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#WomensDay EXCLUSIVE: Excerpt from Ilina Singh’s ‘The Gutsy Girls Who Led India’

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  Was every little princess treated like a doll? Sure, some royal girls were, but certainly not all In the case of brave and clever Velu Nachiyar Childhood was spent getting ready for war Presenting an exclusive excerpt from Ilina Singh’s stunning follow-up to the beloved The Gutsy Girls of

Why you must read ‘A Star Named Bibha’

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What’s a common thread that connects remarkable women such as Tun Tun, Bibha Chowdhury and Pandita Ramabai? That they were born, lived and worked between the late-nineteenth and mid-twentieth centuries, when being a woman was a challenging experience, shaped by caste, religion, place of residence, class and occupation. These women

#WomenWhoWrite: Authors You Should Read This Month

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Amplifying stories of courage and resilience, here are some of our authors who represent a rich diversity of voices across genres! Read about them below and add their phenomenal books to your reading lists this #WomensHistoryMonth!

Poetry Ahead of its Time: A Look Back at Kamala Das’s Voice

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Considered the mother of modern Indian poetry, Kamala Das was clubbed under the rubric of a confessional poet by critics because of her raw, candid depiction of her experiences in her poems. The eloquence with which she describes grief and talks about female desire and sexuality in her poetry provides

How Well Do You Know These Phenomenal Indian Women in Science?

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Celebrating the remarkable inventions and contributions of 11 Indian women in science, Ilina Singh’s The Gutsy Girls of Science is a milestone in the canon of literature on women in STEM. Do you think you know the immense scientific contributions of these women across fields? Take this interesting quiz to