To do something about these issues, Kelkar said there are many methods, including ahimsa, marching or writing a letter. Kelkar said social justice issues on the news can feel “overwhelming” at times, but she thinks “we shouldn’t be quiet about them, and we shouldn’t just let it happen.” Kelkar also wants the Young Readers to know “just how powerful their voice is, and how they can change the world and their world by using their voice and standing up for what is right.” by Supriya Kelkar Ahimsa Summary These notes were contributed by members of the GradeSaver community. “I would want (the Young Readers) to think about who’s being marginalized, who’s being centered in the conversation we have and what can be done about it.” AHIMSA Supriya Kelkar In 1942, after 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. Kelkar said a lot of the social justice issues in her book are “really relevant to what’s going today,” even though the book is set in India in 1942. She has credits on one Hollywood film and several Hindi films. Anjali gets unwillingly involved in the turmoil. Now she works in the film industry as a Bollywood screenwriter. Download or stream Ahimsa by Supriya Kelkar, Zehra Jane Naqvi for free on hoopla. ISBN: 9789352755349 Ahimsa by: Supriya Kelkar 5.00 out of 5 based on 1 customer rating 1 customer review About: Can one girl make a difference in the destiny of a nation It is 1942 and 10-year-old Anjali’s mother has joined India’s freedom struggle. Though Kelkar never met her great-grandmother, she said her dad taught her these beliefs as well. Born and raised in the Midwest, Supriya Kelkar learned Hindi as a child by watching three Bollywood films a week. The character Shailaja believes in equality, and Kelkar said she heard that her great-grandmother actually had a lot of those same beliefs - which were “progressive” for that time.

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