let me take you back to my college days sometime in 1997 the times when we
sometime in 1997 the times when we
sometime in 1997 the times when we didn’t have Facebook lives were not
didn’t have Facebook lives were not
didn’t have Facebook lives were not conquered by the social media Facebook
conquered by the social media Facebook
conquered by the social media Facebook Twitter and the Instagram all that and
Twitter and the Instagram all that and
Twitter and the Instagram all that and directions were the interactions were
directions were the interactions were
directions were the interactions were direct one fine day I was along with my
direct one fine day I was along with my
direct one fine day I was along with my dad and our driver I was going to visit
dad and our driver I was going to visit
dad and our driver I was going to visit our latest a lady’s house and we were we
our latest a lady’s house and we were we
our latest a lady’s house and we were we hit the roads we hit the NH 47 in in
hit the roads we hit the NH 47 in in
hit the roads we hit the NH 47 in in Kerala it was sunny afternoon hot and
Kerala it was sunny afternoon hot and
Kerala it was sunny afternoon hot and humid and my dad is a very
humid and my dad is a very
humid and my dad is a very safety-conscious person so he was
safety-conscious person so he was
safety-conscious person so he was continuously telling his you know
continuously telling his you know
continuously telling his you know talking to us talking to our driver was
talking to us talking to our driver was
talking to us talking to our driver was a little bit appeared a little bit
a little bit appeared a little bit
a little bit appeared a little bit sleepy that day it was kind of
sleepy that day it was kind of
sleepy that day it was kind of continuously telling his things to keep
continuously telling his things to keep
continuously telling his things to keep us from sleeping to keep us from dozing
us from sleeping to keep us from dozing
us from sleeping to keep us from dozing off and you know it’s very difficult to
off and you know it’s very difficult to
off and you know it’s very difficult to resist that temptation in in the sunny
resist that temptation in in the sunny
resist that temptation in in the sunny afternoons in Kerala hot and humid too
afternoons in Kerala hot and humid too
afternoons in Kerala hot and humid too little dose a little bit and you know
little dose a little bit and you know
little dose a little bit and you know like falling dome egos you know I first
like falling dome egos you know I first
like falling dome egos you know I first dozed off my father also dozed off and
dozed off my father also dozed off and
dozed off my father also dozed off and then ultimately I think our driver also
then ultimately I think our driver also
then ultimately I think our driver also dozed off at least just for a little
dozed off at least just for a little
dozed off at least just for a little little bit time and I don’t know how
little bit time and I don’t know how
little bit time and I don’t know how much time passed all I can remember now
much time passed all I can remember now
much time passed all I can remember now is that I woke up to a huge part and my
is that I woke up to a huge part and my
is that I woke up to a huge part and my my head hit something and I couldn’t see
my head hit something and I couldn’t see
my head hit something and I couldn’t see anything around me just complete
anything around me just complete
anything around me just complete darkness and as if I woke up too you
darkness and as if I woke up too you
darkness and as if I woke up too you know woke up from a bad dream I could
know woke up from a bad dream I could
know woke up from a bad dream I could hear some voices around me telling me
hear some voices around me telling me
hear some voices around me telling me some things but I couldn’t really
some things but I couldn’t really
some things but I couldn’t really understand what they were telling me
understand what they were telling me
understand what they were telling me and time passes on and I regain myself
and time passes on and I regain myself
and time passes on and I regain myself and I found it it was not what I was in
and I found it it was not what I was in
and I found it it was not what I was in I was in an accident and I had a load of
I was in an accident and I had a load of
I was in an accident and I had a load of condition and I regained myself thinking
condition and I regained myself thinking
condition and I regained myself thinking that you know it was realizing that was
that you know it was realizing that was
that you know it was realizing that was not a huge accident as I thought and
not a huge accident as I thought and
not a huge accident as I thought and quickly you know I looked around and I
quickly you know I looked around and I
quickly you know I looked around and I found my dad is a little bit more
found my dad is a little bit more
found my dad is a little bit more injured you know he had he had to get
injured you know he had he had to get
injured you know he had he had to get some stitches
some stitches
some stitches me and my driver we were just fine we
me and my driver we were just fine we
me and my driver we were just fine we just had some minor bruises you know we
just had some minor bruises you know we
just had some minor bruises you know we went to the nearest hospital sort of
went to the nearest hospital sort of
went to the nearest hospital sort of things out thank God and you know we
things out thank God and you know we
things out thank God and you know we moved on but all people are not so lucky
moved on but all people are not so lucky
