▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Cal cut ta , ▁India ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 6 . ▁She ▁suffered ▁from ▁a ▁loss ▁of ▁o xygen ▁during ▁birth ▁causing ▁c ere br al ▁p als y . ▁Her ▁parents ▁moved ▁to ▁England ▁after ▁her ▁birth ▁to ▁get ▁better ▁care ▁for ▁her . ▁After ▁her ▁brother ▁Nik h il ▁was ▁born , ▁the ▁family ▁moved ▁back ▁to ▁India . ▁Since ▁no ▁school ▁would ▁take ▁her ▁as ▁a ▁student , ▁her ▁mother ▁started ▁a ▁school ▁called ▁The ▁Centre ▁For ▁Special ▁Education . ▁Mal ini ▁would ▁later ▁return ▁to ▁England ▁to ▁attend ▁Thomas ▁Del ar ue ▁School , ▁a ▁board ing ▁school ▁for ▁pup ils ▁with ▁c ere br al ▁p als y . ▁She ▁returned ▁to ▁India ▁to ▁attend ▁St . ▁X avier ' s ▁College ▁in ▁M umb ai ▁where ▁she ▁earned ▁a ▁B A . ▁She ▁went ▁back ▁to ▁England ▁to ▁get ▁a ▁master ' s ▁degree ▁in ▁G ender ▁Studies ▁at ▁the ▁Institute ▁of ▁Education , ▁University ▁of ▁London . ▁Fil mm aker ▁Sh on ali ▁B ose ▁is ▁her ▁first ▁cousin . ▁ ▁Career ▁ ▁In ▁December ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁Ch ib ▁wrote ▁her ▁first ▁book ▁and ▁aut obi ography ▁One ▁Little ▁F inger ▁published ▁by ▁S age ▁Publishing . ▁The ▁book ▁was ▁crit ically ▁acc laimed . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁she ▁wrote ▁a ▁chapter ▁titled ▁I ▁Fe el ▁Normal ▁Inside . ▁Out side , ▁My ▁Body ▁Isn ’ t ! ▁in ▁the ▁anth ology ▁Dis