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This is the absorbing story of a girl, Lata, born in a small town of India. At five years of age, she was a theater singer and artiste. At thirteen, she became the sole breadwinner of her family when her father passed away. She moved cities, walked long distances and survived on cups of tea in search of work. Lata Mangeshkar went on to become one of the most famous playback singers and a woman who fought for the rights of playback singers. Enriched with illustrations, cultural references, nuggets, map & timeline. Inspires global citizenship and a growth mindset High-quality print, hardbound, illustrated book that inspires across age groups.  Book4Book When you buy this book from the publisher, you inspire another reader. For each book sold, a copy will be gifted to a rural school in India. Author Sunanda Verma Born in Sofia, raised in New Delhi & Fiji, and nurtured in Singapore and Johannesburg; Sunanda is a writer-journalist. In a previous avatar Sunanda was a TV News Producer. She enjoys deciphering cultural codes of communications across nationalities, age groups and gender. Sunanda has co-authored Learner's Hindi-English Thematic Visual Dictionary, and translated more than 15 books from Hindi to English. www.sunanda.net Illustrator Carolin Spannuth Born and educated in Hamburg and Freiburg, Germany. Carolin’s work as a lawyer advancing human rights and refugee protection has seen her posted to the United States of America, Bulgaria, Republic of Macedonia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Morocco and Switzerland. Passion for art has accompanied her since early childhood. She enjoys illustrating transcultural themes. Carolin lives in a small village in Europe. www.theindologist.com 

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9789814782111
Hardcover, 4th Edition
ISBN13: 9789814782111
The Indologist Pe Ltd, Singapore, 2018