The Indian Weekender

The Indian Weekender Friday, October 02, 2020
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Kiwi Indian surgeon, one of 24 writers of a book
on women empowerment selling hot on Amazon
RIZWAN MOHAMMAD
A
recently released book on women
empowerment, faith, and courage
The Shakti Awakening is becoming a
rage amongst book lovers and selling hot on
international e-commerce site such as Amazon.
What makes this book unique and most
sought after is that this book has been
penned by 24 authors, one chapter of which
is written by Kiwi Indian surgeon Dr Anitha
Ranganathan; and each writer shares the story
of their struggles, facing hardships both mental
and physical and how they rose to the occasion
and survived the odds.
Dr Anitha is a cancer survivor and penned the
chapter Cancer: My Edition about her tryst with
breast cancer, battling chronic health issues,
moving from one country to another, surviving
the death of a loved one, coming out of a broken
marriage and how her unconceivable journey
made her even stronger.
The book has been conceptualised by a
renowned bestselling author in the US, and
publisher of multiple books Snehal R Singh.
She has compiled the stories of 24 global Indian
women from different walks of life in this book.
The writers of the book include a housewife,
mother, business owner, a publisher, lawyer,
coaches, dancers, and there’s even an event
planner who organised a Diwali festival at the
White House in the USA.
Speaking to The Indian Weekender, Kiwi
Indian writer Dr Anitha said she knew Snehal
from a different work capacity who on listening
to her survival story, offered her to pen one of
the chapters in her upcoming book.
“I wrote my story to make everyone aware
that life can really throw you a curveball, one
after the other, but we all also have the innate
strength to deal with it. Through my story,
there are many lessons one can learn, but the
main impact I wanted to create was that of
empowerment, faith, trust, and gratitude,” Dr
Anitha said.
Dr Anitha is an ENT and Head and Neck
Surgeon with 20 years of experience and moved
to New Zealand only three years ago. Before
moving to NZ, she was a full-time surgeon,
lecturer and was also actively involved in
research in various universities and hospitals in
India and Malaysia.
She now works with clients who are
struggling with who they are on the inside
based on their identity shifts that a diagnosis
like cancer or losing a job or moving to a new
country can create.
“I connect them to what allows them to have
vibrant energy, provide them with a terrain to
plant the seeds of support and to help them fall
back into gratitude with ease and create a life of
their dreams. I know that if I can do it, anybody
can, but we all do need that extra help,” Dr
Anitha added.
The Shakti Awakening was released
worldwide on 21st September this year and
has already become a #1 Bestseller in India,
Australia, Canada, the USA in the Hot New
Releases and top 10 in different categories.
“Although I have penned many articles on a
professional front before, this has indeed been
an eye-opener for me- what I have shared is just
a small but life-changing part of my life,” Dr
Anitha said.
Speaking more about other chapters in
the book and the gist of all stories shared by
different writers, Dr Anitha says that the book
is about the stories of 24 women, who are not
working from a space of pain but working from
a state of power.
“You are going to feel the power of stepping
into your own light and making strong decisions
to feeling proud. Every story is about saying
that you can do it too. We did it, and you can
do it too. The paths have been different, the
challenges have been different, the ways we
have looked at it were different,” Dr Anitha
says.
Dr Anitha encourages people to not just read
the book for themselves but share the book
with their spouses, parents, in-laws, friends,
colleagues, classmates etc.
“Get this book for yourself, for your partner
or wife who is perhaps struggling with her loss
in identity after losing her job or moving to a
new country with no friends or acquaintances
or, who is a first-time mother and experiencing
the challenges that come along with it. Gift it to
that friend whose life has been challenged with
a serious illness and is losing hope. Get it for
your mother or mother-in-law who has had her
struggles too and just to give her glimpses into
reminiscing what her life could have been like,”
Dr Anitha said.
Dr Anitha says that that the cost of the book
is minimal as the goal of the book is to reach the
masses, touch the hearts of those who need that
small ray of hope to keep them going during
bleak times.
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