South Asian girls will have a chance to dream about lives for themselves that radically differ from the limited narratives written for them by their culture, wider society and the media. Through the inspirational stories of 50 famous and under-celebrated women from Afghanistan, Pakistan, India, Bangladesh, Nepal and Sri Lanka, South Asian girls will have a chance to dream about lives for themselves that radically differ from the limited narratives and stereotypes written for them by their culture, wider society and the mainstream media. Bringing together illustrious entertainers (Meera Syal, Jameela Jamil, Mindy Kaling), pioneering business leaders (Indra Nooyi, Anjali Sud, Ruchi Sanghvi) and a host of other, equally remarkable yet less well known, figures (including the British Muslim spy, Noor Inayat Khan, and fearless activist, Jayaben Desai), Stories for South Asian Supergirls seeks to redress the imbalance for young girls of colour by empowering them to break new ground for themselves and to inspire others in the process. Illustrated with striking portraits by ten international South Asian female artists.

Noor Jahan -- Anjali Sud -- Deeyah Khan -- Cornelia Sorabji -- Farrah Storr -- Monica Ali -- Robina Muqimyar -- Lhakpa Sherpa -- Bannu Pan Dei -- M.I.A. -- Ruchi Sanghvi -- Nadiya Hussain -- Sana Javeri Kadri -- Hannah Simone -- Jhumpa Lahiri -- Noor Inayat Khan -- Reeta Loi -- Jameela Jamil -- Kalpana Chawla -- Sania Mirza -- Aanchal Malhotra -- Arundhati Roy -- Pritam Kaur Hayre -- Lilly Singh -- Anoushka Shankar -- Shabana Azmi -- Maharani Jind Kaur -- Meera Syal -- Neelam Gill -- Amrita Sher-Gil -- Mira Nair -- Rupi Kaur -- Sophia Duleep Singh -- Karpal Kaur Sandhu -- Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy -- Tia Kansara -- Jhansi Ki Rani -- Mindy Kaling -- Ravinder Bhogal -- Imtiaz Dharker -- Jayaben Desai -- Shaina Azad -- Norah Jones -- Razia Sultan -- Gazal Dhaliwal -- Indra Nooyi -- Sana Amanat -- Begum Samru -- Rachel Roy -- Sunaina Sethi.