Axis '10 newsletter (issue 1)

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Vi s v e s v ar ay aNat i onalI ns t i t ut eofTe c hnol ogy ,Nagpur

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TEDi sanonpr oi ts e tofc onf e r e nc e sde vot e dt o‘ I de a sWor t hS pr e a di ng ’ . I twa ss t a r t e dby Ri c ha r dS a ul Wur ma na ndHa r r yMa r ksi n1984a sac onf e r e nc et oc onve nepe opl ef r omt hr e e wor l ds : Te c hnol og y, Ent e r t a i nme nt , a ndDe s i g n. TheTEDs t a f f i she a dqua r t e r e di nNe wYor kCi t ya ndVa nc ouve r . Thea nnua l TEDc onf e r e nc e s br i ngt og e t he rt hewor l d' smos tf a s c i na t i ngt hi nke r sa nddoe r s , whoa r ec ha l l e ng e dt og i ve t het a l koft he i rl i ve s( i n18mi nut e s ) . TEDI ndi awa she l di nNove mbe r2009i nMys or e , I ndi a , c e l e br a t i nga nde x pl or i ngt hebe c koni ngf ut ur eofS out hAs i a .S pe a ke r si nc l ude dPr a na v Mi s t r y, De vdut tPa t t a na i k, Ha nsRos l i ng , Ma l l i kaS a r a bha i a ndS ha s hi Tha r oor . TEDxwa sc r e a t e di nt hes pi r i tofTED' smi s s i on,‘ I de a sWor t hS pr e a di ng ’ .Thepr og r a mi s de s i g ne dt og i vec ommuni t i e s ,or g a ni z a t i onsa ndi ndi vi dua l st heoppor t uni t yt os t i mul a t e di a l og uet hr oug hTEDl i kee x pe r i e nc e sa tt hel oc a ll e ve l . AtTEDxe ve nt s , uni quet a l ksg i ve n byl i ves pe a ke r sc ombi newi t hTEDTa l ksvi de ost os pa r kde e pc onve r s a t i ona ndc onne c t i ons . TEDx e ve nt s a r e f ul l y pl a nne d a nd c oor di na t e d i nde pe nde nt l y, on a c ommuni t ybyc ommuni t yba s i s . Ate ve r yTEDxe ve nt , wec a ni nd: sc e l e br a t e df or ma t :As ui t eofs hor t ,c a r e f ul l ypr e pa r e dt a l ks ,de mons t r a t i onsa nd •TED' pe r f or ma nc e sonawi der a ng eofs ubj e c t st of os t e rl e a r ni ng , i ns pi r a t i ona ndwonde r-a ndt o pr ovokec onve r s a t i onst ha tma t t e r .

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f e a t ur eofhi ss t i nthe r ewa shi s“ Ac toft hePr e c og ni t i vel e t t e r s ” .Goi ngbyi ns t r uc t i ons pr e r e c or de di nt hos emys t e r i ouspi e c e sofpa pe r , ourg ue s tbr oug htf or wa r df r om a mong s t e i g htr a ndoml yc hos e nvol unt e e r s , t heonehec l a i me dt obeaNa t ur a lLe a de r . Whi l es ome s t i l lr e ma i ne ds ke pt i c a lofhi spr oc e dur e , wi t honema s t e r s t r okehewi pe da wa ya l ldoubt s , de mons t r a t i ngt ha thi sl e t t e r st ol dhi mt heonewhowoul dbec hos e n, a ndt hel i neoft e x the woul dr e a doutf r om abookc hos e nont hes pot . r ul ye nt e r t a i ni ngpe r f or ma nc e , i tt ur ne doutt obeoneoft hemos ts uc c e s s f ulone soft he At da y.

•TEDTa l ksvi de os : Ami ni mumof t wopr e r e c or de dt a l ksf r omt hea c c l a i me dTEDTa l ksvi de o s e r i e sa r es hown. •Bi a s f r e epr og r a mmi ng : La c kofa nyc omme r c i a l , r e l i g i ousorpol i t i c a l a g e nda .

TEDx VNI TNa g pur i st he s e c ond TEDx e ve ntbe i ng he l di nI ndi aa f t e r TEDx BLR,a t Br ookei e l ds , Ba ng a l or e .

we a t he r . Hede s c r i be dt hes t or ybe hi nde a c hofhi sc r e a t i onsa ndg a veabr i e fde mons t r a t i on ofhi sl a t e s ti nnova t i on–S URA, whi c hi savoi c eboos t e ra ndc a ns ha ket hei ns i de sofama n 60t i me sas e c ond! !Hee x pl a i ne dt hec onne c t i vi t yofS URAwi t hAUMa ndt hea udi e nc ec oul d f e e lt hes oundr e ve r be r a t i ngt hr oug ht he i rbodywhe na c t i va t e d. I na l l , t hema ni mpr e s s e d t hea udi e nc ewi t hhi si nnova t i oni de a s .

