This informative book is a collection of essays on eminent Indian figures. It includes luminaries who are well-known in their motherland and perhaps less so in the West.
Some of the names in this book include:
- Sri Aurobindo, the great spiritual leader who founded Integral Yoga
- Rabindranath Tagore, the beloved poet who won the Nobel Literature Prize
- Mahatma Gandhi, leader of the non-violent campaign for India's independance
- Sister Nivedita, disciple of Swami Vivekananda and one of the most influential female figures in India
Originally released in 1977, this reprint is 318 pages.