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Subrat SaurabhAuthor of Kuch Woh Pal
A Canadian Quilt – Stories of Immigrants is a heartfelt collection of 13 stories inspired by my time in Canada and the diverse individuals I met along the way. These are not just their stories, nor just mine—they are a reflection of every immigrant's journey through displacement, discovery, and determination.
While these narratives are rooted in real experiences, they blend fact and fiction, emotion and observation. Some characters may seem familiar—perhaps even too familiar—but that’s the beauty of shared human experience. They are ordinary people facing extraordinary circumstances, and in their struggles, I often found echoes of my own.
During my four years in Canada, I learned much—not only about its systems, people, and culture, but about myself. As I worked to build a new life, I met countless others doing the same. Their silent battles and quiet resilience helped me shape my path.
This book is not about triumph or tragedy; it's about transition. It’s about what it means to belong, to search, to change. I have chosen only a few stories from my diary—ones that resonated most with the emotional and existential challenges of being an immigrant. I hope these stories touch your heart, just as they did mine.
Shrinivas Sawant
Shrinivas Sawant
"Shrinivas Sawant, has over 25 years of experience in working with not for profit sector both at the local and international level. He was born in Kalsuli Village, at Sindhudurg District Konkan, India, and came to Mumbai after 10th grade, and did his graduation and post-graduation from Mumbai University. While working on his graduation, he became a member of the National Service Scheme (NSS). The social service sector was introduced to him through NSS, and then he got interested in that sector. Mr. Sawant then decided to devote his time to social service. Mr. Sawant has his Master Degree in Social work (MSW) and Master's in Human Resources (MBA) and postgraduate diploma in Project Management and Business Analysis.
Since 1990, he has been active in the field of social service and started working in the field of child welfare, supporting slum dwellers and slum communities in Mumbai and in rural areas. He has experience in working on various issues like health, community development, child labour, street children, HIV and AIDS, employment guidance, youth guidance and training, disabled, CSR and corporate fundraising, entrepreneurship development, monitoring and evaluation, counselling and human resource training. He has extensive experience working with local, national and international organizations and donors.
He wrote and published a first book RESTART - A Journey from Empowerment To excellence . This book was a summary of his many years of consulting and training in a variety of individual, team and office settings. In this book, he has tried to present what personal experiences he had while searching for his career and from which he got an inspiration to help others. The author wrote total five books two books in English, two books in Marathi and one Poetry book in Marathi.
