Women in Sports Set- (04 Books)

• Biographies of a diverse group of sportswomen who broke barriers and pursued their passions
• Simple text written in verse with vibrant art 
• A historical timeline that puts each story into context
• Accompanied by downloadable activity sheets that extend learning

Ria Mohta is an independent illustrator and visual designer. She started her journey as an illustrator at the age of 19 while pursuing architecture. Her style is experimental and tropical and she loves to play around with earthy, homely tones. She draws her inspiration from the simple things in life

Aparajitha Vaasudev is an illustrator, art director, graphic designer, and dancer who loves creating beauty no matter the medium she is working in. She loves the challenge of taking a project and transforming it into something that adds beauty and joy to the world and meaning to the viewer, something that elevates and inspires. She is an ardent devotee of art in all its forms and has unwavering faith in its potential to make a better world.

Prerana Roy is a visual artist, illustrator and architect. She enjoys reading in between lines of conversations and daily activities to develop an expressive narrative for her art and observe little things and details in human emotions. She also enjoys sleep and chocolate!

Rajyasree Sarkar is a children’s book illustrator and UX designer. Most of her illustrations are based on harmony between animals and humans. She loves spending Saturday nights binge-watching shows on Netflix.

Pervin Saket is a novelist and poet whose work has been featured in several journals and magazines. She was a 2024 writer-in-residence and a 2025 Obermann International Fellow at the University of Iowa. She has served as the Literature Curator for the Kala Ghoda Arts Festival, India's largest multidisciplinary street arts festival. She was awarded the Srinivas Rayaprol Poetry Prize 2021, and she was the inaugural Fellow for the Vancouver Manuscript Intensive 2021. Her work has been a finalist for the Tiferet Poetry Prize, the Aesthetica Creative Writing Award, the Wheelbarrow Books Poetry Prize and the Gaudy Boy Poetry Prize. Pervin is the Editor-at-Large at The Bombay Literary Magazine. 

The Learning TO BE series features biographies about Indian pioneers and achievers whose stories continue to inspire us today. Each book in the series features an important value and can be read aloud to toddlers and preschoolers (2–4 year olds) or read independently by emerging readers (4–7 year olds). 

"This is a terrific idea. Telling compelling stories of Indian sporting heroines at an age where they can really make a huge difference in the outlook and attitude of children towards sports." ~ Joy Bhattacharya, CEO, Pro Volleyball League, Director General, FIFS

“This is stellar storytelling with vibrant artworks that grab the attention of young readers. This is a brilliant gift that parents should bestow on their young children.” ~ Vijay Lokapally, Sportstar