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With stories of 30 amazing contemporary Indian women, this book looksat what shaped them, the challenges they faced, the influences they had, thechoices they made and how they negotiated around or broke the boundariesthat sought to confine them, either through society or circumstance. Fromdiverse backgrounds, different generations, they have risen through sheergrit, determination, bolstered with passion, and are, today, names to lookup to, to hold out as examples to the next generation of young women andgirls, giving them courage to reach out to their dreams. From politics tosport, from the creative and performing arts to cinema and television, frombusiness leaders to scientists, legal luminaries and more, this book featuresthe stories of these much celebrated, fabulous women: Sushma Swaraj, SheilaDikshit, Fathima Beevi, Mahasweta Devi, Amrita Sher-Gil, Amrita Pritam,Sonal Mansingh, Lata Mangeshkar, Anita Desai, M.S. Subbulakshmi, HaritaKaur Deol, Madhuri Dixit, Bachendri Pal, Rekha, Chhavi Rajawat, KarnamMalleswari, Shailaja Teacher, Hima Das, Naina Lal Kidwai, ShakuntalaDevi, P.T. Usha, P.V. Sindhu, Ekta Kapoor, Kiran Bedi, Mary Kom, MenakaGuruswamy, Tessy Thomas, Aparna Sen, Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw and GayatriDevi, among others.