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Book: She Walks, She Leads
Author: Gunjan Jain
Publisher: Penguin Random House India
Every day, we read about the successful men, who
help drive the economies of the world. Plethora of books featuring stories of powerful
men fill up the shelves of the bookstores. The debut attempt ‘She Walks, She
Leads’ by Gunjan Jain, is an attempt to unearth efforts and achievements of 24
women who have made it to the top in their respective industries. They have not
only acted as the backbones for their partners and families, but made critical
changes in the society as well.
In her book, Gunjan has covered successful women
across several fields – media, sports, arts, entertainment, corporate, banking,
author, to name a few. The stories about lives of these personalities are
carved out in great details. The author has attempted to put forth these
inspiring stories to encourage the readers – you and me.
Now, this is not the first book on any successful
women highlighting their accomplishments, then what is so special about this book?
The chapters not only gives a glimpse of the lives of these famous
personalities but also explores what these strong women are made up of, what struggles
they have overcome to be where they are today and how they continue to inspire
others with their achievements. Interestingly, this books is not just a
collection of life stories, but the author has made an attempt to meet these personalities,
know more (and a lot) about them; she has also interacted with the partners,
spouses, family members, colleagues, mentors, etc. to get an overall view.
Some of the famous faces included in the book are:
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Priyanka Chopra
·
Kareena Kapoor
·
Nita Ambani
·
Sudha Murty
·
Kiran Mazumdar Shaw
·
Chanda Kochhar
·
Indra Nooyi
·
Mira Nair
·
Mary Kom
·
Sanya Mirza
·
Shabana Azmi
·
Anu Aga
·
Ritu Kumar
What does the book has to offer to its readers? In
addition to the inspiring stories, the anthology makes one believe that,
irrespective of where you are, under any circumstance, you have the potential of
shadowing the drawbacks and accomplishing your dreams. This collection of stimulating
stories makes one believe that one’s determination and will power has the strength
to make one win any battle in life. All you need to do is believe, be positive,
take your stand, make efforts and challenge what you feel is not right.
Overall, ‘She Walks, She Leads’ is an immaculate attempt
to highlight the stories of women of today following various passions. It is not
the compilation of the stories of the rich and famous, but the path that they
decided to take that made them rich and famous…..and definitely a lot more!!!!
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