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A nayi soch

I have been watching some TED talks for the last few years. No, that has not made me a great scientist or an artist. But as long as I am watching them, I feel pure happiness - happiness which is not encumbered by greed, desire, guilt. It is a happiness of hope - for the humankind.

So today when Ted talks India is being telecast in Star Network, I watched it. And I am happy, I watched the program. The speakers were, Shubhendu Sharma who creates forest within cities, in your backyard, and a scientist  from California who has made microscopes from papers, another engineer who is creating ink from pollution among others.

So the idea is that the world is not filled with all bad people. There are good, intelligent people who strive to make our country and our world a better place. And TED honors these people and gives them a platform to share their ideas.

So do not miss the show - Ted talk India - a nayi soch.

I remember I had blogged about Satyameva Jayate too.

Anyway we watch the same old shows again and again and again. Let us instead watch a program which makes us optimistic and inspires us to be better versions of ourselves.

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