| 1. George's mother, inspired by King George V, chose the name George for him at birth on 3 June. |
| 2. At the age of 19, George relocated to Mumbai in pursuit of job opportunities but faced challenges at first. |
| 3. From a tender age, George harbored a strong passion for writing and journalism. |
| 4. Impressively, George possessed the ability to fluently converse in ten different languages. |
| 5. Regrettably, George battled with both Alzheimer's and Parkinson's diseases during his lifetime. |
| 6. During the 1975 Emergency, he went underground, was arrested in the Baroda dynamite case, and continued opposing Indira Gandhi from jail. |
| 7. At age 16, he decided to join the priesthood and became a seminarian at St. Mary's Seminary for one and a half years, then at St. Peters Seminary before leaving to pursue other opportunities. |
| 8. In 1949, at age 19, George relocated to Bombay in search of job opportunities but faced severe hardship, sleeping on the benches of Chowpatty Sands until he secured work as a proof-reader for a newspaper. |
| 9. From a tender age, George harboured a strong passion for writing and journalism. |
| 10. During the 1975 Emergency, he went underground while challenging Indira Gandhi, was arrested in 1976 in the Baroda dynamite case, and continued opposing the government from jail. |
| 11. He was a firebrand socialist leader known for his passionate devotion to every cause he pursued and his powerful oratory skills. |
| 12. He rose from the streets of Bombay to become India's Defence Minister, demonstrating remarkable social mobility. |
