Girl Power! 50 Extraordinary Indian Women that Smashed Status Quo

Whilst we’ve had many children’s books narrating the lives of women across the world who’ve made exceptional marks on human history, there’s been very few on women of colour — representation of the East has been missing, particularly the failure to represent young readers of colour whose roots stem from non-White heritage.

Neha Hiranandani, a writer and self-proclaimed nomad of Indian origin, set out to serve justice to little Indian children around the world with her debut book, which hastopped best seller lists in India and is now setting its sights on the UK and US. is a tribute to 50 Indian Mavericks who broke barriers and succeeded in their fields in remarkable ways paving the way for future generations. From lawyers, to scientists, to astronauts to Olympians, she cleverly and succinctly captures the life-stories of these celebrated women so that Indian children around the world can learn about their native culture and heritage and see themselves represented in these women.

Neha’s selection of fifty includes fascinating characters such as Chhavi Rajawat, who left her big city job to return to and head up the village of her childhood vacations. Changing the village literally by enabling access to clean water, electricity and toilets. Or Noor Inayat Khan, the great-great-great granddaughter of Tipu Sultan, King of Mysore and a spy princess who lived in France during World War II. Amongst her many talents included writing children’s literature, however she eventually…