Stories for South Asian Super Girls by Raj Kaur Khaira (author)

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.

Product Details

Catalogue number

293 in Setanta Teen May 2024 and 8317 in Schools Catalogue 2024–25

Format

Hardback

ISBN

9781911271222

Date published

September 5th, 2019

Other details

144 pages

Condition

New

Reviews

Shannan
on 13 January 2021

Amazing and inspiring book

An incredible book that all ages should read and it wouldn't hurt for all genders and races to read too! Inspiring stuff

5out of 5