I Rise in Flames

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byHeena Cornwell

Before You Read

Heena CornwellHeena is a travel enthusiast, an accidental writer and passionate about breaking cultural boundaries. She was born and raised in India, moved to London to do a Master's when she was 21 (a lucky escape from marriage proposals) and after spending nearly two decades there, packed her life and memories in a backpack and went travelling for a year with her husband. Since then, Heena has quit the rat race, an urban jungle relentless cycle, and is living a digital nomad life. She has worked with vulnerable groups of people, and designed and managed advocacy and social enterprise projects, with a strong desire and aim to address inequality and injustice. Her most recent project has been writing a novel, highlighting subtle acts of discrimination that people from the Dalit community face in India.