Rebel with a Cause
How Ismat Chughtai Rewrote the Rules for Girls
Published on 16. September 2024
Book
Paperback/Softback
40 pages
978-0-14-346681-9 (ISBN)
Description
A unique biography that explores and celebrates the life of one of India's greatest Urdu writers as a rebellious little girl.
'Aren't girls and boys equal?' Right from childhood, Chunni's favourite word was 'why'. Why is the sky blue and the grass green? Why can't I look at the sun for long? Why can't I have short hair like my brothers?>But when she's told she can't because she's a girl, will Chunni have the courage to stand up for herself and ask the most important question of all: why not?
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
India
Publishing group
Penguin Random House India
Target group
Children/juvenile
Interest Age: From 6 years
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Dimensions
Height: 152 mm
Width: 229 mm
Thickness: 4 mm
ISBN-13
978-0-14-346681-9 (9780143466819)
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Person
Mamta Nainy is a children's writer, editor and translator based in New Delhi. She spent some years in advertising before an apple fell on her head while she was sitting under a mango tree and she had her Eureka moment. She has been writing for children since then. She has authored many books for children, including A Brush with Indian Art which won The Hindu Young World-Goodbooks Award 2019 in the Best Book Non-Fiction category.