Author spotlights courageous women’s diverse stories that must be shared
Birmingham: Ritu Sharma, Founder of Kaushalya UK, has collaborated with 33 co-authors from different cultures, to create a new breed of women, united through their courageous stories of resilience, transformation and hope.
Originally from Amritsar in Panjaab, but now living in Birmingham, Ritu left a highly respected teaching career and found herself in the UK. With a 6 month old baby no friends or roots she demonstrated great courage to carve out a new life.
Through her not-for-profit organisation, Kaushalya UK, Ritu is driven to empower, uplift women and enable them to rediscover their own power and true worth and conceived the idea of an anthology as a way to achieve this goal.
The New Woman shares ‘no holds barred’ stories from women from India, Australia, British African and USA. The cultural insights highlight the plight of many women who live in a patriarchal society that perceives women as second class citizens. In common, these women have all been broken and Ritu uses the concept of the Japanese Kintsugi Bowls to express that their learning is like the golden thread that puts it back together even more beautiful and valuable.
The collaborators were specially chosen to share their experiences of surviving trauma and other stressful situations life has thrown at all of us. Each contributor raises their voice and shares their real-life inspirational story, showing their bouncebackability and resilience.
The New Woman will be launched and celebrated online on 24thJuly 2021. It will be available world-wide on Amazon as a hard copy and e-book.
Ritu says, “Stories are essential building blocks of empathy and human connection. Sharing our stories become of utmost importance if and when these reflect lived experiences and are capable of both bringing healing and changing lives.”