moved on but all people are not so lucky as some of us are what shook is in last
as some of us are what shook is in last
as some of us are what shook is in last the most in the last few years ago in
the most in the last few years ago in
the most in the last few years ago in 2010 one of our close family ladies one
2010 one of our close family ladies one
2010 one of our close family ladies one of my close family relatives was
of my close family relatives was
of my close family relatives was involved in a fatal accident and he lost
involved in a fatal accident and he lost
involved in a fatal accident and he lost his life again on the very busy and
his life again on the very busy and
his life again on the very busy and dangerous intersections on NH 47 in
dangerous intersections on NH 47 in
dangerous intersections on NH 47 in Kerala he was at the peak of his life
Kerala he was at the peak of his life
Kerala he was at the peak of his life and peak of his career he had elaborate
and peak of his career he had elaborate
and peak of his career he had elaborate plans of what he wants to do forward
plans of what he wants to do forward
plans of what he wants to do forward with his life and nothing could be
with his life and nothing could be
with his life and nothing could be completed and to the families it was
completed and to the families it was
completed and to the families it was such an untimely and unexpected loss
such an untimely and unexpected loss
such an untimely and unexpected loss that the families couldn’t come out of
that the families couldn’t come out of
that the families couldn’t come out of it
it
it even now and today I want to tell you
even now and today I want to tell you
even now and today I want to tell you that this is a situation that every
that this is a situation that every
that this is a situation that every family in India is at the risk of facing
family in India is at the risk of facing
family in India is at the risk of facing and already facing and every minute
and already facing and every minute
and already facing and every minute every four minutes one family is
every four minutes one family is
every four minutes one family is undergoing this pain you know from that
undergoing this pain you know from that
undergoing this pain you know from that day I had a deep realization that
day I had a deep realization that
day I had a deep realization that perhaps the most painful most difficult
perhaps the most painful most difficult
perhaps the most painful most difficult human tragedy is loss of life to an
human tragedy is loss of life to an
human tragedy is loss of life to an accident on the road
this is
this is a situation that many of us may not have
a situation that many of us may not have
a situation that many of us may not have ever faced or may not even phase in our
ever faced or may not even phase in our
ever faced or may not even phase in our lifetime this is like a one you know one
lifetime this is like a one you know one
lifetime this is like a one you know one or two times in our lives will fate will
or two times in our lives will fate will
or two times in our lives will fate will face a situation like this just like you
face a situation like this just like you
face a situation like this just like you know our college graduation for buying a
know our college graduation for buying a
know our college graduation for buying a house our marriage these are life events
house our marriage these are life events
house our marriage these are life events and yet what I feel so striking is that
and yet what I feel so striking is that
and yet what I feel so striking is that the amount of preparation and attention
the amount of preparation and attention
the amount of preparation and attention and care that we give to all these other
and care that we give to all these other
and care that we give to all these other life events is so enormous when compared
life events is so enormous when compared
life events is so enormous when compared to the preparation that we give for this
to the preparation that we give for this
to the preparation that we give for this one life even a road accident and it can
one life even a road accident and it can
one life even a road accident and it can trump our entire life
we’re never prepared for this and at the
we’re never prepared for this and at the same time in India many of us think and
same time in India many of us think and
same time in India many of us think and many of us have not aware how much
many of us have not aware how much
many of us have not aware how much drastic and what is the extent of this
drastic and what is the extent of this
drastic and what is the extent of this problem that we are now running into as
problem that we are now running into as
problem that we are now running into as a country to all those who think that
a country to all those who think that
a country to all those who think that think that this is not a serious problem
think that this is not a serious problem
think that this is not a serious problem I want to tell them what if I tell you
I want to tell them what if I tell you
I want to tell them what if I tell you that in 15 years road accidents will be
that in 15 years road accidents will be
that in 15 years road accidents will be claiming the lives of people more than
claiming the lives of people more than
claiming the lives of people more than what deadly diseases like hiv/aids
what deadly diseases like hiv/aids
what deadly diseases like hiv/aids tuberculosis and malaria combined will
tuberculosis and malaria combined will
tuberculosis and malaria combined will claim such drastic is the situation that
claim such drastic is the situation that
claim such drastic is the situation that we have
