With stories of 30 amazing contemporary\n Indian women, this book looks at what shaped them, the challenges they faced,\n the influences they had, the choices they made and how they negotiated around\n or broke the boundaries that sought to confine them, either through society\n or circumstance. From diverse backgrounds, different generations, they have\n risen through sheer grit, determination, bolstered with passion, and are,\n today, names to look up to, to hold out as examples to the next generation of\n young women and girls, giving them courage to reach out to their dreams. From\n politics to sport, from the creative and performing arts to cinema and\n television, from business leaders to scientists, legal luminaries and more,\n this book features the stories of these much celebrated, fabulous women:\n Sushma Swaraj, Sheila Dikshit, Fathima Beevi, Mahasweta Devi, Amrita\n Sher-Gil, Amrita Pritam, Sonal Mansingh, Lata Mangeshkar, Anita Desai, M.S.\n Subbulakshmi, Harita Kaur Deol, Madhuri Dixit, Bachendri Pal, Rekha, Chhavi\n Rajawat, Karnam Malleswari, Shailaja Teacher, Hima Das, Naina Lal Kidwai,\n Shakuntala Devi, P.T. Usha, P.V. Sindhu, Ekta Kapoor, Kiran Bedi, Mary Kom,\n Menaka Guruswamy, Tessy Thomas, Aparna Sen, Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw and Gayatri\n Devi, among others.