Did any particular reason spur this book at this time?
My mother and I were doing coffee at Barista when she went to a little bookshop that was in the same space, and returned with a book on Gulzar’s life by his daughter. When I opened it, she had inscribed it with the words, “Promise me you will write a book on me someday.” I have been writing as far as I can think back, but doing this book has been very satisfying. It’s been the best thing I could do as a daughter — to write an engaging and interesting book about her amazing journey. I hope this book will have a huge inspirational effect on women and all those who ‘dare to dream’.

At President Obama’s meet of outstanding world entrepreneurs