“The Mighty Head” by Uditi Mishra is solely based on a teenagers life who had a lot of challenges and obstacles thrown her way while she confronted baldness at the age of 11. This book helps shatter all the stigmas that are present in the society and which give people a hard time in order to confront their true identity. The society is a place where people are expected to act a certain way and look a certain way if not then they are never accepted as a whole. While Uditi writes this book she deals with all the issues that she faced growing up and explains to people how it’s ok to be ok in your own skin and how it is not a requirement to perceive yourself based on what others think you should look like or act like.
She also talks a lot about Alopecia as a disease and how people who are friends with someone who has a disease which is visible should talk to not make it awkward or uncomfortable for the other person.
The name “the Mighty Head” originated from Uditi Mishra’s Ted talk where she for the first time felt confident in talking about her Alopecia and this title means a lot to her as being a bald girl has been difficult and knowing that stepping foot outside the house and having people stare at you or even ask you questions about your disease is scary because even when you don’t try to draw any attention to yourself you still end up doing that because you are a girl and you are bald. Therefore “mighty head” signifies how I have felt with a lot of unwanted attention and turned it into something positive.
