Stories for South Asian supergirls
Khaira, Raj Kaur2021
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South Asian girls will have a chance to dream about lives for themselves that radically differ from the limited narratives written for them by their culture, wider society and the media. Through the inspirational stories of 50 famous and under-celebrated women from Afghanistan, Pakistan, India, Bangladesh, Nepal and Sri Lanka, South Asian girls will have a chance to dream about lives for themselves that radically differ from the limited narratives and stereotypes written for them by their culture, wider society and the mainstream media. Bringing together illustrious entertainers (Meera Syal, Jameela Jamil, Mindy Kaling), pioneering business leaders (Indra Nooyi, Anjali Sud, Ruchi Sanghvi) and a host of other, equally remarkable yet less well known, figures (including the British Muslim spy, Noor Inayat Khan, and fearless activist, Jayaben Desai), Stories for South Asian Supergirls seeks to redress the imbalance for young girls of colour by empowering them to break new ground for themselves and to inspire others in the process. Illustrated with striking portraits by ten international South Asian female artists, this is a book for all ages - the perfect gift that will be treasured by parents as much as their children will enjoy reading them.
Main title:
Stories for South Asian supergirls / by Raj Kaur Khaira ; various illustrators.
Author:
Khaira, Raj Kaur, author
Imprint:
London : Puffin, 2021.©2021
Collation:
130 pages : colour illustrations ; 24 cm.
Notes:
"A treasure trove of 50 illustrated biographies of amazing South Asian women" -- Front cover.
Audience:
8-12 years old.
Contents:
Noor Jahan -- Anjali Sud -- Deeyah Khan -- Cornelia Sorabji -- Farrah Storr -- Monica Ali -- Robina Muqimyar -- Lhakpa Sherpa -- Bannu Pan Dei -- M.I.A. -- Ruchi Sanghvi -- Nadiya Hussain -- Sana Javeri Kadri -- Hannah Simone -- Jhumpa Lahiri -- Noor Inayat Khan -- Reeta Loi -- Jameela Jamil -- Kalpana Chawla -- Sania Mirza -- Aanchal Malhotra -- Arundhati Roy -- Pritam Kaur Hayre -- Lilly Singh -- Anoushka Shankar -- Shabana Azmi -- Maharani Jind Kaur -- Meera Syal -- Neelam Gill -- Amrita Sher-Gil -- Mira Nair -- Rupi Kaur -- Sophia Duleep Singh -- Karpal Kaur Sandhu -- Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy -- Tia Kansara -- Jhansi Ki Rani -- Mindy Kaling -- Ravinder Bhogal -- Imtiaz Dharker -- Jayaben Desai -- Shaina Azad -- Norah Jones -- Razia Sultan -- Gazal Dhaliwal -- Indra Nooyi -- Sana Amanat -- Begum Samru -- Rachel Roy -- Sunaina Sethi.
ISBN:
9780241554357 (hbk)9780241554357
Dewey class:
305.8950922920.72089914305
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
501556
More Information:
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beaumaris Library | Junior Non-Fiction Biography | J 305 KHA | Available |