| ID | 011945 |
| Call Number | FIC/GOI |
| Title Proper | Jyoti - Newsreader |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Going to school |
| Publication | India, Going to school |
| Description | 32p Sky Blue Spine |
| Series | Girl Stars - Going to school |
| Note | Jyoti Rose Tirkey is a newsreader with Doordarshan and a radio presenter with All India Radio. She has her own radio show, and in her free time she sings folk music with an orchestra. Jyoti grew up in a very poor family; her parents did not believe that singing could be a profession. But Jyoti loved to sing, and believed in her talent; she also believed education would give her the confidence to win a job where she could use her skills. |
| Price. Qualification | Rs.50(Pb) |
| Classification Number | FIC |
| Key Words | Schools - Fiction ; Girls - Fiction ; CONFIDENCE ; ENTHUSIASM ; Women - Social conditions - India ; COURAGEOUS ; ACTION ; Education, Rural - India ; Children - Education - India ; UOI - Equal Opportunity ; UOI - Jobs ; Realistic fiction ; INITIATIVE |