Warriors of Non-Violence: Stories of Freedom Fighters Who Chose Peace

A child psychologist, writer and critic of children’s books, Ira Saxena has written fiction and non-fiction in Hindi and English for children of all ages and adults. Her writings are mostly based on themes such as computer crime, humour, science fiction and Gandhism. She received the Shankar’s Silver Medal for Writing in 1996 for Gajmukta ki Talaash (Quest for the Jumbo Pearl), an adventure set in India’s freedom struggle, and her computer-crime novel The Virus Trap was featured in the White Ravens catalogue in 2000. Her book India’s Freedom Story was shortlisted for the Atta Galatta Children’s Non-Fiction Book Prize in 2022. Many of her short stories and books have found a place in schools as supplementary readers. Her recent novels include Inside Fuming Forests, Curse of Grass, The Web Trail, Chand Katori and Paraa.
Ira Saxena is the founding member and Secretary of the Association of Writers and Illustrators for Children (AWIC). She has also been an EC member of the International Board of Books for Young People (IBBY). A firm believer in the healing touch of literature, she is spearheading a book therapy project among teachers and authors.