Lecture by 5th grandson of Mahatma Gandhi

This 55 min. minute lecture about his grandfather and the philosophy of non-violence by Arun Gandhi was filmed in July 2008 at the International Baccalaureate North America Conference in San Francisco...

Delicacies from Rajesthan, Mumbai and Kolkata

Tony Bourdain in India

Type: Travel/Food-Documentary
Lenght: ca. 44 min Rajesthan
ca. 44 min Mumbai and Kolkata
Aired:  June/May 2006



The globe-trotting british chef Anthony Bourdain enjoys a glimpse of the divine variety of hindustani cuisine from royal to street food. Very interesting external perspective on indian food, he even shows Falooda...

Scientist and hindustani classical vocalist

 











Ashwini Bhide Deshpande

Dear Friends, please enjoy this wonderful recording of the  
Raag Shuddha Kalyan by one of the true queens of the Khayal genre.

Not only does she have a strong command over three octaves, she also holds a Masters degree in Microbiology and a doctorate in Biochemistry from the University of Bombay. What an examplary woman..
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When will Asia regain its dominant position in the world...

...as it used to be for thousands of years.
In this ingenious 17 min. talk at TEDIndia (held 3 weeks ago in Mysore), Hans Rosling predicts the precise date, when the average income per person in India will reach the level of the U.S. or  Great Britain. Once again the TED-Star delivers an informative and well visualized lecture, that deals with statistics in a very entertaining manner...

Mythology vs Logic or East vs West

In this 18 minute lecture (taped 2 weeks ago!!! in Mysore, at the first TEDIndia conference) Devdutt Pattanaik talks about the fundamental differences between eastern and western mythology and the profound effects on intercultural life and business. Very nice talk about cyclical and linear belief systems...

Latest thrilling SixthSense technology

...away from the laptop 


Type: tech-presentation
Lenght: ca. 14 min
Filmed: Nov 2009 in Mysore


Pranav Mistry is a PhD student in the Fluid Interfaces Group at MIT's Media Lab and the inventor of SixthSense, a wearable device that enables new interactions between the real world and the world of data. Like the previous talk, this one was filmed 2 weeks ago in Mysore...
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Starting with my childhood hero Big B...

In this classic clip Amitabh Bachchan speaks poeticly about the current status quo of our nation. This 2007 video was part of a campaign called India Poised and it was shot at Bandra-Worli Sealink (Mumbai). Brilliant little piece of inspiring oratory...

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