Raakhee Mirchandani

Dec 18, 2023 | bookshop.org | Laurie Wallmark |Raakhee Mirchandani |Maitreyi Ghosh

(Author) (Author) (Illustrator) & 1 more FORMAT Hardcover$18.99$17.66(English) Pre-Order   Ships Feb 13, 2024 Buy new or used from an indie through our partner Biblio: Price Condition Seller A powerful story of hope about a woman who fought against all odds to become the first Indian American female astronaut. Kalpana Chawla set her sights on flight from an early age. She was told "no" many times in life: No, girls don't study aerospace.

Jun 14, 2023 | cnn.com | Raakhee Mirchandani

Editor’s Note: Raakhee Mirchandani is a journalist and author of the children’s books “She Persisted: Kalpana Chawla,” “My Diwali Light” and “Hair Twins.” The views expressed here are her own. Read more opinion on CNN. CNN  —  Note: The following contains spoilers for the final season of “Never Have I Ever.”  Growing up, there were a lot of mothers on TV — Mrs. Brady, Roseanne, Angela Bower, Clair Huxtable, Aunt Viv and a host of other 1990s sitcom moms who all felt interchangeable to me.