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The Buzz: Ramachandra Budihal augments reality
Session 7: Ramachandra Budihal clearly thrilled TEDIndia's live audience -- and also our webcast audience, who had plenty to say on Twitter: The 3D augmented device demoed by Ramachandra Budihal . Now I know how I can communicate folk stories to the future generation -- ramkrsna Just watched a …
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TEDIndia Session 6: Green and Blue
Jib Ellison at TEDIndia, Session 6, "Green and Blue," November 6, 2009, in Mysore, India. Credit: TED / James Duncan Davidson “If you want to change the world, take something powerful and nudge it,” said Chris Anderson at the dawn of Session 6. For speakers in “Green and Blue,” the environment i …
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The TED bags are here
As Lakshmi announced from stage in Session 6, the TEDIndia gift bag, made by Rickshaw Bagworks, was held up in customs coming in to India for the conference. But at midnight last night, they cleared. (Whew.) This morning we walked into the TED staff room to find a beaming Mark Dwight (left), the …
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The Buzz: Sidi Goma energizes the room with dance
Sidi Goma at TEDIndia, Session 6, "Green and Blue," November 6, 2009, in Mysore, India. Credit: TED / James Duncan Davidson As the TEDIndia audience returned from its lunch break, the Sidi Goma dancers took the stage and gave a rousing performance. Drumming, dancing and shouting to the heavens, …
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The Buzz: Kavita Ramdas on women's world
Kavita Ramdas, director of the Global Fund for Women, investigated how women are redefining certain paradoxes in their lives, for example the balance between modernity and tradition, and preserving a culture which has oppressive elements. Here are the reactions from Facebook and Twitter: Kavita …
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The Buzz: Sunitha Krishnan on the human face of human trafficking
Sunitha Krishnan shared heartbreaking stories about some of the 3,200+ girls she has rescued from Indian brothels with her organization Prajwala. Through education, rehabilitation, and job training, she helps to restore hope and dignity to victims, and she encourages us to empathize with and accept …
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TEDIndia Session 5: Redesigning Community
"Redesigning Community" was a diverse, but powerful, session. Speakers tackled the literal aspects of design, as well as the more abstract idea of social redesign. As the session progressed, talks became more and more emotionally intense. Banny Bannerjee is a design educator, and today he's talk …
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The Buzz: Anil Gupta finds innovation by the poor, for the poor
As the founder of the Honeybee Network, Anil Gupta and his team search the world for low-cost innovations created out of the necessities of poverty. Today, at TEDIndia, he energizes the audience by animatedly explaining his creative model and showing the amazing inventions they've come across. His e …
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The Buzz: Shukla Bose inspires with her story of education
Shukla Bose founded the Parikrama schools -- a system for poor children in India that gives individual attention and gets spectacular results. From the TEDIndia stage, her story inspired and warmed the hearts of the audience. Here's what they had to say: Backstage: Saw Shukla Bose before #TEDInd …
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TEDIndia Session 4: Reinventing Development
Photo: Sendhil Mullainathan at TEDIndia, Session 4, "Reinventing Development," November 6, 2009, in Mysore, India. Credit: TED / James Duncan Davidson Session 4 of TEDIndia, "Reinventing Development," brought together some of the most innovative minds working in India's development sector. Here's …
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TEDIndia Session 3: Wonder. Wonders.
Photo: Pranav Mistry at TEDIndia, Session 3, "Wonder. Wonders." November 5, 2009, in Mysore, India. Credit: TED / James Duncan Davidson A round-up of Session 3 from TEDIndia: Chris Anderson opens up the session reminding the audience of TED’s purpose: to re-awaken wonder. The TED experience i …
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The Buzz: Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev meditates on majestic chaos
Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev's talk on mysticism and self-discovery captivated the imagination of TEDIndia's viewers on Facebook and Twitter. Here's a snapshot of what people were saying: Nice quote by Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev at #TEDIndia - "Do not destroy "I don't know", it's the engine that powers the …
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The Buzz: Scott Cook on mobilizing farmers
Scott Cook, founder of Intuit, explained how software that informs farmers of market prices is helping to improve the income for India’s largest profession. Viewers on Twitter and Facebook said: "Farmers alone seem forgotten. But farmers aggregated are a force." Intuit's Scott Cook on #TEDIndia - …
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The Buzz: Pranav Mistry awakens the Sixth Sense
The genius behind the Sixth Sense technology returned to TED to present a deeper look at his astonishing invention -- and share his plans for the future. Here's what viewers had to say on Twitter and Facebook: OMG stuff going on . Pranav mistry is awesome -- LazyMohit Pranav Mistry gets anothe …
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TEDIndia Session 2: Not Business as Usual
Dr. R.A Mashelkar at TEDIndia, Session 2, "Not Business as Usual," November 5, 2009, in Mysore, India. Credit: TED / James Duncan Davidson A round-up from the second session of the first ever TEDIndia: Lakshmi Pratury begins Session 2 by asking, "Why was TED destined to come to India?" She s …
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The Buzz: Tony Hsieh on happiness as a business model
Zappos CEO Tony Hsieh took to the stage in Session 2 to speak about cultivating a corporate culture based upon inspiration (rather than motivation) and which matches personal values. Pursuing happiness is not just a life goal; it's a corporate mission. Check out what viewers had to say in Twitter an …
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The Buzz: Devdutt Pattanaik on how myths shape cultures
Mythologist Devdutt Pattanaik explained how our subjective truths shape our worldviews. The differences between Eastern and Western mythologies -- whether they portray life as linear or cyclical -- resonate in the beliefs and behaviors of today’s business world. Check out the reactions on Facebook a …
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The Buzz: Hans Rosling on the rise of Asia
Hans Rosling kicked off the first session of TEDIndia speaking about Asia's past and future life expectancy and per capita income. Using his trademark GapMinder bubble graph, he projects India and China will catch up to the US in 2048 … on July 27th, to be exact. The Twitter and Facebook audiences w …
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TEDIndia Session 1: Fast Forward
A round-up from the thunderous first session of TEDIndia: Usha Uthup's mesmerizing voice rings in the first day of TEDIndia magic -- Lakshmi Pratury, curator of TEDIndia, kicks off the first session with a poem by Rabindranath Tagore: Where the mind is without fear and the head is held high …
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3 hours to TED and the free live feed from Day 1
The TEDIndia webstream goes live in 3 hours! Get the stream here, on the Times of India site: ted.indiatimes.com See the speaker list for Day 1 >> And the phone-friendly schedule >> Follow news from TEDIndia on Twitter: @TEDNews for conference procedings @TEDIndia for reports from on …
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