Women Of Pure Wonder: Struggle/ Survival/ Success
Ruchika Chanana, Tanya Luther And Ashima Narain
Women of Pure Wonder: Struggle, Survival, Success traces stories from the heart of India, stories that often escape thehistorical lens - tales of an India defined by grit, bravery and courage. For centuries, women in India have been the unsung heroines of unheard stories. This book chronicles the life-changing narratives of women who are warriors, survivors and leaders. Of acid attack victims bravely taking on the world, of unlettered housewives setting up businesses, countless struggles against violence, against inequality and against societal vices like child marriage. Women of Pure Wonder celebrates the lives and journeys of sixty remarkable women who have met life's challenges with courage and have emerged winners!. The book is a work of passion and compassion, put together by a team led by women, for women and featuring women.
Ruchika Chanana has written short stories, features, non-fiction books and screenplays, among other things. She runsWordsetc., a content/copy/ideas resource. Ruchika has also been a theatre practitioner and television producer. Tanya Luther has developed and taught an 'Emotional Intelligence' programme and worked as a school psychologist. Her book Climate Change was released by Al Gore and R.K. Pachauri. She has developed environmental comics and herbook, See you Tomorrow, was selected for libraries of 1100 schools. Tanya plays the piano, dances the tango and is a dotingmother. Ashima Narain: Photo Editor, Photographer, film-maker and the former photo editor for National Geographic TravellerIndia, Ashima has worked on subjects that have sent her wading through mud flats in search of flamingos, climbing sailmasts mid-sea and driving vintage cars. She has twice been nominated for a Green Oscar and been the recipient of the Ramnath Goenka Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2006 and the Commonwealth Photographer for Asia in 2004. Ashima's work has been published in the coffee table book, Dining with the Maharajas and magazines such as Vanity Fair,Vogue, GQ, Elle and Marie Claire.
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