in India and world over and and it is
in India and world over and and it is very alarmingly more and more number of
very alarmingly more and more number of
very alarmingly more and more number of lies are being claimed to road accidents
lies are being claimed to road accidents
lies are being claimed to road accidents and what concerned me most was even in
and what concerned me most was even in
and what concerned me most was even in this days of cutting-edge technology
this days of cutting-edge technology
this days of cutting-edge technology where we have lot of electronic gadgetry
where we have lot of electronic gadgetry
where we have lot of electronic gadgetry that we own now we have a very powerful
that we own now we have a very powerful
that we own now we have a very powerful cell phones cell phone in your hand
cell phones cell phone in your hand
cell phones cell phone in your hand there is really no technology that is of
there is really no technology that is of
there is really no technology that is of use that is of real use when it comes to
use that is of real use when it comes to
use that is of real use when it comes to an accident there’s nothing out there
an accident there’s nothing out there
an accident there’s nothing out there and that was concerning me very much and
and that was concerning me very much and
and that was concerning me very much and I started thinking how can I possibly
I started thinking how can I possibly
I started thinking how can I possibly change that what can I do to change that
change that what can I do to change that
change that what can I do to change that situation
with my team back in Kerala I had a
with my team back in Kerala I had a startup and with my team basically we
startup and with my team basically we
startup and with my team basically we thought about what to do and we came up
thought about what to do and we came up
thought about what to do and we came up with a simple vision my vision was that
with a simple vision my vision was that
with a simple vision my vision was that basically we create a simple IOT sensor
basically we create a simple IOT sensor
basically we create a simple IOT sensor device that will automatically detect an
device that will automatically detect an
device that will automatically detect an accident and inform the occurrence of an
accident and inform the occurrence of an
accident and inform the occurrence of an accident to a central database of
accident to a central database of
accident to a central database of central server infrastructure and from
central server infrastructure and from
central server infrastructure and from there on we can provide or build lot of
there on we can provide or build lot of
there on we can provide or build lot of alert mechanisms a lot of other systems
alert mechanisms a lot of other systems
alert mechanisms a lot of other systems on top of that using this data so that
on top of that using this data so that
on top of that using this data so that was our simple system and with my team
was our simple system and with my team
was our simple system and with my team we were able to create such an IOT
we were able to create such an IOT
we were able to create such an IOT sensor device and with this larger
sensor device and with this larger
sensor device and with this larger version that we can install that type of
version that we can install that type of
version that we can install that type of a device in all vehicles bikes cars
a device in all vehicles bikes cars
a device in all vehicles bikes cars trucks whatever that is going on the
trucks whatever that is going on the
trucks whatever that is going on the roads and all these devices will beam
roads and all these devices will beam
roads and all these devices will beam data to a centralized server
data to a centralized server
data to a centralized server infrastructure from which that data can
infrastructure from which that data can
infrastructure from which that data can be further used for making very critical
be further used for making very critical
be further used for making very critical decisions for emergency relief emergency
decisions for emergency relief emergency
decisions for emergency relief emergency care and later on to find out to
care and later on to find out to
care and later on to find out to analytics to find out and get insights
analytics to find out and get insights
analytics to find out and get insights on how we can improve the road
on how we can improve the road
on how we can improve the road infrastructure that we have
basically the most simplest application
basically the most simplest application that we found out was how we can bring
that we found out was how we can bring
that we found out was how we can bring help how we can bring emergency relief
help how we can bring emergency relief
help how we can bring emergency relief to people who are facing a catastrophic
to people who are facing a catastrophic
to people who are facing a catastrophic accident situation in real time with
accident situation in real time with
accident situation in real time with minimal delays in bringing help
minimal delays in bringing help
minimal delays in bringing help so our device basically will detect an
so our device basically will detect an
so our device basically will detect an accident this device is going to
accident this device is going to
accident this device is going to transmit information to a central server
transmit information to a central server
transmit information to a central server and from the central server it is going
and from the central server it is going
and from the central server it is going to alert a support center a support
