"The Teenage Diary of Nur Jahan" by Deepa Agarwal is a fictionalized account of the early life of Mehr-un-Nissa, who later becomes the powerful Empress Nur Jahan, wife of Mughal Emperor Jahangir. The story is presented in the form of a diary, capturing Nur’s thoughts, dreams, and aspirations as she navigates her adolescence in a tumultuous historical period. Through her writings, readers glimpse her struggles with societal expectations and her passionate desire for independence and recognition. The narrative beautifully blends historical events with the personal growth of a young girl destined for greatness, highlighting themes of love, ambition, and resilience. [Generated by language model - please report any problems].

This book is aimed at children at US 7th grade-12th grade.

This book has been graded for interest at 13-18 years.

There are 186 pages in this book.

It is aimed at Young Adult readers. The term Young Adult (YA) is used for books which have the following characteristics: (1) aimed at ages 12-18 years, US grades 7-12, UK school years 8-15, (2) around 50-75k words long, (3) main character is aged 12-18 years, (4) topics include self-reflection, internal conflict vs external, analyzing life and its meaning, (5) point of view is often in the first person, and (6) swearing, violence, romance and sexuality are allowed.

This book was published in 2019 by Speaking Tiger Publishing Private Limited .

Deepa Agarwal had written around 50 books for children and adults. Caravan to Tibet (Penguin/Puffin, 2007), was selected for the IBBY Honour List 2008 as the best from India, and a translation of the famous Hindi classic Chandrakanta (Penguin/Puffin, 2008) are two of her recent titles. Deepa was won the NCERT National Award for her picture book, Ashok's New Friends (children's Book Trust). Five of her books have been listed in the White Raven Catalogue brought out by the IYL, Munich.