[Music] why am I here well I am here because I
why am I here well I am here because I
why am I here well I am here because I am fortunate now you might wonder as to
am fortunate now you might wonder as to
am fortunate now you might wonder as to why am i fortunate am i fortunate
why am i fortunate am i fortunate
why am i fortunate am i fortunate because I come from an affluent family
because I come from an affluent family
because I come from an affluent family am i fortunate because I have the luxury
am i fortunate because I have the luxury
am i fortunate because I have the luxury of choice or am i fortunate because back
of choice or am i fortunate because back
of choice or am i fortunate because back in the day my grandfather drove a shiny
in the day my grandfather drove a shiny
in the day my grandfather drove a shiny black ambassador no I’m not fortunate
black ambassador no I’m not fortunate
black ambassador no I’m not fortunate because of all of these reasons I am
because of all of these reasons I am
because of all of these reasons I am fortunate because I was raised to be an
fortunate because I was raised to be an
fortunate because I was raised to be an opinion at woman when I was growing up
opinion at woman when I was growing up
opinion at woman when I was growing up as a child my family always told me
as a child my family always told me
as a child my family always told me never ever shy away from speaking your
never ever shy away from speaking your
never ever shy away from speaking your mind never be afraid to question the
mind never be afraid to question the
mind never be afraid to question the authorities when you feel something is
authorities when you feel something is
authorities when you feel something is wrong when I was growing up I was
wrong when I was growing up I was
wrong when I was growing up I was allowed to gather and process
allowed to gather and process
allowed to gather and process information the way I wanted to my
information the way I wanted to my
information the way I wanted to my family never fed me with their
family never fed me with their
family never fed me with their perspectives instead they let me have my
perspectives instead they let me have my
perspectives instead they let me have my own and that is exactly why I consider
own and that is exactly why I consider
own and that is exactly why I consider myself very very fortunate when I was
myself very very fortunate when I was
myself very very fortunate when I was growing up my family my father my mother
growing up my family my father my mother
growing up my family my father my mother my grandfather everybody told me that
my grandfather everybody told me that
my grandfather everybody told me that while being a woman doesn’t make me any
while being a woman doesn’t make me any
while being a woman doesn’t make me any less of a human being it doesn’t make me
less of a human being it doesn’t make me
less of a human being it doesn’t make me any more either I can be anything that I
any more either I can be anything that I
any more either I can be anything that I want to be I can get anywhere I want to
want to be I can get anywhere I want to
want to be I can get anywhere I want to get and I will get everything that I
get and I will get everything that I
get and I will get everything that I work for they gave me this unique
work for they gave me this unique
work for they gave me this unique ability rather they helped me develop
ability rather they helped me develop
ability rather they helped me develop this unique ability to judge
this unique ability to judge
this unique ability to judge differentiate between black and white
differentiate between black and white
differentiate between black and white and most importantly they learnt to
and most importantly they learnt to
and most importantly they learnt to place their faith in my judgment and in
place their faith in my judgment and in
place their faith in my judgment and in all possibilities that is the only
all possibilities that is the only
all possibilities that is the only reason why I could have a journey that
reason why I could have a journey that
reason why I could have a journey that is worth sharing and that is exactly why
is worth sharing and that is exactly why
is worth sharing and that is exactly why I am here today and now moving on to the
I am here today and now moving on to the
I am here today and now moving on to the most important part which is the what am
most important part which is the what am
most important part which is the what am I going to talk about well I have quite
I going to talk about well I have quite
I going to talk about well I have quite a diverse career but I have chosen a
a diverse career but I have chosen a
a diverse career but I have chosen a topic that is completely probably not
topic that is completely probably not
topic that is completely probably not related to my career or perhaps it is
related to my career or perhaps it is
related to my career or perhaps it is something that has come out of
something that has come out of
something that has come out of experiences but before I get there I
experiences but before I get there I
experiences but before I get there I would like to play a small a V for you
