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Maintaining identity in a globalized world | Sahrid Kancherla | TEDxYouth@BSN


human race is funny the first guy who

human race is funny the first guy who told us about planetary motion we just

told us about planetary motion we just

told us about planetary motion we just persecuted him and the one person who

persecuted him and the one person who

persecuted him and the one person who gave us computing that we so gleefully

gave us computing that we so gleefully

gave us computing that we so gleefully used today was pushed to his death and

used today was pushed to his death and

used today was pushed to his death and funniest of all we’ve been horribly

funniest of all we’ve been horribly

funniest of all we’ve been horribly wrong in the first round of

wrong in the first round of

wrong in the first round of globalisation causing the extinction of

globalisation causing the extinction of

globalisation causing the extinction of all our hominin cousins like Denisovans

all our hominin cousins like Denisovans

all our hominin cousins like Denisovans Neanderthals etc just to ensure our

Neanderthals etc just to ensure our

Neanderthals etc just to ensure our survival this does not sound funny

survival this does not sound funny

survival this does not sound funny anymore now we’re in the second round of

anymore now we’re in the second round of

anymore now we’re in the second round of globalisation let’s get it right this

globalisation let’s get it right this

globalisation let’s get it right this time but the question is can we be

time but the question is can we be

time but the question is can we be together and be different at the same

together and be different at the same

together and be different at the same time well that is what globalisation is

time well that is what globalisation is

time well that is what globalisation is and yes we can simply by being aware of

and yes we can simply by being aware of

and yes we can simply by being aware of where we come from

where we come from

where we come from encouraging bold thinking and preserving

encouraging bold thinking and preserving

encouraging bold thinking and preserving what we have firstly we should learn

what we have firstly we should learn

what we have firstly we should learn from our past we’re all from the same

from our past we’re all from the same

from our past we’re all from the same family the same mother mother Lucy who

family the same mother mother Lucy who

family the same mother mother Lucy who was the first Homo Sapien which is a

was the first Homo Sapien which is a

was the first Homo Sapien which is a good reason to have unity but we need to

good reason to have unity but we need to

good reason to have unity but we need to understand why we are all one because we

