A memoir which talks about author's childhood, her marriage to a progressive civil servant, and from the 1930s, her deep involvement with women's issues. It describes her fight against communalism, her days in Noakhali with Gandhi, and her experiences post-independence.
The former president of All India Women's Conference, and a member of many social welfare organisations, Ashoka Gupta has spent a lifetime in social work. Sipra Bhattacharya teaches history and is an independent researcher and translator. Ranjana Dasgupta is an independent researcher and also works in Stree's editorial and promotions department.