would like to play a small a V for you
would like to play a small a V for you all sultry sexy exotic my first guest
all sultry sexy exotic my first guest
all sultry sexy exotic my first guest tonight works two parts with
tonight works two parts with
tonight works two parts with equal aplomb actress and singer please
equal aplomb actress and singer please
equal aplomb actress and singer please welcome the movie star who’s not only
welcome the movie star who’s not only
welcome the movie star who’s not only known in her city but also globally
known in her city but also globally
known in her city but also globally Priyanka Chopra
[Music]
[Music] he’s a survivor superstar he’s
he’s a survivor superstar he’s
he’s a survivor superstar he’s definitely had a rollercoaster ride at
definitely had a rollercoaster ride at
definitely had a rollercoaster ride at the movies but as always always emerged
the movies but as always always emerged
the movies but as always always emerged victorious impeccable comic timing and
victorious impeccable comic timing and
victorious impeccable comic timing and superstar screen presence on celluloid
superstar screen presence on celluloid
superstar screen presence on celluloid please welcome the man after millions
please welcome the man after millions
please welcome the man after millions and apparently with the millions mega
and apparently with the millions mega
and apparently with the millions mega movie star Akshay Kumar the glam Queen
movie star Akshay Kumar the glam Queen
movie star Akshay Kumar the glam Queen of Indian sports Sania Mirza from
of Indian sports Sania Mirza from
of Indian sports Sania Mirza from serving up aces on a tennis courts is
serving up aces on a tennis courts is
serving up aces on a tennis courts is stashing down the ramp in a designer
stashing down the ramp in a designer
stashing down the ramp in a designer outfit Sania Mirza does everything with
outfit Sania Mirza does everything with
outfit Sania Mirza does everything with true panache she has not only been
true panache she has not only been
true panache she has not only been India’s top tennis player for several
India’s top tennis player for several
India’s top tennis player for several years now but has also won over a
years now but has also won over a
years now but has also won over a zillion hearts with her glamorous appeal
zillion hearts with her glamorous appeal
zillion hearts with her glamorous appeal no wonder she has been hailed as a style
no wonder she has been hailed as a style
no wonder she has been hailed as a style icon and enjoys a wide fan following
icon and enjoys a wide fan following
icon and enjoys a wide fan following even among people who are not much tuned
even among people who are not much tuned
even among people who are not much tuned into sports
vishka Rangi cricket ki duniya ke kes h
vishka Rangi cricket ki duniya ke kes h amok tasted arico 2de of Nepali liquor
amok tasted arico 2de of Nepali liquor
amok tasted arico 2de of Nepali liquor mademou Tata had to Bora Bora Bora
mademou Tata had to Bora Bora Bora
mademou Tata had to Bora Bora Bora stayed in for eternity asif ali abbas
stayed in for eternity asif ali abbas
stayed in for eternity asif ali abbas dismissed such in Tendulkar co-op Nevada
dismissed such in Tendulkar co-op Nevada
dismissed such in Tendulkar co-op Nevada Qaeda Thai Indian timki Jabba’s batsman
Qaeda Thai Indian timki Jabba’s batsman
Qaeda Thai Indian timki Jabba’s batsman Virat Kohli so ladies and gentlemen I’m
Virat Kohli so ladies and gentlemen I’m
Virat Kohli so ladies and gentlemen I’m sure the point that I was trying to make
sure the point that I was trying to make
sure the point that I was trying to make is very very evident irrespective of
is very very evident irrespective of
is very very evident irrespective of what industry of woman belongs to
what industry of woman belongs to
what industry of woman belongs to irrespective of what her credentials are
irrespective of what her credentials are
irrespective of what her credentials are irrespective of water achievements are
irrespective of water achievements are
irrespective of water achievements are in India we will notice we have this
in India we will notice we have this
in India we will notice we have this tendency of reducing a woman to her
tendency of reducing a woman to her
tendency of reducing a woman to her physical appearance now there is a
physical appearance now there is a
physical appearance now there is a question a very important question that
question a very important question that
question a very important question that all of us should be asking ourselves as
all of us should be asking ourselves as
all of us should be asking ourselves as to were we born this way were we born
to were we born this way were we born
to were we born this way were we born born to be sexless or was it something
born to be sexless or was it something
born to be sexless or was it something that went wrong when we were growing up
that went wrong when we were growing up
that went wrong when we were growing up for example how many of you think that
for example how many of you think that
for example how many of you think that women are weak by birth or men are
women are weak by birth or men are
