The Courage to say No | Nandan Saxena | TEDxJMI

so I’ll ask you a simple question how

so I’ll ask you a simple question how many of you and you have you raised your

many of you and you have you raised your

many of you and you have you raised your hands how many of you have toilets in

hands how many of you have toilets in

hands how many of you have toilets in your house oh my gosh everybody Medici

your house oh my gosh everybody Medici

your house oh my gosh everybody Medici is gonna be very happy to that okay so H

is gonna be very happy to that okay so H

is gonna be very happy to that okay so H of hearth is going in the right

of hearth is going in the right

of hearth is going in the right direction and how many of you use it

direction and how many of you use it

direction and how many of you use it everyday

everyday

everyday wow this is absolutely amazing recently

wow this is absolutely amazing recently

wow this is absolutely amazing recently we had gone to this picture-perfect hill

we had gone to this picture-perfect hill

we had gone to this picture-perfect hill station called Chell in hamachi and we

station called Chell in hamachi and we

station called Chell in hamachi and we have friends there

have friends there

have friends there the monkeys the land gurus and some

the monkeys the land gurus and some

the monkeys the land gurus and some human beings so once a human being is

human beings so once a human being is

human beings so once a human being is the homeopath who practices there was

the homeopath who practices there was

the homeopath who practices there was our friend and he said okay let me take

our friend and he said okay let me take

our friend and he said okay let me take you to a nature walk which we did next

you to a nature walk which we did next

you to a nature walk which we did next day he said okay we will take you to a

day he said okay we will take you to a

day he said okay we will take you to a particular village what the karana

particular village what the karana

particular village what the karana I said Wow let’s go at the karana which

I said Wow let’s go at the karana which

I said Wow let’s go at the karana which is about one hour of a meandering drive

is about one hour of a meandering drive

is about one hour of a meandering drive downhill in the valley we met a very

downhill in the valley we met a very

downhill in the valley we met a very interesting gentleman called togusa and

interesting gentleman called togusa and

interesting gentleman called togusa and the village is actually called the

the village is actually called the

the village is actually called the karana which is taka Rana and that was

karana which is taka Rana and that was

karana which is taka Rana and that was dirt Haku Sahab of the village he shared

dirt Haku Sahab of the village he shared

dirt Haku Sahab of the village he shared a lot of stories with us he shared a lot

a lot of stories with us he shared a lot

a lot of stories with us he shared a lot of food with us and after some time I

of food with us and after some time I

of food with us and after some time I said excuse me but with the washroom the

said excuse me but with the washroom the

said excuse me but with the washroom the exchanged glances amongst them and he

exchanged glances amongst them and he

exchanged glances amongst them and he assigned a very sweet licking looking

assigned a very sweet licking looking

assigned a very sweet licking looking child and he said you take uncle and

child and he said you take uncle and

child and he said you take uncle and another girl you take auntie

another girl you take auntie

another girl you take auntie okay we said and they took us out out

okay we said and they took us out out

okay we said and they took us out out money in the jungle

money in the jungle

money in the jungle in the forest and there is a very

in the forest and there is a very

in the forest and there is a very hallowed tradition which the geographers

hallowed tradition which the geographers

hallowed tradition which the geographers amongst you and the nature photographers

amongst you and the nature photographers

amongst you and the nature photographers and birders know it’s a secret which the

