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In 1942, when Mahatma Gandhi asks Indians to give one family member to the freedom movement, ten-year-old Anjali is devastated to think of her father risking his life for the freedom struggle.But it turns out he isn't the one joining. Anjali's mother is. And with this change comes many more adjustments designed to improve their country and use "ahimsa"--non-violent resistance--to stand up to the British government. First the family must trade in their fine foreign-made clothes for homespun cotton, so Anjali has to give up her prettiest belongings. Then her mother decides to reach out to the Dalit community, the "untouchables" of society. Anjali is forced to get over her past prejudices as her family becomes increasingly involved in the movement.
About the Author
Supriya grew up in the Midwest, where she learned Hindi as a child by watching three Hindi movies a week. Winner of the New Visions Award for her middle grade novel AHIMSA (Tu Books, 2017) , Supriya is a screenwriter who has worked on the writing teams for several Hindi films. Supriya's books include AHIMSA, THE MANY COLORS OF HARPREET SINGH (Sterling, 2019, art by Alea Marley) , AMERICAN AS PANEER PIE (Aladdin/Simon & Schuster, 2020) , STRONG AS FIRE, FIERCE AS FLAME (Tu Books, 2020) , BINDU'S BINDIS (Sterling, 2021, art by Parvati Pillai) , THAT THING ABOUT BOLLYWOOD (Simon and Schuster BFYR, 2021) , BROWN IS BEAUTIFUL (FSG, 2022, art by Noor Sofi) , MY NAME (FSG, 2023, art by Sandhya Prabhat) . Supriya is the illustrator of MY DIWALI LIGHT (Raakhee Mirchandani, Little, Brown, 2022) , and AMERICAN DESI (Jyoti Rajan Gopal, Little, Brown, 2022) . Supriya is represented by Kathleen Rushall at the Andrea Brown Literary Agency, and Kim Yau at Echo Lake Entertainment for film/TV rights. Learn more at www.supriyakelkar.com
