<span style="color: #222222;">Lakshmi Murdeshwar Puri, Former Assistant Secretary General, UN and wife of Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri today launched her debut book "Swallowing the Sun" in Mumbai. During the launch, Lakshmi Puri said that the novel is set up during the time of independence and the book is inspired by her parents and her roots from Maharashtra. She added that the book highlights women empowerment through the protagonist of the novel. She also informed that the book is highly inspired by various Abhangas from renowned Maharashtrian saints and poets. During the launch, industrialist Anand Mahindra said that he is an ardent admirer of Lakshimi Puri's talent and congratulated her for the successful launch of the novel.</span><br />