Punita Rice
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Punita Rice

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Punita Rice is the author of The River's Daughter, a mythic tale of forbidden love, feminine rebellion, and river magic, inspired by the legend of Mirza Sahiba. The novel is her fiction debut. A former teacher and education researcher with a doctorate from Johns Hopkins University, her writing has appeared in Berkeley Review of Education, Education Week, The Baltimore Sun, and more. She has also written several children’s books for her sons (The Adventures of Hunny & Sunny), and the academic title South Asian American Experiences in Schools. Though she now works outside education, she remains passionate about storytelling, learning, and raising curious, thoughtful kids. Punita lives in Maryland with her husband, their boys, and their dog, and spends her free time daydreaming about rivers, rebellion, and love stories from the past.
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