Published in 2016 by Hardie Grant Books

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Walking Towards Ourselves: Indian Women Tell Their Stories

eISBN 978 1 74358 412 5

Cover design by Mark Campbell

pp. 57–56: Some sections of ‘Black’ by Rosalyn D’Mello were originally published in ‘Dark and Prejudice’, The Hindu Business Line, 2015

pp. 193–207: Some sections of ‘Cast Away’ by Tisca Chopra were originally published in Acting Smart, HarperCollins India, 2014

The publishers wish to acknowledge the Australia–India Council for their generous financial support.

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