women are weak by birth or men are violent by birth anybody who thinks that
violent by birth anybody who thinks that
violent by birth anybody who thinks that way I’m sure no right nobody is anything
way I’m sure no right nobody is anything
way I’m sure no right nobody is anything by birth it is something the entire
by birth it is something the entire
by birth it is something the entire process of becoming a human being
process of becoming a human being
process of becoming a human being is actually the process of growing up
is actually the process of growing up
is actually the process of growing up and in this entire process the most
and in this entire process the most
and in this entire process the most important factor is the influences that
important factor is the influences that
important factor is the influences that you have while you’re growing up I’m
you have while you’re growing up I’m
you have while you’re growing up I’m going to talk about a few influences
going to talk about a few influences
going to talk about a few influences that I have had while I was growing up
that I have had while I was growing up
that I have had while I was growing up when I was in school I had this subject
when I was in school I had this subject
when I was in school I had this subject called culture course wherein we were
called culture course wherein we were
called culture course wherein we were taught about various stories that were
taught about various stories that were
taught about various stories that were driven from the Indian mythology and
driven from the Indian mythology and
driven from the Indian mythology and they made it relevant to the current day
they made it relevant to the current day
they made it relevant to the current day and time one sad story was a story of
and time one sad story was a story of
and time one sad story was a story of goddess sati in the story what happens
goddess sati in the story what happens
goddess sati in the story what happens in sucky marries against the wishes of
in sucky marries against the wishes of
in sucky marries against the wishes of her father and when she goes back to her
her father and when she goes back to her
her father and when she goes back to her father’s house during a function the
father’s house during a function the
father’s house during a function the father insults her husband which is Lord
father insults her husband which is Lord
father insults her husband which is Lord Shiva and goddess sati decides to jump
Shiva and goddess sati decides to jump
Shiva and goddess sati decides to jump into the pyre and give her life away
into the pyre and give her life away
into the pyre and give her life away because she was told or she thinks that
because she was told or she thinks that
because she was told or she thinks that her husband’s respect and her husband’s
her husband’s respect and her husband’s
her husband’s respect and her husband’s ego is more important than her life
ego is more important than her life
ego is more important than her life moral of the story being what is a woman
moral of the story being what is a woman
moral of the story being what is a woman in India expected to do a woman in India
in India expected to do a woman in India
in India expected to do a woman in India is expected to more or less be a
is expected to more or less be a
is expected to more or less be a provider I’m not a provider by going out
provider I’m not a provider by going out
provider I’m not a provider by going out and fetching the money that is needed to
and fetching the money that is needed to
and fetching the money that is needed to go and buy food no a woman is expected
go and buy food no a woman is expected
go and buy food no a woman is expected to stay at home cook for the husband
to stay at home cook for the husband
to stay at home cook for the husband cook for the children and nurture them
cook for the children and nurture them
cook for the children and nurture them and in case anything goes wrong with the
and in case anything goes wrong with the
and in case anything goes wrong with the husband probably jump into the pyre
husband probably jump into the pyre
husband probably jump into the pyre because hey remember you were told that
because hey remember you were told that
because hey remember you were told that he did that in order to be the ideal
he did that in order to be the ideal
he did that in order to be the ideal Indian woman you will have to follow the
Indian woman you will have to follow the
Indian woman you will have to follow the culture and that is be the sati the
culture and that is be the sati the
culture and that is be the sati the second influence of very important
second influence of very important
second influence of very important influence while we were growing up I’m
influence while we were growing up I’m
influence while we were growing up I’m sure everybody out here is aware of
sure everybody out here is aware of
sure everybody out here is aware of Mahabharata right it is one of the most
Mahabharata right it is one of the most
Mahabharata right it is one of the most important Indian epic in Mahabharat we
important Indian epic in Mahabharat we
important Indian epic in Mahabharat we see a story of we see a story that is
