only in this city.
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Autorenporträt
Shiv Sharma was born in Simla, India, and had his early education in New Delhi and Bombay where his father was a film writer and director. After taking his Master's degree in philosophy from Punjab University he briefly worked as a journalist in Bombay. In 1964 he came to Britain and joined the Western Mail in Cardiff as a sub-editor and was there for three years. From there he moved to Manchester and for the next 20 years was on the staff of The Daily Telegraph, Daily Mail, The Guardian and the Daily Mirror. In London he was the editor of Indiamail, a weekly for the Indian community in Britain, for three years. He had a short stint of work in the Middle East and his last job was as a sports columnist on the Guardian Weekly. Shiv Sharma is now a full-time writer and lives in Wilmslow, Cheshire. He is married to Dr Swatantrata (Penny) Chandiok, a retired hospital consultant. They have one son, Sachin Sharma.