Voices of freedom

In putting this book together, Rakesh Batabyal's biggest problem must have been an embarrassment of riches - what to keep, what to leave out

Building a Free India: Defining Speeches of Our Independence Movement that Shaped the Nation

Author: Edited, with an introduction by Rakesh Batabyal

Publisher: Speaking Tiger

Pages: 334

Price: Rs 599

Nora Ephron (1941-2012), film maker (You’ve Got Mail, Julie and Julia), journalist, and feminist (of a sort) was a very naughty girl. She was educated at Wellesley and when invited to speak at a graduation ceremony in 1996, she told the girls what she thought they should do. “Whatever you choose, however many roads you travel, I hope that you choose not to be a lady. I hope you will find some way to