to alert a support center a support
to alert a support center a support network who will contact the people
network who will contact the people
network who will contact the people inside the vehicle and find out their
inside the vehicle and find out their
inside the vehicle and find out their assess the situation how much of a
assess the situation how much of a
assess the situation how much of a problem they are under and then later on
problem they are under and then later on
problem they are under and then later on the same system will be alerting the
the same system will be alerting the
the same system will be alerting the support networks and then followed by
support networks and then followed by
support networks and then followed by engaging personal network so I felt that
engaging personal network so I felt that
engaging personal network so I felt that we are at this perfect storm of
we are at this perfect storm of
we are at this perfect storm of technology and we are in the sweet spot
technology and we are in the sweet spot
technology and we are in the sweet spot where we can implement many new things
where we can implement many new things
where we can implement many new things in our society which will transform and
in our society which will transform and
in our society which will transform and revolutionize emergency relief and
revolutionize emergency relief and
revolutionize emergency relief and emergency care all this data now we are
emergency care all this data now we are
emergency care all this data now we are getting captured into a central server
getting captured into a central server
getting captured into a central server into infrastructure and just imagine
into infrastructure and just imagine
into infrastructure and just imagine what we can do with it we can have now
what we can do with it we can have now
what we can do with it we can have now mobile apps that will directly beam this
mobile apps that will directly beam this
mobile apps that will directly beam this information just like a Twitter it’ll it
information just like a Twitter it’ll it
information just like a Twitter it’ll it will send information to all the
will send information to all the
will send information to all the followers about accidents that happen in
followers about accidents that happen in
followers about accidents that happen in our vicinity so that they can go and do
our vicinity so that they can go and do
our vicinity so that they can go and do their contribution to help the victim
their contribution to help the victim
their contribution to help the victim that is facing this situation or just
that is facing this situation or just
that is facing this situation or just imagine a whatsapp like chat application
imagine a whatsapp like chat application
imagine a whatsapp like chat application chat messaging platform which can
chat messaging platform which can
chat messaging platform which can connect all the stakeholders including
connect all the stakeholders including
connect all the stakeholders including the ambulance hospitals our families
the ambulance hospitals our families
the ambulance hospitals our families everybody who are concerned in helping a
everybody who are concerned in helping a
everybody who are concerned in helping a person in distress imagine an ambulance
person in distress imagine an ambulance
person in distress imagine an ambulance who is nearby
who is nearby
who is nearby the vicinity of an accident communicated
the vicinity of an accident communicated
the vicinity of an accident communicated that there was an accident at nearby and
that there was an accident at nearby and
that there was an accident at nearby and they can offer to go and help
they can offer to go and help
they can offer to go and help immediately without loss of time and
immediately without loss of time and
immediately without loss of time and imagine those people who are driving
imagine those people who are driving
imagine those people who are driving in front of the ambulance sometimes not
in front of the ambulance sometimes not
in front of the ambulance sometimes not knowing an ambulance is just behind them
knowing an ambulance is just behind them
knowing an ambulance is just behind them and blocking the way inadvertently they
and blocking the way inadvertently they
and blocking the way inadvertently they can be now they can now be alerted
can be now they can now be alerted
can be now they can now be alerted through our cell phones through their
through our cell phones through their
through our cell phones through their phones that there’s an ambulance coming
phones that there’s an ambulance coming
phones that there’s an ambulance coming behind them because of an accident that
behind them because of an accident that
behind them because of an accident that happened in the vicinity and they were
happened in the vicinity and they were
happened in the vicinity and they were gladly or they will try to accommodate a
gladly or they will try to accommodate a
gladly or they will try to accommodate a smooth passage of an ambulance through
smooth passage of an ambulance through
smooth passage of an ambulance through the road and we won’t have this many
the road and we won’t have this many
the road and we won’t have this many preventable deaths happening on the
preventable deaths happening on the
preventable deaths happening on the roads and we can save some of these
roads and we can save some of these
roads and we can save some of these lives I was so excited I thought that
lives I was so excited I thought that
lives I was so excited I thought that this was one of the best things that we
this was one of the best things that we
