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.