see a story of we see a story that is
see a story of we see a story that is basically a war between two male egos it
basically a war between two male egos it
basically a war between two male egos it is the war between people who have
is the war between people who have
is the war between people who have clashes in their opinions but at the end
clashes in their opinions but at the end
clashes in their opinions but at the end of the day the bottom line being we
of the day the bottom line being we
of the day the bottom line being we always say Oh had it not been for
always say Oh had it not been for
always say Oh had it not been for Draupadi there would not have been any
Draupadi there would not have been any
Draupadi there would not have been any war we’ve realized that we’ve been
war we’ve realized that we’ve been
war we’ve realized that we’ve been conditioned to blame a woman for
conditioned to blame a woman for
conditioned to blame a woman for everything that happens in our life
everything that happens in our life
everything that happens in our life sometimes we blame our mother sometimes
sometimes we blame our mother sometimes
sometimes we blame our mother sometimes we blame our sister sometimes we blame
we blame our sister sometimes we blame
we blame our sister sometimes we blame our female friend sometimes we just
our female friend sometimes we just
our female friend sometimes we just blame ourselves because
blame ourselves because
blame ourselves because say hey vive born like this we do not
say hey vive born like this we do not
say hey vive born like this we do not have equal opportunities we do not have
have equal opportunities we do not have
have equal opportunities we do not have equal rights we are expected to be
equal rights we are expected to be
equal rights we are expected to be mothers were expected to quit our jobs
mothers were expected to quit our jobs
mothers were expected to quit our jobs because it is our responsibility to look
because it is our responsibility to look
because it is our responsibility to look after our children but that is not the
after our children but that is not the
after our children but that is not the fact these are the influences that we’ve
fact these are the influences that we’ve
fact these are the influences that we’ve had while we are growing up and probably
had while we are growing up and probably
had while we are growing up and probably that is why we think the way we do
that is why we think the way we do
that is why we think the way we do because this is centuries of
because this is centuries of
because this is centuries of conditioning that has made us the nation
conditioning that has made us the nation
conditioning that has made us the nation the society that we are today and it is
the society that we are today and it is
the society that we are today and it is time we start questioning other
time we start questioning other
time we start questioning other influences it is time we start
influences it is time we start
influences it is time we start questioning authorities it is time we
questioning authorities it is time we
questioning authorities it is time we start questioning things that do not
start questioning things that do not
start questioning things that do not make sense to us logically another very
make sense to us logically another very
make sense to us logically another very important influence while growing up is
important influence while growing up is
important influence while growing up is probably Ramayana we’ve all been brought
probably Ramayana we’ve all been brought
probably Ramayana we’ve all been brought up with the stories of Ramayana and the
up with the stories of Ramayana and the
up with the stories of Ramayana and the most important part of Ramayana or
most important part of Ramayana or
most important part of Ramayana or rather the entire episode that gives
rather the entire episode that gives
rather the entire episode that gives rise to the war that happens in Ramayana
rise to the war that happens in Ramayana
rise to the war that happens in Ramayana later on is the abduction of Sita we all
later on is the abduction of Sita we all
later on is the abduction of Sita we all know that when Sita was alone at in
know that when Sita was alone at in
know that when Sita was alone at in their career as it was called Lakshman
their career as it was called Lakshman
their career as it was called Lakshman drew a Lakshmana Rekha around Sita tried
drew a Lakshmana Rekha around Sita tried
drew a Lakshmana Rekha around Sita tried to confine her to the limits of Lakshmi
to confine her to the limits of Lakshmi
to confine her to the limits of Lakshmi Rekha in the name of her own safety now
Rekha in the name of her own safety now
Rekha in the name of her own safety now by logic my my logic tells me that a
by logic my my logic tells me that a
by logic my my logic tells me that a woman who can survive in a jungle is
woman who can survive in a jungle is
woman who can survive in a jungle is certainly ought to be physically strong
certainly ought to be physically strong
certainly ought to be physically strong you cannot expect somebody who’s not
you cannot expect somebody who’s not
you cannot expect somebody who’s not physically strong to survive in a jungle
