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Rasik Shah was born in the Indian diaspora in the colonial apartheid type society of Kenya in the early forties. Having grown up in a multi-lingual, multi-racial society, he studied law in the London of the early sixties and went back to Kenya, practising as a criminal lawyer. He migrated with his young family to Canada in 1974 and practised law in Vancouver till 1995. He has been conducting trekking tours to the Garwhal region of India in the last few years and is now retired from law, writing full time. He has published a couple of short stories at the following sites:
1. "The Ngong Hills" at www.dorsai.org/~tjhubsc/ngong.htm
2. "At the Dentist's" at www.es.co.nz/~treeves/rasik.htm
3. "The Discreet Charm of Nairobbers" at: www.litnet.mweb.co.za
4. An article on magical realism at: http://www.uweb.ucsb.edu
5. A story called "The Display Suite" at:
http://www.mweb.co.za/litnet
6. A short story, "Pratima" at: http://www.gowanusbooks.com/pratima.htm
He has written a novel set in Kenya and is trying to get it published.
The Gangotri trek is one of his favourite treks and he regularly leads treks to the region, including organizing custom-made treks for any
small group. Please address any queries to him at: rasikshah@shaw.ca
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