A RICH AND LIVELY GATHERING OF INDIA’S FINEST AND MOST ORIGINAL THINKERS AND WRITERS, LEADERS AND OPINION-MAKERS, NATURALISTS AND ADVENTURERS, SCIENTISTS AND CULTURE EXPERTS. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam on how to reach for the stars
B.R. Ambedkar on questions of caste
Bhagat Singh on intentions behind actions
Dilip Salwi on a shining light of science
Jawaharlal Nehru on kings and patriarchs
Jayant Narlikar on an astronomer-king
Jim Corbett on tigers and an unusual poacher
Leila Seth on a tragic turn in life
Mahatma Gandhi on truth
Nandan Nilekani on our schools
Rabindranath Tagore on learning without textbooks
Ruskin Bond on the power of nature and words
Sarojini Naidu on India after Mahatma Gandhi
Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan on character
Subhas Chandra Bose on woman power
Sheila Dhar on an extraordinary musician
Subroto Bagchi on pioneers and path-creators
Sudha Murty on questioning inequality
Vivekananda on tolerance and harmony
Valmik Thapar on where ‘Indian’ lions came from
Vikram Seth on his adventures in Tibet
Zai Whitaker on fascinating reptiles
THIS THOUGHT-PROVOKING COLLECTION OF WRITING, SELECTED FOR YOUNG READERS, IS A MUST-HAVE FOR CHILDREN IN MIDDLE SCHOOL AND ABOVE.
