Dubai Dreams: The Rough Road to Riches

Dubai a global melting pot brings together six Indians in search of riches. Four taxi drivers and a junior manager from South India and a construction worker from Punjab live under the same roof in bed-sit lodgings. Overworked and underpaid lonely without their families they soon realize that their Dubai dreams are not likely to be fulfilled. Living expenses are high and they have loans to repay and families to support. The book traces the lives of these poor migrants in search of their pot of gold. Exploited at every turn the authors low-key style highlights their plight and how easy it is even for simple honest men to turn to crime in desperation The book lifts the lid off the lives of blue-collar workers in the Middle East. It captures the humour and pathos of the sweltering classes in thankless low-paid jobs. Here is a rare insight into the lives of taxi drivers who keep the transport system of Dubai well-oiled. As the traffic rolls on the world fails to take note of their pain and suffering.