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Here's a Clip from Amit Varma's impressions of TEDIndia. I can't agree with him more despite our different approaches to life
. I absolutely loved being there, loved the people i met, loved how it was organized, and like Amit, was disappointed with many of the Talks and Speakers. The Fellows had many more interesting stories to tell!! Clip from Amit's post "2: How Firangs View India. My really big grouse about TED India was that it catered to Western stereotypes of India. There was much exotica, and much mysticism served up that says nothing at all about the country we are today. The average foreign attendee would have gone away with his stereotypes about India reinforced, not shattered. That’s an opportunity missed.
One talk that was truly WTF was by this ludicrous godman named Sadguru Jaggi Vasudev. He is an excellent, endearing showman and has a great sense of humour, which I guess are the qualities you need in the godman business, but he spoke mystical nonsense."
