independence
Descended from Gurkha fighters, DR Sharma fought against the British in WWII, the first of many battles for the soldier-turned-English teacher
San Aung was perhaps the only living witness to one of Myanmar's most momentous historical events -- the 1947 Panglong conference
Htay Aung's dreams of becoming a sailor were thwarted by a twist of fate that led him to run one of Yangon's most famous bookshops
