Must Read Books On Inspiring Indian Women!

If you have been looking for books on Indian women and inspiring ladies who have broken the glass ceiling, shown the door to stereotypical mindsets then this list may be of some help to you. From Indra Nooyi to the women leaders India had, this list has them all.

Indra Nooyi: A Biography

This book traces the journey of Indra Nooyi whose journey started in India back in the 1950s and 60s. She hailed from a middle-class family in Chennai and made her dreams come true with perseverance. Indra Nooyi: A Biography chronicles the life of this corporate achiever. Indra Nooyi earned her management degree from IIM, Calcutta and then attended the Yale School of Management. After completing her Master's Degree in Public and Private Management in 1980, she joined the Boston Consulting Group. She joined PepsiCo in 1994 and since then, her rise has been meteoric. She became the company's CFO and led the strategic acquisition of Tropicana and the merger with the Quaker Oats Company. BuyINDRA NOOYI : A BIOGRAPHY for Rs 131, here.

Unbreakable

Mary Kom is India's best-known boxer, five times World Champion and an Olympic medallist. The book traces the inspiring journey of Kom tells with surprising honesty. Written by Kom herself, she says that the autobiography is on "My years of hard work, the refusal to give up, pushing every boundary there was. The thrill, the joy of winning, the successes. The Olympic bronze, my most prized possession. And boxing, the sport I gave myself to. All of it is real. I was the David who took on the Goliaths in the boxing ring - and I won, most of the time," she added.

Born to parents who were landless agricultural labourers in the state of Manipur in Northeast India, Mary's story is one of relentless struggle and unflagging passion for boxing.Buy Unbreakable for Rs 195, here.

Burning Bright Irom Sharmila

Burning Bright is a hard-hitting account of a people caught between the crossfire of militants and security forces; of a once- sovereign kingdom whose culture has been brutally violated; of the many voices of dissent— from underground groups to the Meira Paibis, a women’s movement opposed to all forms of violence whether by the state or insurgents and a moving portrait of ‘the Iron Lady of Manipur’. BuyBurning Bright Irom Sharmila's KIndle edition for Rs 246, here.

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The Women Who Ruled India: Leaders. Warriors. Icons.

The history of India, more often than not, is a history of the men who were in charge. Largely forgotten are the women who, even centuries earlier, shaped the fates of entire kingdoms. In The Women Who Ruled India, writer and researcher Archana Garodia Gupta revives 20 such powerful figures from the archives, offering us a glimpse of their fascinating lives.

Among them are Begum Samru, a courtesan who went on to become the head of a mercenary army and the ruler of Sardhana; Didda of Kashmir, known for her keen political instinct and a ruthlessness that spared no one; Rani Abbakka of Ullal, the fearless queen who took on Portuguese colonizers in their heyday; and Rani Mangammal of Madurai, the famed administrator who built alliances at a time when going to war was the order of the day.Buy The Women Who Ruled India: Leaders. Warriors. Icons. for Rs 325, here.