In one girl’s relentless search for home and safety, The Freedom Seeker takes readers on a daring journey of displacement and immigration. Illuminated by the kindness of strangers across continents and the strength of the human spirit, renowned activist and award-winning documentarianRuchira Gupta has written a powerful tale of resilience, hope, and the enduring strength of familial love.Twelve-year-old Simi Singh's life in Northern India is filled with lo...

"Any work from Ruchira Gupta is sure to further the cause of liberating women, especially, and in this novel, girls. It takes a strong belief in us, and especially in our young ones, to persevere as she does in both art and politics." -- Alice Walker, author of The Color PurpleA propulsive social justice adventure by renowned activist and award-winning documentarian Ruchira Gupta, I Kick and I Fly is an inspiring, hopeful story of triumph about a ...

"Any work from Ruchira Gupta is sure to further the cause of liberating women, especially, and in this novel, girls. It takes a strong belief in us, and especially in our young ones, to persevere as she does in both art and politics." Alice Walker, author of The Color PurpleA propulsive social justice adventure by renowned activist and award-winning documentarian Ruchira Gupta, I Kick and I Fly is an inspiring, hopeful story of triumph about a gir...

In one girl's relentless search for home and safety, The Freedom Seeker takes readers on a daring journey of displacement and immigration. Illuminated by the kindness of strangers across continents and the strength of the human spirit, renowned activist and award-winning documentarianRuchira Gupta has written a powerful tale of resilience, hope, and the enduring strength of familial love.Twelve-year-old Simi Singh's life in Northern India is filled with lo...

‘चिट्ठियाँ रेणु की भाई बिरजू को’ एक महान कथाकार के अन्तर्जगत के ऐसे दृश्यों का एलबम है जो अब तक अज्ञात-अल्पज्ञात रहे हैं। ‘मैला आँचल’ और ‘परती परिकथा’ जैसे कालजयी उपन्यासों के लेखक फणीश्वरनाथ रेणु और गांधीवादी-समाजवादी विचारधारा से गहरे जुड़े मिल-मालिक बृजमोहन बाँयवाला की पारस्परिक आत्मीयता का जो वृत्तान्त इस किताब में संकलित चिट्ठियों से उभरता है, वह दो व्यक्तियों की आपसी मित्रता तक सीमित नहीं है। उस वृत्तान्त से ऐसा एक दौर पाठक के सामने साकार हो उठता है जो भारत के समाजवादी आन्दोल...