and birders know it’s a secret which the

and birders know it’s a secret which the techies and the engineering departments

techies and the engineering departments

techies and the engineering departments and then crc guys are yet to learn and

and then crc guys are yet to learn and

and then crc guys are yet to learn and I’m sharing it here it’s called BTB you

I’m sharing it here it’s called BTB you

I’m sharing it here it’s called BTB you know what is BTB resins none

know what is BTB resins none

know what is BTB resins none nobody knows BTB okay one what is VD be

nobody knows BTB okay one what is VD be

nobody knows BTB okay one what is VD be loud behind the bush

you’ve got to booth go and do your damn

you’ve got to booth go and do your damn thing to it behind the bush

thing to it behind the bush

thing to it behind the bush that’s BTB now we’re filmmakers me my

that’s BTB now we’re filmmakers me my

that’s BTB now we’re filmmakers me my wife Kavita in an express seven years

wife Kavita in an express seven years

wife Kavita in an express seven years I’ve done all kinds of news channels and

I’ve done all kinds of news channels and

I’ve done all kinds of news channels and stuff so many years before we started

stuff so many years before we started

stuff so many years before we started making our own films so we thought that

making our own films so we thought that

making our own films so we thought that okay that’s not an issue but there was

okay that’s not an issue but there was

okay that’s not an issue but there was an issue my mother my mother was with us

an issue my mother my mother was with us

an issue my mother my mother was with us and she said what is this happening am I

and she said what is this happening am I

and she said what is this happening am I supposed to be going out there and

supposed to be going out there and

supposed to be going out there and ultimately she had to but she came back

ultimately she had to but she came back

ultimately she had to but she came back and took on Tucker Saab she said you’ve

and took on Tucker Saab she said you’ve

and took on Tucker Saab she said you’ve got such a beautiful house now don’t you

got such a beautiful house now don’t you

got such a beautiful house now don’t you have the money to build a toilet how I’m

have the money to build a toilet how I’m

have the money to build a toilet how I’m hygienic if we go outside how unsafe and

hygienic if we go outside how unsafe and

hygienic if we go outside how unsafe and the tacos have said you city guys are

the tacos have said you city guys are

the tacos have said you city guys are very dirty people you are on hygienic

very dirty people you are on hygienic

very dirty people you are on hygienic how can you imagine sitting at the same

how can you imagine sitting at the same

how can you imagine sitting at the same place every day

it stinks year after year you sit and

it stinks year after year you sit and at the same place and usually it’s

at the same place and usually it’s

at the same place and usually it’s next to your bedroom we said yeah so but

next to your bedroom we said yeah so but

next to your bedroom we said yeah so but then my mother she was a schoolteacher

then my mother she was a schoolteacher

then my mother she was a schoolteacher before she retired and she’s a fierce

before she retired and she’s a fierce

before she retired and she’s a fierce fighter she didn’t give up he said no

fighter she didn’t give up he said no

fighter she didn’t give up he said no but this is not the way you have to

but this is not the way you have to

but this is not the way you have to understand this is not safe this is not

understand this is not safe this is not

understand this is not safe this is not hygienic at all he said okay let me talk

hygienic at all he said okay let me talk

hygienic at all he said okay let me talk about hygiene now so where does your

about hygiene now so where does your

about hygiene now so where does your go you flush it 25 litres of water

go you flush it 25 litres of water

go you flush it 25 litres of water goes down at an average about a thousand

goes down at an average about a thousand

goes down at an average about a thousand liters every family maybe more every day

liters every family maybe more every day

liters every family maybe more every day and we are a big city very big city

and we are a big city very big city

and we are a big city very big city where is the going to the Yamuna

where is the going to the Yamuna

where is the going to the Yamuna what do you do after that

what do you do after that

what do you do after that you clean the Emunah to give us potable

you clean the Emunah to give us potable

you clean the Emunah to give us potable water he says does it make sense

water he says does it make sense

water he says does it make sense we had no answer absolutely none we were

we had no answer absolutely none we were

we had no answer absolutely none we were silent because all our upbringing all

silent because all our upbringing all

silent because all our upbringing all our science technology education and

our science technology education and

our science technology education and there is a simple wisdom of a village

there is a simple wisdom of a village

there is a simple wisdom of a village person who says how can you keep

person who says how can you keep

person who says how can you keep polluting your lifeline which gives you

polluting your lifeline which gives you

polluting your lifeline which gives you potable water with your then you

potable water with your then you

potable water with your then you clean it so that Faridabad can have

clean it so that Faridabad can have

clean it so that Faridabad can have water to drink then they put this

water to drink then they put this

water to drink then they put this then they clean it because Brindavan and

then they clean it because Brindavan and

then they clean it because Brindavan and then Mathura and then Agra they need the

