#Rising30 : Women’s Month May Be Over, But Our Reading Does Not Have To Be
Review:
The women in this collection too, come from various fields of work, and action as well as varying socio-cultural, and economic backgrounds. They are pathbreakers, shatterers of glass ceilings and are all warriors in their own rights. Manral’s curation has been on point, inclusive of politicians, writers, singers, painters, actors, sportswomen, mathematicians, producers etc.
Once again, the obvious lesson is the same — it is to inspire me and many more women like me, across all ages and professions. There is no age limit to pursuing your dreams, and the only thing that stands in one’s way is the fear of what the society (read patriarchy) would day. Moreover, for women aspiring to follow a certain profession, I am sure reading about their icons will be an enlightening experience.
A reason why I think this book perhaps be a bit more accessible is that it is more recent in temporal history. As such, the struggles faced by these women are in some ways, more relatable to us, than the stories of women who were of a time when even education was not easily accessible to all. It is an unfortunate reality that due to various reasons a vast number of female children still cannot be educated in India, but the statistical disparity has lessened compared to the previous times. Hopefully, in the next few years, this gap will lessen and will one day, altogether vanish.
From the academic point of view as well, this book was very well researched and as a person who is currently working on their dissertation, I really was impressed by the meticulous list of sources by Manral. What made the reading interesting was that Manral’s biographies of these women were related in what was essentially a story-telling manner. It was not dry and matter of fact, of which I am very grateful, considering I do not particularly enjoy such types of info-dumpy works. In conclusion, I have to say that this book was a really inspiring read and one I enjoyed because I had already heard so much about the women here but hadn’t believed it was enough. This book gave me the chance to delve deeper into finding out their life stories and therefore get to see the story behind the woman I have always known, so to say. I definitely recommend you pick it up!
Read the entire review here: https://baos.pub/womens-month-may-be-over-but-our-reading-does-not-have-to-be-dfa2c7093d90