understand why we are all one because we

understand why we are all one because we were xenophobic afraid to be

were xenophobic afraid to be

were xenophobic afraid to be heterogeneous and thought that the only

heterogeneous and thought that the only

heterogeneous and thought that the only way to survive was to kill the others

way to survive was to kill the others

way to survive was to kill the others now if this continues then after a

now if this continues then after a

now if this continues then after a thousand years only a section of us will

thousand years only a section of us will

thousand years only a section of us will survive

survive

survive imagine a completely homogeneous

imagine a completely homogeneous

imagine a completely homogeneous populace having the same skin color same

populace having the same skin color same

populace having the same skin color same religion and speaking the same language

religion and speaking the same language

religion and speaking the same language we don’t want that to happen

we don’t want that to happen

we don’t want that to happen let us not ignore someone because of

let us not ignore someone because of

let us not ignore someone because of their culture all of us do not need to

their culture all of us do not need to

their culture all of us do not need to be the same but accept that their

be the same but accept that their

be the same but accept that their similarities are stronger than our

similarities are stronger than our

similarities are stronger than our differences secondly human beings are

differences secondly human beings are

differences secondly human beings are complete imbeciles if their thinking

complete imbeciles if their thinking

complete imbeciles if their thinking abilities are taken away still it is

abilities are taken away still it is

abilities are taken away still it is interesting that in all our institutions

interesting that in all our institutions

interesting that in all our institutions general education

general education

general education culture politics we often discourage

culture politics we often discourage

culture politics we often discourage questioning and critical thinking there

questioning and critical thinking there

questioning and critical thinking there will not be any bold thinkers if

will not be any bold thinkers if

will not be any bold thinkers if everyone thinks the same let slip back

everyone thinks the same let slip back

everyone thinks the same let slip back into the past gali leo was punished for

into the past gali leo was punished for

into the past gali leo was punished for sinking ball just because the rest of us

sinking ball just because the rest of us

sinking ball just because the rest of us were lacking imagination euclid gave us

were lacking imagination euclid gave us

were lacking imagination euclid gave us the basics of geometry in 300 BC and it

the basics of geometry in 300 BC and it

the basics of geometry in 300 BC and it took us 20 100 more years to tell

took us 20 100 more years to tell

took us 20 100 more years to tell Euclidean geometry from elliptical

Euclidean geometry from elliptical

Euclidean geometry from elliptical geometry without which by the way we

geometry without which by the way we

geometry without which by the way we would not even have the luxury of using

would not even have the luxury of using

would not even have the luxury of using GPS both thinking is so difficult and

GPS both thinking is so difficult and

GPS both thinking is so difficult and rare to come by and we are bent on

rare to come by and we are bent on

rare to come by and we are bent on wiping it off the moment we see it not

wiping it off the moment we see it not

wiping it off the moment we see it not srate instead and think of the

srate instead and think of the

srate instead and think of the scientific giants who shared their

scientific giants who shared their

scientific giants who shared their knowledge thanks to Newton’s laws we

knowledge thanks to Newton’s laws we

knowledge thanks to Newton’s laws we have the luxury of cars and aeroplanes

have the luxury of cars and aeroplanes

have the luxury of cars and aeroplanes if not for grandmas sharing we would not

if not for grandmas sharing we would not

if not for grandmas sharing we would not even have our iPhones and iPads but they

even have our iPhones and iPads but they

even have our iPhones and iPads but they never said I will shred this only with

never said I will shred this only with

never said I will shred this only with my community and my country so encourage

my community and my country so encourage

my community and my country so encourage both syncing and share wisdom for the

both syncing and share wisdom for the

both syncing and share wisdom for the common good the comedy of human errors

common good the comedy of human errors

common good the comedy of human errors does not stop here we have been gifted

does not stop here we have been gifted

does not stop here we have been gifted with miraculous constants of nature the

with miraculous constants of nature the

with miraculous constants of nature the truth of the earth is 23.5 degrees a

truth of the earth is 23.5 degrees a

truth of the earth is 23.5 degrees a little more or less we would be freezing

little more or less we would be freezing

little more or less we would be freezing or burning and would be extinct the

or burning and would be extinct the

or burning and would be extinct the gravitational pull of the earth a little

gravitational pull of the earth a little

gravitational pull of the earth a little more or less collapse or flare it into

more or less collapse or flare it into

more or less collapse or flare it into the space and the amount of oxygen on

the space and the amount of oxygen on

the space and the amount of oxygen on earth if it is a tad bit more inferno

earth if it is a tad bit more inferno

earth if it is a tad bit more inferno burn no wonder professor Einstein said

burn no wonder professor Einstein said

burn no wonder professor Einstein said God does not play dice but now V like

God does not play dice but now V like

God does not play dice but now V like unruly children are intent on spoiling

unruly children are intent on spoiling

unruly children are intent on spoiling this delicate balance with our mischief

this delicate balance with our mischief

this delicate balance with our mischief such as pollution besides our ancestors

such as pollution besides our ancestors

such as pollution besides our ancestors gave us various cultures and

gave us various cultures and

gave us various cultures and civilizations that took thousands of

civilizations that took thousands of

civilizations that took thousands of years to build and contributes

years to build and contributes

years to build and contributes contributions from millions of people

contributions from millions of people

contributions from millions of people whereas destroying one would take very

whereas destroying one would take very

whereas destroying one would take very little time where are my inca friends

little time where are my inca friends

little time where are my inca friends the Aztecs the Red Indians why are they

the Aztecs the Red Indians why are they

the Aztecs the Red Indians why are they lost you are answerable to me as a child

lost you are answerable to me as a child

lost you are answerable to me as a child I do not want to be in the same position

I do not want to be in the same position

I do not want to be in the same position for our future children so we need to

for our future children so we need to

for our future children so we need to think wider than our culture’s and

think wider than our culture’s and

think wider than our culture’s and preserve what is gifted so where does

preserve what is gifted so where does

preserve what is gifted so where does all this leave us

all this leave us

all this leave us we should retain diversity while having

we should retain diversity while having

we should retain diversity while having unity that’s right

unity that’s right

unity that’s right diversity in unity not just a

diversity in unity not just a

diversity in unity not just a homogeneous mass that looks and feels

homogeneous mass that looks and feels

homogeneous mass that looks and feels the same and that does not think I have

the same and that does not think I have

the same and that does not think I have friends from five different religions

friends from five different religions

friends from five different religions speaking sixteen different languages and

speaking sixteen different languages and

speaking sixteen different languages and I have seen all of them celebrate

I have seen all of them celebrate

I have seen all of them celebrate everything joyfully it is nice to be a

everything joyfully it is nice to be a

everything joyfully it is nice to be a child as we children have mastered the

child as we children have mastered the

child as we children have mastered the art of diversity in unity and I would

art of diversity in unity and I would

art of diversity in unity and I would demand or at all adults to do so as well

demand or at all adults to do so as well

demand or at all adults to do so as well my little experiences cultures should

my little experiences cultures should

my little experiences cultures should converse in order to conserve and that’s

converse in order to conserve and that’s

converse in order to conserve and that’s an idea worth spreading thank you

an idea worth spreading thank you

an idea worth spreading thank you [Applause]

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