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

I am thankful to the Nobel committee for recognising the plight of millions of children who are suffering in this modern age.

I am representing here - the sound of silence. The cry of innocence. And, the face of invisibility. I represent millions of those children who are left behind, and that's why I have kept an empty chair here as a reminder.

I am a follower of Mahatma Gandhi.

Do not feel sorry for me if I am gone.

Denial of childhood and denial of freedom are the biggest sins which humankind has been committing and perpetuating for ages.