Childhood means simplicity. Look at the world with the child's eye - it is very beautiful.

I refuse to accept that the world is so poor, when just one week of global spending on armies is enough to bring all of our children into classrooms.

During the past few years North East India has emerged as one of the biggest destinations for child trafficking.

For centuries, we were taught that anger is bad. Our parents, teachers, priests, everyone taught us how to control and suppress our anger. But I ask: why can't we convert our anger for the larger good of society?

There is no greater violence than to deny the dreams of our children.

I am really honoured but if the prize had gone to Mahatma Gandhi before me I would have been more honoured

India has hundreds of problems and millions of solutions.