UNITED STATES, April 4, 2012 (Huffington Post by Saumya Haass): When I sat down to write about Hindu women who inspire me, I first thought of my cultural ancestors: women whose lives shine through the avalanche of male-oriented history, who not only overcame trials in their lifetime, but the challenge of being remembered centuries later. While heritage is important, I also included Hindu women that I encounter through the news, my community and daily life. My contemporaries: women who live and strive in the world in which I live and strive, but do it with assertiveness, verve and grace to which I can only aspire.
(See source article for these women heroes: Gargi, Akka, Rani of Jhansi, Phoolan Devi, Kiran Bedi, Vandana Shiva, Anuradha Koirala, Anju Bhargava, Lalita Arya and an anonymous Ganga bather.)