"There is a certain callousness in families like mine. They put up strong barriers so as not to see the misery in the …"

"I, who had never had planted single seed in the estate was expected to enjoy the comfort of a beautiful farm house, w…"

"I was charging fifty rupees for arguing for fifteen minutes while a labourer was getting only three-quarters of a Rup…"

"A client would admit that he had committed rape, and I was expected to obtain an acquittal. And worse still, when I s…"

"That microscopic look at village life taught me to hear the heart-beat of reality. To me the common man’s society is …"

"…richness of heart of the poor people [and to despise] the poverty of heart of the rich."

"The common man, he is the uncommon man"

"We all felt happy and excited because it was Diwali. My mother had saved lot of small coins from her shopping and gav…"

"I rushed across and started putting such handful of coins into the tin which he held out to me that it almost fell fr…"

"I don't want to be a leader. I want to be one who goes around with a little oil can and offer help when I see a break…"