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Jaya Kamlani

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Born

India

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http://www.jayakamlani.com

Genre

Memoir, History, Travel

Member Since

February 2013

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In 1969, when I migrated to New York for better opportunity, Gloria Steinem and the Women’s Liberation Movement intrigued me. Until then, strong actresses like Katharine Hepburn, Elizabeth Taylor and Jane Fonda had shaped my concept of the West. Unlike Indian women, Americans seemed confident and liberated. But, I soon realized they also had to fight for equal opportunity.

While in New York, I trained to be a copywriter in the Advertising industry. But, it was naïve of me to think a foreign woman could hold such a visible job. Back then, it was a Mad Men’s world (as in the TV show by that name) - men held frontline jobs like Account Executives and Copywriters while women played more supportive roles. So, I wound up in the less glamorous worl ...more

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	To India with Tough Love: Time to Rise Above Social Injustice and Corruption 3.67 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2013 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Scent of Yesterday: My journey from lotus roots to sugarplum dreams by Jaya Kamlani (Goodreads Author), Minal Cherie Kamlani (Editor) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2014 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Garden of Life: a poetic awakening by Jaya Kamlani (Goodreads Author), Minal Cherie Kamlani (Editor) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2015 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Conspirators: Taking Down The President 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Conspirators 2: Return of the enemy within 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Conspirators 3: COVID-19 & The New World Order 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars