There are some people whom the world reveres. Nelson Mandela definitely tops the list. He is like an avuncular figure to the world. Most people around the world would agree to this. Despite living in detention for 27 years (try imagining that one) and having faced acute forms of racism under apartheid he doesn’t carry any bitterness or anger. That is amazing.Another living person who is an incredible source of inspiration is Stephen Hawking. A renowned physicist he is been completely paralyzed (he cannot even speak) but has an amazing determination and a brain to match. His book A Brief History of Science is one of the most popular book on Science around the world, a book you can find with any pavement b
ook seller around the country!!. He is immensely popular, I recall few years back he had come to India and I stood for three hours in the queue but even then couldn’t make it (they though arranged a screen outside the auditorium). Thousands of people had turned up right from scientist, physicists….to children as young as ten!!. He is also known for his sense of humor.There are others too like Gorbachev, Aung San Suu Kyi, Mohd Ali…many more.
