Jan 13, 2015 · ― The Times "Anita Anand’s Sophia: Princess, Suffragette, Revolutionary unearths the extraordinary story of a forgotten British-Indian suffragette who went from Queen Victoria’s goddaughter to militant activist."

Jan 13, 2015 · Sophia was among the suffragettes who demonstrated on Black Friday in 1910 when hundreds of suffragettes were attacked by police and bystanders. In addition to Sophia's life story, author Anita Anand also discusses the connections between the campaigns for women's suffrage and Indian independence.

Jan 23, 2015 · Part of a biographer’s job is to rescue forgotten figures, and in “Sophia: Princess, Suffragette, Revolutionary” Anita Anand has salvaged an extraordinary one.

Sep 10, 2015 · Journalist and BBC presenter Anita Anand brings to light the extraordinary story of Sophia Duleep Singh, a woman born into riches who became a passionate campaigner for women's suffrage. In 1876 Sophia Duleep Singh was born into royalty.

Jan 15, 2015 · Anita Anand Bloomsbury Publishing , Jan 15, 2015 - Biography & Autobiography - 432 pages 'Sophia is the sort of remarkable, almost unbelievable untold true story that every writer dreams of...

From the streets of India to the corridors of power, Sophia artfully examines the tensions between East and West; and one woman's choice between fighting for freedom and staying silent. Anita Anand has definitively restored to history one of the most important and charismatic figures in the suffragette movement.

Jan 13, 2015 · Meticulously researched and passionately written, this enthralling story of the rise of women and the fall of empire introduces an extraordinary individual and her part in the defining moments of...