Picture books for ages 3 to 7
Indian women who changed the world
A teacher who had mud thrown at her on the way to class, and taught anyway. A queen who rode out of her fort at night with her little son tied safely to her. A girl from Karnal who counted the stars from her roof and later flew among them. These are true stories of Indian women who did what girls were told they could not do, written for children aged 3 to 7.
Rani Lakshmibai
As a girl she rode and learned alongside the boys. As a queen she would not give up Jhansi.
Sarojini Naidu
A poet who became the first Indian woman to lead the Congress, and India's first woman governor.
Kalpana Chawla
She studied how to build aeroplanes when few girls did, and became the first woman born in India to go to space.
Savitribai Phule
In 1848, when most girls in India were kept away from books, she stood at the front of a classroom full of them.
M. S. Subbulakshmi
The first musician ever given the Bharat Ratna, and she gave the money from her concerts away.