I think of it all as a test. This is a moral examination that one has to pass... to stand up against such social evils.

Child labor perpetuates poverty, unemployment, illiteracy, population growth and other social problems.

I refuse to accept that the shackles of slavery can ever be stronger than the quest for freedom.

A lot of work still remains but I will see the end of child labor in my lifetime.

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

Equity is compromised due to the privatisation of education. Education has become a commodity. Those who can afford to buy it, buy it, and those who can sell it make money out of it

I think of it all as a test. This is a moral examination that one has to pass... to stand up against such social evils.