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Sheetal Sheth pens a children's book about Raksha Bandhan in 'Raashi's Rakhis'

Sheetal Sheth pens a children's book about Raksha Bandhan in 'Raashi's Rakhis'

Update: 2024-08-151
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The Hindu holiday Raksha Bandhan is just around the corner – and in a new children's book called Raashi's Rakhis, actor and activist Sheetal Sheth writes about an empowered little girl, Raashi, who asks some pretty big questions about the gender roles prescribed to one of her favorite celebrations. In today's episode, Sheth speaks with Here & Now's Deepa Fernandes about how she questioned her own parents as a first-generation Indian American, why she wanted to write from a place of inclusivity, and how she navigates some of the backlash she's gotten for doing so.

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Sheetal Sheth pens a children's book about Raksha Bandhan in 'Raashi's Rakhis'

Sheetal Sheth pens a children's book about Raksha Bandhan in 'Raashi's Rakhis'