Children who Made it big

The great achievers who feature in this book
were all once normal young people, who
had dreams and aspirations, joys and sor-
rows, doubts and questions
like every
young reader of this book. Every one of
them has had a turning point in his or her
life which set them towards their respective
careers or influenced their personalities.
They learnt from their experiences and grew
up into individuals who have made a mark
in their respective field, be it science, indus-
try, arts, social work, judiciary or films.
These are some of the Achievers of the post-
Independence era.
The aim of this book is to bring out the
fact, that greatness, for the most part, is
achieved through determination and perse-
verance and that it is possible for anyone to
scale great heights provided one has these
two qualities.
The stories in this collection are all based
on personal interviews, during which the
personalities let me have a glimpse of
their childhood. The incidents are all true.
However, with their due permission dia-
logues and situations were created to make
the stories more lively. I thank them all
for kindly going through their respective
stories and giving their comments which
has added to the worth of the book.