Ahimsa
Supriya Kelkar
Set in India in 1942, this historical novel follows ten-year-old Anjali during the struggle for independence from British rule. Gandhi asks every family to send one person to the freedom movement. Anjali fears her father will go, but her mother joins instead and is jailed. Anjali must move beyond her comfort zone to continue her mother’s work. The title refers to nonviolent resistance, a central idea in the story’s portrayal of the independence movement.
This book appears on 2 reading lists across 1 edition from 2 organizations.