this was one of the best things that we can implement I couldn’t sleep for some
can implement I couldn’t sleep for some
can implement I couldn’t sleep for some days and
that was a few years ago fast-forward to
that was a few years ago fast-forward to today we have the solution we have made
today we have the solution we have made
today we have the solution we have made devices we have made technologies to
devices we have made technologies to
devices we have made technologies to implement at a large scale I’m sure that
implement at a large scale I’m sure that
implement at a large scale I’m sure that there are many different themes in our
there are many different themes in our
there are many different themes in our country in startups in colleges like
country in startups in colleges like
country in startups in colleges like these in multinational companies inside
these in multinational companies inside
these in multinational companies inside the government who can build enormous
the government who can build enormous
the government who can build enormous lis wonderful systems in our country
lis wonderful systems in our country
lis wonderful systems in our country wonderful technology platforms in our
wonderful technology platforms in our
wonderful technology platforms in our country that will work in hand with us
country that will work in hand with us
country that will work in hand with us to help our own people who are in
to help our own people who are in
to help our own people who are in critical need in an accident or other
critical need in an accident or other
critical need in an accident or other emergencies much to my dismay I found
emergencies much to my dismay I found
emergencies much to my dismay I found that most of the people who I talked to
that most of the people who I talked to
that most of the people who I talked to most of the people who I meet basically
most of the people who I meet basically
most of the people who I meet basically think that such a system is not possible
think that such a system is not possible
think that such a system is not possible to be implemented in India or it’s going
to be implemented in India or it’s going
to be implemented in India or it’s going to be very difficult for us to implement
to be very difficult for us to implement
to be very difficult for us to implement such a system in India many people who
such a system in India many people who
such a system in India many people who are successful in business they think
are successful in business they think
are successful in business they think that this type of a system should be
that this type of a system should be
that this type of a system should be done by the government some people think
done by the government some people think
done by the government some people think that this is like charity you cannot you
that this is like charity you cannot you
that this is like charity you cannot you can never build a successful business
can never build a successful business
can never build a successful business around this team
I was disheartened in India we should
I was disheartened in India we should start asking what is the price of life
start asking what is the price of life
start asking what is the price of life what is the price of our life what is
what is the price of our life what is
what is the price of our life what is the price of the life of our family and
the price of the life of our family and
the price of the life of our family and what is the price of life of somebody
what is the price of life of somebody
what is the price of life of somebody who is dying on the streets in an
who is dying on the streets in an
who is dying on the streets in an accident we can never put a price or a
accident we can never put a price or a
accident we can never put a price or a money for an amount – the life of a
money for an amount – the life of a
money for an amount – the life of a person or life of a living being it is
person or life of a living being it is
person or life of a living being it is priceless but as a country what is the
priceless but as a country what is the
priceless but as a country what is the economic cost that we are paying because
economic cost that we are paying because
economic cost that we are paying because of this accident will at least enable us
of this accident will at least enable us
of this accident will at least enable us to think about why we should bring a pan
to think about why we should bring a pan
to think about why we should bring a pan India or a countrywide solution that can
India or a countrywide solution that can
India or a countrywide solution that can combat this increasing number of
combat this increasing number of
combat this increasing number of accidents passing laws and enforcing
accidents passing laws and enforcing
accidents passing laws and enforcing with fines is not the way to go the more
with fines is not the way to go the more
with fines is not the way to go the more systematic coordinated technology based
systematic coordinated technology based
systematic coordinated technology based system that can revolutionize emergency
system that can revolutionize emergency
system that can revolutionize emergency relief is our way forward in India the
relief is our way forward in India the
relief is our way forward in India the total cost as a society we pay for
total cost as a society we pay for
total cost as a society we pay for accidents is about 3 lakh crore and this
accidents is about 3 lakh crore and this
accidents is about 3 lakh crore and this is 3 percent of the GDP India’s GDP in
is 3 percent of the GDP India’s GDP in
is 3 percent of the GDP India’s GDP in the last year
the last year
and what is 3 lakh 3.8 lakh crore what
