A fantastic collection of some of the most inspiring speeches from India, spanning over a century.

In this book, brilliantly introduced by Derek O'Brien, legendary Indians speak on diverse topics that will motivate young readers: freedom and equal rights, science and sports, friendship and education, the environment and social responsibility, ambition and courage, the love of books and the burden of schoolbags. Even in this age of speed and bite-sized attention spans, these timeless words reach out across years and touch us, provoke us, make us think, and become a call to action.

A.P.J. Abdul Kalam

Amartya Sen

Atal Bihari Vajpayee

Azim Premji

Baba Amte

B.R. Ambedkar

Balgangadhar Tilak

Jagdish Chandra Bose

Jaipal Singh Munda

Jawaharlal Nehru

M.K. Gandhi

Medha Patkar

Mother Teresa

Paro Anand

R.K. Narayan

Rabindranath Tagore

Raghuram Rajan

Rahul Dravid

Rajendra Prasad

Ruskin Bond

S. Radhakrishnan

Sarojini Naidu

Shashi Tharoor

Subhash Chandra Bose

Subroto Bagchi

Swami Vivekananda