Question:Who is the author of the book Fiercely Female: The Dutee Chand Story?
(a) Boria Majumdar
(b) Gaurav Das
(c) Sundeep Mishra
(d) Khushwant Singh
Answer: (c)
Related facts:
- Journalist Sundeep Mishra has authored a new book titled ‘Fiercely Female: The Dutee Chand Story’.
- The book chronicles Dutee Chand’s journey with a detailed narrative of the gender-identity controversy that made her an iconic figure in Indian sport.
- The book was published by Westland Books.
About the Dutee Chand:
- Dutee Chand, the first openly homosexual athlete from India, scripted history in 2019 when she became the first Indian to win gold in a 100-metre event at the World Universiade in Naples.
- Coming from a small village in Odisha, Dutee Chand went on to hold the national record in the women’s 100 metres.
- She is only the fifth Indian to participate in the women’s 100 metres at the Olympics when she qualified for the 2016 Rio Games.