s t a g ea nde mba r ke donadi s c our s et ha the l dt hea udi e nc ebr e a t hl e s s l yt r a nsi x e d, ha ng i ng ont oe ve r ywor dt ha te c hoe dt hr oug ht hea udi t or i um. Theg r e a t e s tg i f tofbe i nghuma ni st hec a pa c i t yt ot hi nk, t or e a s ona ndt oque s t i on. Wea s e ng i ne e r swoul dha veof t e nque s t i one dour s e l ve st ot hepur pos eofourqua l ii c a t i on. I nt ow wi t ht hi smuc hr a i s e di s s ue ,hebui l tonhi spoi ntbyde c l a r i ngt ha tt he r ei sadi r ene e dt o r e va mpt hee duc a t i ona l s ys t e m. Eng i ne e r i ngha st oe vol vef r ombe i ngabr a nc hba s e ds t r e a m t oag oa l ba s e done .I ns t e a doft a g g i ngal a be lofB. EMe t a l l ur g y/Che mi c a l/Me c ha ni c a l Eng i ne e r i ng , hes houl dt r yt oa ddat a gt ha ts a ys“ Ia m as uc ha nds uc he ng i ne e ra ndIha ve s ol ve ds uc ha nds uc hapr obl e m” . La s t l y, Mr . Ka ne t ka re nc our a g e dpe opl et obe i e r c e l ypa t r i ot i ca ndnotl e tt he i rf e e l i ng sf or t he i rna t i onr e s e mbl et hes unonac l oudyda y. Hes a i da ndIquot e “ Ca r e e ri sl i keaki t e . I t a l wa ysde s i r e st og ohi g he ra ndhi g he r . Butdonoti g nor et het hr e a dt hec onne c t i onyouha ve wi t ht heg r ound. For , wi t houtt hepe opl eont heg r ound, c he e r i ngyouon, youa r enot hi ng . ” Ia mf a i r l yc oni de ntt ha tMr . Ka ne t ka r ’ swor dsha veha dqui t ea ni mpa c tont hea udi e nc ea nd r a di c a l l yi nl ue nc e dt he i rt houg ht s .S o,onc ea g a i n ahe a r t f e l ts a l ut et ot hewonde r f ul pr og r a mme r !

c ha ng e sma debyS i rVSS r i nva s a sS a s t r i . Heha sbe e naf a c ul t yme mbe ra tt heNa t i ona lI ns t i t ut eofDe s i g n,Ahme da ba d;aVi s i t i ng Fe l l ow a tt heHuma ni t i e sRe s e a r c hCe nt r e ,Aus t r a l i a nNa t i ona lUni ve r s i t ya ndaVi s i t i ng t her e a c t i ont ha tc a meoutc oul dbea pt l yde s c r i be da st hebl owna wa ydr oppe dj a w. S c hol a ra tt heI ndi a nI ns t i t ut eofAdva nc e dS t udy, S hi ml a . Cur r e nt l yhei sapr of e s s ora tt he Mr . J ohnLoui ss t a r t e dof fwi t hs upr e medi s pl a yofphot og r a phi cme mor ybyme mor i z i nga n Dhi r ubha iAmba niI ns t i t ut eofI nf or ma t i on a nd Communi c a t i on Te c hnol og y( DAI I CT) , e nt i r ede c kof c a r ds , r a ndoml ya r r a ng e d, a l ongwi t ht henume r i c a l pos i t i onof e a c hc a r d. Ne x t , Ga ndhi na g a r .Heha sr e c e nt l ybe e na wa r de dt he' S a hi t yaAka de miAwa r d'f ort r a ns l a t i on hede mons t r a t e dhi sc a pa c i t yofme mor i z i ngahundr e ddi g i tnumbe r , me r e l ybyhe a r i ngt he ( Eng l i s h) r e c i t a loft hedi g i t sj us tonc e .Mr .Loui swe ntont oe l uc i da t et het e c hni quebe hi ndhi s Hi smot i vea tTEDx VNI TNa g purwa st os pr e a dGa ndhi a nc ons c i ous ne s s , a sa l s ot oe x a mi ne e x t r a or di na r ys ki l l swi t hr e f e r e nc e st ot hea nc i e ntGr e e kma t he ma t i c i a na nd e ng i ne e r , hi sr e l e va nc ei nt oda y’ ss oc i oe c onomi cs c e na r i o.Hehe l pe dusr e dei net heme a ni ngof S i moni de s . Theg ove r ni ngt r i c kswe r e :Vi s ua lRe c e pt i on, Me nt a lPl a c e me nta ndt heRe vi s i on S wa r a j ,nota st hei ns t i t ut i ona l i s e df or m ofg ove r na nc ea sweknow t oda y,buta st he oft heme mor yunt i l i t spe r ma ne nc e . S i mpl e , ye tt her e s ul t swe r epr e t t ye vi de nt . ‘ Ca pa c i t yf orS e l fGove r na nc e ’ ,t hei de a lwekne wa ndha df or me dwhe nI ndi aa t t a i ne d Mr . Loui sr ounde dof ft het a l kwi t havi de oofBe r na r dOr l a ndo, aboyhec oa c he d, t heonl y i nde pe nde nc e .He t he n we nton t oe l a bor a t e how Ga ndhi a nt houg htf oc us e son t he pe r s onont hepl a ne tt oha ves ol ve da5* 5Rubi xCubebl i ndf ol de d. S ur e l y, i twa sa mongt he none c onomi ca s pe c t sofa ne c onomy,i . e .t hee t hi c a la s pe c t s ,whi c ha r ec r i t i c a lt ot he mos ti ns pi r i ngt a l ksbyTEDX. e s t a bl i s hme ntofS wa r a j .Her ounde dof fwi t ht heme s s a g et ha t‘ Lokne e t i ’ ,r a t he rt ha n ‘ Ra j ne e t i ’i st he onl y wa yt o pl a c a t ea nd e ve nt ua l l yi nt e g r a t e pol i t i c a l l y obs ol e t e c ommuni t i e ss uc ha st heNa x a l s , whi c ha r ec r i ppl i ngt hec ount r y’ se c onomy, a nde s t a bl i s h a ut onomyofc ons t r uc t i vewor k.


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