physically strong to survive in a jungle
physically strong to survive in a jungle am i right you definitely cannot a
am i right you definitely cannot a
am i right you definitely cannot a person who’s physically not very strong
person who’s physically not very strong
person who’s physically not very strong is person physically does not have the
is person physically does not have the
is person physically does not have the strength to do the things that are
strength to do the things that are
strength to do the things that are required to do in a jungle the person
required to do in a jungle the person
required to do in a jungle the person will not be able to survive but here we
will not be able to survive but here we
will not be able to survive but here we are being told a story of Sita where she
are being told a story of Sita where she
are being told a story of Sita where she is in a jungle she’s surviving and she
is in a jungle she’s surviving and she
is in a jungle she’s surviving and she is doing very well at that for that
is doing very well at that for that
is doing very well at that for that matter and here we see Lakshmi who
matter and here we see Lakshmi who
matter and here we see Lakshmi who decides to draw Lakshmana rake her
decides to draw Lakshmana rake her
decides to draw Lakshmana rake her around Sita calls intellectual Rekha and
around Sita calls intellectual Rekha and
around Sita calls intellectual Rekha and tells her Bobby you stay within the
tells her Bobby you stay within the
tells her Bobby you stay within the limits of the Lakshmana Rekha and you
limits of the Lakshmana Rekha and you
limits of the Lakshmana Rekha and you will be safe but no Sita being Sita
will be safe but no Sita being Sita
will be safe but no Sita being Sita decides to cross the Lakshmana Rekha she
decides to cross the Lakshmana Rekha she
decides to cross the Lakshmana Rekha she is abducted and now here if you look at
is abducted and now here if you look at
is abducted and now here if you look at the entire story people never blame
the entire story people never blame
the entire story people never blame Robin for abducting her or people never
Robin for abducting her or people never
Robin for abducting her or people never blame Lakshmana for deciding that he was
blame Lakshmana for deciding that he was
blame Lakshmana for deciding that he was right when he thought he could confine
right when he thought he could confine
right when he thought he could confine Sita to the limits of the Laxmi Lake
Sita to the limits of the Laxmi Lake
Sita to the limits of the Laxmi Lake High and tell her that
High and tell her that
High and tell her that have to be inside to be safe nobody
have to be inside to be safe nobody
have to be inside to be safe nobody questions Rahm as to why he did not beat
questions Rahm as to why he did not beat
questions Rahm as to why he did not beat Sita how to defend herself all we do all
Sita how to defend herself all we do all
Sita how to defend herself all we do all we have ever heard is had had Sita
we have ever heard is had had Sita
we have ever heard is had had Sita stayin with it stayed within the
stayin with it stayed within the
stayin with it stayed within the confines of that Lakshmana Rekha she
confines of that Lakshmana Rekha she
confines of that Lakshmana Rekha she would have been safe and that is exactly
would have been safe and that is exactly
would have been safe and that is exactly what today we as a country tell above
what today we as a country tell above
what today we as a country tell above women that in case you want to be safe
women that in case you want to be safe
women that in case you want to be safe you stay within the limits what I want
you stay within the limits what I want
you stay within the limits what I want to ask is who is the one who decides
to ask is who is the one who decides
to ask is who is the one who decides these limits who is the one who sets
these limits who is the one who sets
these limits who is the one who sets these limits for us how convenient it is
these limits for us how convenient it is
these limits for us how convenient it is to confine Sita confine a woman to the
to confine Sita confine a woman to the
to confine Sita confine a woman to the limits of Lakshmi Rekha and tell her
limits of Lakshmi Rekha and tell her
limits of Lakshmi Rekha and tell her that this is your Rica and you have to
that this is your Rica and you have to
that this is your Rica and you have to stay with him I am NOT going to stay
stay with him I am NOT going to stay
stay with him I am NOT going to stay within any Lakshmi our economy can
within any Lakshmi our economy can
within any Lakshmi our economy can confine me because I am blessed with
confine me because I am blessed with
confine me because I am blessed with education empowerment self belief
education empowerment self belief
education empowerment self belief confidence and I know I can conquer the
confidence and I know I can conquer the
confidence and I know I can conquer the world when I want to and that is exactly
world when I want to and that is exactly
world when I want to and that is exactly why I’m not going to stay within the
why I’m not going to stay within the
