Mrs. Annie Besant (1847–1933) was a British social reformer, women’s rights activist, writer, and orator who became a prominent leader in the Indian independence movement. Born in London, she began her public life as an advocate for secularism, birth control, and workers’ rights, often challenging the conservative norms of Victorian society. Her early affiliation with… Continue reading The Self in you is the same as the Self Universal!
Speeches
Not all of us can do great things. But we can do small things with great love!
At the age of twelve, the Catholic Albanian girl Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu heard a call. God demanded that she devote her life to Him. She entered a nunnery, received an education, and was sent to Calcutta in India to be a teacher. Her new name was Teresa. In India she received a second call from God:… 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