Kalpana Chawla: A Life

By Anil Padmanabhan

Born into a conservative family in a provincial town in Haryana, Kalpana Chawla dreamt of the stars. And through sheer hard work, indomitable intelligence and immense faith in herself, she became the first PBI - Indian woman to travel to space, and even more remarkably, to travel twice.In this well-researched biography, journalist Anil Padmanabhan talks to people who knew her-- family and friends at Karnal, and colleagues at NASA--to produce a moving portrait of a woman whose life was a shining affirmation that if you have a dream, no matter how hard it is, you can achieve it.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0143335863
• ISBN13: 9780143335863
• Release Date: January 2003
• Publisher: India Puffin
• Length: 116 Pages
• Weight: 0.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 4.4" x 7.3"