Dawn at Midnight: A real life documentary novel on Waiting for a Liver Transplant (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781453623961)

Bharat S. Shah, M.D. grew up in Mumbai, where he studied at Babu Panalal P. Jain High School, and The Elphinstone College, and completed he medical studies at the Topiwala National Medical College (Nair Hospital). He came to the U.S.A. in 1967, where he did Medical Board, and specialized in diseases of chest. He was an Asst. Prof. of Medicine in New York Medical College, for 18 years. He has been interested in issues related to foreign doctors (FMGs), and have written on that topic in ethnic and medical press. He has published original research papers in scientific journals. He retired from active practice of Medicine in January 2007. India, with its Gujarati and other languages, religions, and culture has been at his heart. He has prepared books to teach/learn the Gujarati, English, and Sanskrit languages, to learn the the Gujarati and Devanagari Scripts, and has penned An Introduction to Jainism. These are innovative in approach, and have been published over the last 25 years, under the name Setubandh Publications. These books are available on amazon.com. The Gujarati book is published in India as well. As for the creative writings, they are social commentaries, one-act plays (five), humorous articles, etc. and have been published in Gurjari, Gujarat Times, India Abroad, Janmbhoomi Pravasi, etc. has been interviewed on Mumbai TV in late 1980s after Gujarati book came out, and on Ahmedabad TV in 2010. His latest work is a short docu-novel in Gujarati, describing our experiences during his wife Usha's liver transplant, called "Sameepe" published by Rangdwar Prakashan, Ahmedabad in August 2003. He has served as the secretary of the Gujarati Literary Academy of North America from 1992-4, and then as the president during 1994-6. He broadened the scope of programs beyond just Gujarati, to include classical Sanskrit literature, and contemporary world literature, especially the plays. He enjoys talking to the youngsters, and has delivered several lectures on Jainism, and has personally conducted the Crash Courses to teach Gujarati and/or Devanagari scripts. A compendium of his Gujarati writings is in press, and is expected to be published by the end of 2010.