Courageous beyond imagination, determined to walk her chosen path, undefeated by life’s challenges—these are the stories of the five women whose lives are described in these books.
Anandibai Joshee, India’s first woman doctor to study in the US.
Arati Saha, the first Indian woman to swim the English Channel.
Jhalkari Bai, loyal and brave till her last breath while fighting the British.
Mary Kom, who took the sport of boxing to new heights.
Savitiribai Phule, who brought education and enlightenment into the lives of Dalit children.
A set of stories that children will learn from and be inspired by—now available in one attractive box.
Swati Sengupta is an author and journalist. Her books include Out of War (Speaking Tiger Books, 2016), Guns on My Red Earth (Rupa, 2013), Half the Field Is Mine (Scholastic, 2014), The Talking Bird (Tulika Books, 2014) and A Tea Garden Party (Pratham Books, 2021). She translated Murder In The City by Supratim Sarkar (Speaking Tiger Books, 2018) from Bengali to English. Swati runs a workshop series on gender for young adults. She studied English at Jadavpur University and lives in Kolkata.
Swayam Ganguly was born in Jamshedpur and currently resides in Kolkata. He wears many hats, being a published author, director of corporate films, and editorial consultant for various publishers. He has worked on biographies, mythology series, abridged versions of classics, encyclopedias, fact books, and also written children’s fiction.
Courageous beyond imagination, determined to walk her chosen path, undefeated by life’s challenges—these are the stories of the five women whose lives are described in these books.
Anandibai Joshee, India’s first woman doctor to study in the US.
Arati Saha, the first Indian woman to swim the English Channel.
Jhalkari Bai, loyal and brave till her last breath while fighting the British.
Mary Kom, who took the sport of boxing to new heights.
Savitiribai Phule, who brought education and enlightenment into the lives of Dalit children.
A set of stories that children will learn from and be inspired by—now available in one attractive box.
Swati Sengupta is an author and journalist. Her books include Out of War (Speaking Tiger Books, 2016), Guns on My Red Earth (Rupa, 2013), Half the Field Is Mine (Scholastic, 2014), The Talking Bird (Tulika Books, 2014) and A Tea Garden Party (Pratham Books, 2021). She translated Murder In The City by Supratim Sarkar (Speaking Tiger Books, 2018) from Bengali to English. Swati runs a workshop series on gender for young adults. She studied English at Jadavpur University and lives in Kolkata.
Swayam Ganguly was born in Jamshedpur and currently resides in Kolkata. He wears many hats, being a published author, director of corporate films, and editorial consultant for various publishers. He has worked on biographies, mythology series, abridged versions of classics, encyclopedias, fact books, and also written children’s fiction.
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