and what is 3 lakh 3.8 lakh crore what how much is that amount it is a
how much is that amount it is a
how much is that amount it is a humongous amount we know that but how
humongous amount we know that but how
humongous amount we know that but how much is it I’m not saying that if we fix
much is it I’m not saying that if we fix
much is it I’m not saying that if we fix the if we improve and if if there are no
the if we improve and if if there are no
the if we improve and if if there are no accidents happening in India then we are
accidents happening in India then we are
accidents happening in India then we are going to save or make 3.8 like core
going to save or make 3.8 like core
going to save or make 3.8 like core growth but what I am really concerned
growth but what I am really concerned
growth but what I am really concerned about is the human effort
about is the human effort
about is the human effort the monetary equivalent of human effort
the monetary equivalent of human effort
the monetary equivalent of human effort that is wasted on accidents it is huge
that is wasted on accidents it is huge
that is wasted on accidents it is huge our own effort is wasted basically due
our own effort is wasted basically due
our own effort is wasted basically due to these accidents and you can see the
to these accidents and you can see the
to these accidents and you can see the amount that we are we are losing or the
amount that we are we are losing or the
amount that we are we are losing or the human effort wasted two accidents is
human effort wasted two accidents is
human effort wasted two accidents is much more than even the difference
much more than even the difference
much more than even the difference budget of our country if you look at
budget of our country if you look at
budget of our country if you look at such pirate mission that much effort
such pirate mission that much effort
such pirate mission that much effort that we lose for accidents we can weaken
that we lose for accidents we can weaken
that we lose for accidents we can weaken finance for 29 years such part mission
finance for 29 years such part mission
finance for 29 years such part mission in the same way we could have funded the
in the same way we could have funded the
in the same way we could have funded the national foot security scheme for seven
national foot security scheme for seven
national foot security scheme for seven years from the the amount that we lose
years from the the amount that we lose
years from the the amount that we lose in one year we could have converted 847
in one year we could have converted 847
in one year we could have converted 847 cities into smart cities from this
cities into smart cities from this
cities into smart cities from this amount that we waste or that is wasted
amount that we waste or that is wasted
amount that we waste or that is wasted two accidents every year ultimately
two accidents every year ultimately
two accidents every year ultimately everyone’s life is precious if you want
everyone’s life is precious if you want
everyone’s life is precious if you want to know the price of life you should ask
to know the price of life you should ask
to know the price of life you should ask the family of the victim who lost a life
the family of the victim who lost a life
the family of the victim who lost a life to an accident then you will understand
to an accident then you will understand
to an accident then you will understand you will be able to empathize with the
you will be able to empathize with the
you will be able to empathize with the true price of life of a person who is
true price of life of a person who is
true price of life of a person who is dying on the road
dying on the road
dying on the road and we must also imagine that this could
and we must also imagine that this could
and we must also imagine that this could happen to anybody in our country any
happen to anybody in our country any
happen to anybody in our country any family in our country we are all running
family in our country we are all running
family in our country we are all running the risk so today on a closing thought I
the risk so today on a closing thought I
the risk so today on a closing thought I want to ask you this question will you
want to ask you this question will you
want to ask you this question will you stand up and will it be prepared to
stand up and will it be prepared to
stand up and will it be prepared to protect the life of ours our family and
protect the life of ours our family and
protect the life of ours our family and also our citizens in the country by
also our citizens in the country by
also our citizens in the country by creating and helping create and
creating and helping create and
creating and helping create and demanding for a similar system the
demanding for a similar system the
demanding for a similar system the technology based system that can know
technology based system that can know
technology based system that can know when accidents happen where accidents
when accidents happen where accidents
when accidents happen where accidents happen and bring help to the emergency
happen and bring help to the emergency
happen and bring help to the emergency relief immediately to the people in
relief immediately to the people in
relief immediately to the people in distress or villages think that this is
distress or villages think that this is
distress or villages think that this is not a big deal
not a big deal
not a big deal ignore this problem and just let it a
ignore this problem and just let it a
ignore this problem and just let it a pass thank you
pass thank you
pass thank you [Applause]
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