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My impression on: ‘I Am Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban’

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News flashed globally about a teenage girl called Youfazai Malala, who was shot on the head by the Taliban, for taking up the cause of Girls' right to Education. Animators and teachers would quote about her during their talks or programme. Overnight she seems to get World-Wide attentions. Besides, a book called “I Am Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban”, appeared. It was even sold in the train and road-sides. She gave a speech in UN which again was telecast in the News Channels and in YouTube. Finally she awarded with  many other International and National prizes, and crowned with the coveted Nobel Peace Prize in 2014. In fact, there was no curiosity left about her life, though I must admit that I did not know much about her early life at Swat Valley, Pakistan. One fine day in March 2018, I was glancing randomly at the book stake to find some books to read. I saw this book again, so I grabbed it without much thought but only to kno...