Finding love while navigating the intricacies of arranged marriages, ingenuously carving one's path to the American dream, seeking purpose and hope to overcome emotional trauma and loss, many aspects of Sri's story are shared by millions of other members of the Indian diaspora leading their successful American lives, as well as people throughout the world.

Sri's story depicts what Indianness means, giving insights into the Indian way of life and the immigrant experience through his attempts to straddle both worlds. He does this with Informative ease and entertaining personal retellings of life events at the intersection of his native Indian culture and his adopted one in America.

An intensely written memoir, A Father's Cry for Meaning by Sri Burugapalli, is the author's search for strong family bonds after years of separation and setbacks.