Mrs. Annie Besant (1847–1933) was a British social reformer, women’s rights activist, writer, and prominent Theosophist who played a key role in both the spiritual and political awakening of India. Born in London, she initially became known for her outspoken support of secularism, birth control, labor rights, and women’s suffrage. Her early life was marked… Continue reading The Self in you is the same as the Self Universal!
Speeches
Voices that moved nations, words that stirred hearts, echoing with the power to inspire and transform.
Not all of us can do great things. But we can do small things with great love!
Mother Teresa was born as Anjezë Gonxhe Bojaxhiu on August 26, 1910 to Albanian parents at Skopje, Macedonia. From a young age, she was deeply religious, influenced by her mother’s compassion and her own love for stories of missionaries. At just 18, she left her family to join the Sisters of Loreto in Ireland, where… Continue reading Not all of us can do great things. But we can do small things with great love!
I Have a Dream!
August 28, 1963 — I am happy to join with you today in what will go down in history as the greatest demonstration for freedom in the history of our nation. Five score years ago, a great American, in whose symbolic shadow we stand today, signed the Emancipation Proclamation. This momentous decree came as a… Continue reading I Have a Dream!
Dawn of Independence
On August 15, 1947, India gained independence from the British Empire following a prolonged Independence Movement led by Mahatma Gandhi, whose philosophy of nonviolent resistance inspired millions. The transfer of power was overseen by Lord Mountbatten, the last Viceroy of India. To mark the historic occasion, Jawaharlal Nehru, India’s first Prime Minister, raised the national… Continue reading Dawn of Independence