Inspired by the biography of her great-grandmother, Kelkar tells the story of a young girl whose mother honors Gandhi's request that every family in India enlist one family member in the fight for freedom. Written from a unique perspective, this middle grade reader examines the concepts of social justice and inequality in 1940's India.Publisher's description:
In 1942, when Mahatma Gandhi asks Indians to give one family member to the freedom movement, ten-year-old Anjali is devastated to think of her father risking his life for the freedom struggle. But it turns out he isn't the one joining. Anjali's mother is. When Anjali's mother is jailed for doing so, Anjali must step out of her comfort zone to take over her mother's work, ensuring that her little part of the independence movement is completed.