Dr. Harshali Singh is a Member Judge at the District Consumer Dispute Redressal Commission, an award-winning Author, a Poet, an Academician, an Occupational Therapist and a Painter. She has won the 'Write India' Season 2, an initiative of The Times of India Group. She was also conferred the Iconic Author Award 2022 and again in 2023 at the Global Leadership Summit by Aesthetics International. Her book Paradox of Dreams was longlisted for the Oxford Book Cover Prize 2023. She is also the recipient of the prestigious Ashoka Award conferred to her by the Charles Walters Council for Innovation & Research 2023. She is the founding member of a literary initiative called House of Harmony as a Literature Festival Curator. In tandem with the vision of creating a platform for seasoned and debut authors, the first foray of House of Harmony was concluded successfully at Kunzum Books in April 2023. Harshali is the contributing author in several anthologies and regularly writes for e-magazines. She has written several books on women-centric issues. Her novels, A Window to her Dreams, The Anatomy of Choice and A Paradox of Dreams, form part of an eight-book series called the 'Haveli Series' published by Readomania.
A woman loved by many but understood by none. Was Anarkali a pawn in the hands of a controlling monarch, or was she the knight? Anarkali's dream of becoming a celebrated courtesan in Emperor Akbar's harem in 16th-century Hindustan is realised. But soon life at Lahore's Shahi Mahal becomes mundane for the free-spirited girl. In the midst of this ennui, Anarkali is pulled into a taboo relationship with the childlike Salim, Akbar-e-Azam's heir apparent and favourite son. Marooned amid relationships that shatter her heart and threaten her life, Anarkali traverses the intrigues of the royal harem using her wiles to survive while skirting passion, danger and violence. She uses her charms, knowing men only want parts of her and never the whole-until she makes the ultimate mistake of raising her voice against powerful men. Was she purposefully erased from the annals of history for questioning free will? And yet, her story resonates even today, its myriad connotations catching our imagination, resulting in a rainbow of possibilities and hope.
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