Introduction
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ISBN: 978-8-184-00156-3
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Genre : Non-Fiction
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Price: Rs. 299/- (I got
this book from the publisher for a review)
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Pages: 175
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Publishers: Random House Publishers
I
am a girl and I am proud to be one. But in our country this statement is not
something each girl can say with pride in her voice. With changing times we are
witnessing a storm which is brewing up and slowly will engulf the whole country
in this tide of change.
Because
I am girl – Seven girls, seven lives is a wonderful collection of true stories
of such girls who despite all odds changed the way the world saw them. Well for
reasons of my chosing this book – there are many – First it being about women,
second it being based in India, third it being nonfiction, fourth it having
some very prominent women narrating the stories and last but not the least the
cover page. This book is definitely a HIGHLY RECOMMENDED read for each one of
us as each time we claim things have changed for women we lie.
Behind The book
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The
book features the success stories of girls residing in various Plan India
communities across the country. Plan India is a leading child rights NGO
working in the country for over 32 years.
About the author
With
an introduction by Govind Nihalania and written by personalities like Nafisa
Ali, Pooja Bedi . Aditi Rao Hydari and Shahana Goswani, I am sure it needs no introduction.
Me thinks
A
book by women about women- can there be anything better than this I ask only to
hear a resounding No in return. Women tend to understand each other better and
hence anything written by them on them is beautiful read always.
This
book is a part of Plan India initiative taken to save the Girl Child in our
country. It is filled with heartwarming stories of strength, determination, grit,
love, faith and hope. Page after page you visit various cities of India with
the narrator to witness the harsh realities of life which we maybe are completely
unaware of.
Prostitution,
illiteracy, child marriage, unemployment, marital rape, domestic violence and
poverty – amidst all these things the only thing that shines the best is hope.
A hope for a better tomorrow , a hope for things to change, a hope for people
to change and a hope for a better world to survive.
Is
right to existence too much to ask for? is the question that comes to my mind
as I finish this book with a very heavy heart. I feel helpless along with anger
towards all those people who continue to live in a state of denial when asked
to accept women as their equal.
The
narrative is so beautiful, heart touching and emotional, that I won’t be
surprised if you shed a quiet tear at one story and giggle in the other.
Foodie Verdict
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This
book is like a delicious plate of fruit chaat – healthy, yummy, delicious and perfect
at any time / season!
P.S: This book has been received from Random House for review