Skater Girl Asha

A book by Ulrike Reinhard. It tells the TRUE story of how Asha, an Untouchable, courageously broke with convention and shaped her life ever since. Today, Asha is a strong voice for all the girls in her village of Janwaar – and far beyond.
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Asha and Anil about their journey ...

“Before the skatepark started, I was very different. I didn’t know my own voice. I couldn’t talk to anyone. I couldn’t even make eye contact with anyone. I never made any decision on my own – only my family members would decide what is good and what is bad for me. This has changed completely when the skatepark came to my village. I’ve found my voice. It is a long and bumpy road I am on – but I take it as the challenges occur!”

[Asha]

“I would have remained that innocent boy with limited thinking without the skatepark. I have changed a lot and got a lot of opportunities through it. I am extremely thankful that the skatepark came to Janwaar and into my personal life. I will stop here, because the more I will say, the less it will become valuable.”

[Anil]

What our readers say

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Sylwia Korsak

"I really enjoyed reading the book about Asha's life and Ulrike's amazing work in India. I particularly appreciate centring Asha's story around all the themes that resonate so well with young people globally but also speak to adults who can learn so much from this incredible journey. Thank you for this work and for capturing it so that we can all reflect and learn from you both. Wonderful achievement!"

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Abhishek Singh

“Asha's story reminds you of the similarities between skateboarding and life! Whenever you try something new, you are bound to fall. However, if you keep getting up, you will keep moving forward!”

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S. Kaduk / D. Osmetz

"While reading this book, as well as in many conversations and workshops with Ulrike Reinhard about her courageous and unique project in Janwaar, we realised that we too, are constantly rearranging our pre- judices instead of questioning them. The examples of Asha Gond and her friends Anil and Arun also show us what becomes possible, when you question your patterns and break them."

Good to know ...

Bombay: First stop of our book tour
March 8 - 13, 2024 Here are some impressions of a few events we held. Besides Asha, Priyanka  (15 or 16) and Sachin (15 came to Bombay to be part of the book tour. We’ve chosen them because Priyanka is quite interested to work with kids and she always puts efforts to come front to take responsibility for our community center with kids. So we thought this trip might be a good chance for her to experience and learn and see new things and gain confidence. Sachin always struggles to go to…
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The Janwaar Trilogy
Early in December 2023 I released Skater Girl Asha – the first book of the Janwaar Trilogy (see below). Since 2012 I am extremely involved in India, even though I wasn't allowed to go there after Covid, my visa applications have been rejected multiple times. Surprisingly this January I was granted a visa and I am happy to see the kids of Janwaar and all the villagers again! In case you don't know about my activities, just watch the two videos at the end of this blogpost. This trilogy will…
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Interesse, eine Buchveranstaltung zu organisieren?
FOR THE ENGLISH VERSION PLEASE GO HERE. Im Juni 2024 werde ich in Deutschland sein und stehe für jede Art von Buchveranstaltung rund um das Buch Skater Girl Asha zur Verfügung. Ich werde auf jeden Fall in Berlin, München und Heidelberg sein. Sie können sich ganz einfach mit mir in Verbindung setzen, einfach eine Nachricht an: ulrike (at) ulrikereinhard (dot) com Mögliche Themen für die Veranstaltung könnten sein - das ist meine Perspektive. Wenn Sie etwas anderes wünschen, dann gerne vorschlagen. Der Aufstieg eines Stammesmädchens im ländlichen Indien Wie man…
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