This new edition of Quest for Roots has been extensively updated and augmented with many new profiles of remarkable women. Some of them are of great women who have sadly passed away since the first edition in 1999, and have thus become eligible for inclusion. Other new additions are profiles of women whom we ought to have included in the first edition but hadn’t then discovered. We now have an even more diverse, pan-Indian and comprehensive list than we had before, and this list is likely to grow both in scope and in variety with time.
The experience of compiling this book has been a voyage of discovery. One area where we have been able to add many interesting new profiles is that of science, technology and medicine, thus belying is reserved for men. Another field that is still woefully under represented is sports, because women’s entry there is relatively new.
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