why I’m not going to stay within the limits another thing that I want to
limits another thing that I want to
limits another thing that I want to bring to your attention is that when we
bring to your attention is that when we
bring to your attention is that when we hear about all the epics that are a part
hear about all the epics that are a part
hear about all the epics that are a part of Indian culture or Indian history or
of Indian culture or Indian history or
of Indian culture or Indian history or Indian mythology talk about Sarah my and
Indian mythology talk about Sarah my and
Indian mythology talk about Sarah my and talk about mahavihara talk about
talk about mahavihara talk about
talk about mahavihara talk about bhagavad-gita you will come to
bhagavad-gita you will come to
bhagavad-gita you will come to understand that all these epochs have
understand that all these epochs have
understand that all these epochs have been written by males everything has
been written by males everything has
been written by males everything has been written by L by a gender that does
been written by L by a gender that does
been written by L by a gender that does not understand another gender these are
not understand another gender these are
not understand another gender these are all the perspective of a meal maybe
all the perspective of a meal maybe
all the perspective of a meal maybe according to Valmiki Sita was not strong
according to Valmiki Sita was not strong
according to Valmiki Sita was not strong enough maybe according to Viet Vyasa
enough maybe according to Viet Vyasa
enough maybe according to Viet Vyasa Draupadi was the cause of everything but
Draupadi was the cause of everything but
Draupadi was the cause of everything but what we need to understand is had the
what we need to understand is had the
what we need to understand is had the things written had the things been
things written had the things been
things written had the things been written differently from a different
written differently from a different
written differently from a different perspective
perspective
perspective would we be different people would we
would we be different people would we
would we be different people would we still be sexist would we still be gender
still be sexist would we still be gender
still be sexist would we still be gender biased and would it be a woman’s world
biased and would it be a woman’s world
biased and would it be a woman’s world no absolutely not because one of the
no absolutely not because one of the
no absolutely not because one of the most important characteristic of a woman
most important characteristic of a woman
most important characteristic of a woman is that she is a nurturer one thing that
is that she is a nurturer one thing that
is that she is a nurturer one thing that you cannot take away from a woman is the
you cannot take away from a woman is the
you cannot take away from a woman is the fact that she is a nurturer
fact that she is a nurturer
fact that she is a nurturer well I this is a topic like I said
well I this is a topic like I said
well I this is a topic like I said earlier very close to my heart and I
earlier very close to my heart and I
earlier very close to my heart and I could talk for hours and hours with
could talk for hours and hours with
could talk for hours and hours with respect
respect
respect to this topic Berta I see that I have
to this topic Berta I see that I have
to this topic Berta I see that I have very limited time left so I’m going to
very limited time left so I’m going to
very limited time left so I’m going to leave you with these last thoughts that
leave you with these last thoughts that
leave you with these last thoughts that is under the garb of tradition culture
is under the garb of tradition culture
is under the garb of tradition culture value history heritage for centuries now
value history heritage for centuries now
value history heritage for centuries now women have been oppressed and suppressed
women have been oppressed and suppressed
women have been oppressed and suppressed it is time we start questioning these
it is time we start questioning these
it is time we start questioning these traditions it is time we start
traditions it is time we start
traditions it is time we start questioning the heritage it is time we
questioning the heritage it is time we
questioning the heritage it is time we start questioning the values while you
start questioning the values while you
start questioning the values while you keep your values your heritage your
keep your values your heritage your
keep your values your heritage your traditions your history close to you
traditions your history close to you
traditions your history close to you remember you have to keep cells power
remember you have to keep cells power
remember you have to keep cells power self belief empowerment education
self belief empowerment education
self belief empowerment education awareness and above all logic closer to
awareness and above all logic closer to
awareness and above all logic closer to yourself may logic prevail thank you so
yourself may logic prevail thank you so
yourself may logic prevail thank you so much
much
much [Applause]
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