then Mathura and then Agra they need the

then Mathura and then Agra they need the water to drink what kind of stupidity is

water to drink what kind of stupidity is

water to drink what kind of stupidity is this he says this is not science this is

this he says this is not science this is

this he says this is not science this is not modernity this is not technology

not modernity this is not technology

not modernity this is not technology every day we do so many things which are

every day we do so many things which are

every day we do so many things which are counterintuitive is one I mean

counterintuitive is one I mean

counterintuitive is one I mean at the wrong place there are other

at the wrong place there are other

at the wrong place there are other things what happens to the garbage that

things what happens to the garbage that

things what happens to the garbage that we keep piling all these nachos which

we keep piling all these nachos which

we keep piling all these nachos which come in very neat

come in very neat

come in very neat packages the lathes and the you know all

packages the lathes and the you know all

packages the lathes and the you know all kinds of things and that packaging is

kinds of things and that packaging is

kinds of things and that packaging is not why I would be gradable 500 years

not why I would be gradable 500 years

not why I would be gradable 500 years and that will still say layers what

and that will still say layers what

and that will still say layers what happens to the landfills where we are

happens to the landfills where we are

happens to the landfills where we are filling up everything the landscape them

filling up everything the landscape them

filling up everything the landscape them put a green grass stop and put some

put a green grass stop and put some

put a green grass stop and put some sprinklers and say that ok children can

sprinklers and say that ok children can

sprinklers and say that ok children can come and play there and then that

come and play there and then that

come and play there and then that mountain of garbage comes toppling down

mountain of garbage comes toppling down

mountain of garbage comes toppling down like it it did at gossip or recently

like it it did at gossip or recently

like it it did at gossip or recently last month Delhi the capital city of

last month Delhi the capital city of

last month Delhi the capital city of India then we understand that okay this

India then we understand that okay this

India then we understand that okay this is not the way to go this is not the way

is not the way to go this is not the way

is not the way to go this is not the way we want to end up your children do not

we want to end up your children do not

we want to end up your children do not need to play on a pile of garbage what

need to play on a pile of garbage what

need to play on a pile of garbage what kind of life is this what kind of a

kind of life is this what kind of a

kind of life is this what kind of a quality of life are we giving our

quality of life are we giving our

quality of life are we giving our children if they have to play on a

children if they have to play on a

children if they have to play on a garbage heap this people who live around

garbage heap this people who live around

garbage heap this people who live around that garbage heap are all dying of

that garbage heap are all dying of

that garbage heap are all dying of various ailments I I can’t even name

various ailments I I can’t even name

various ailments I I can’t even name them it’s it’s horrible the leachates

them it’s it’s horrible the leachates

them it’s it’s horrible the leachates going from that garbage of polluting

going from that garbage of polluting

going from that garbage of polluting your groundwater aquifers it has

your groundwater aquifers it has

your groundwater aquifers it has chemicals it has biomedical waste the

chemicals it has biomedical waste the

chemicals it has biomedical waste the garbage heap has sanitary napkins it has

garbage heap has sanitary napkins it has

garbage heap has sanitary napkins it has a lot of plastics it has a lot of heavy

a lot of plastics it has a lot of heavy

a lot of plastics it has a lot of heavy metal kind of thing because all kinds of

metal kind of thing because all kinds of

metal kind of thing because all kinds of industrial waste all who gets mixed in

industrial waste all who gets mixed in

industrial waste all who gets mixed in now how can we sig regret this from a

now how can we sig regret this from a

now how can we sig regret this from a garbage heap we can’t

garbage heap we can’t

garbage heap we can’t once it has ended up there it is going

once it has ended up there it is going

once it has ended up there it is going to be there and that is going to pollute

to be there and that is going to pollute

to be there and that is going to pollute your groundwater aquifers wherever you

your groundwater aquifers wherever you

your groundwater aquifers wherever you live gossip or might be very far from

live gossip or might be very far from

live gossip or might be very far from jamia but when the water underground

jamia but when the water underground

jamia but when the water underground water aquifers get polluted then jamia

water aquifers get polluted then jamia

water aquifers get polluted then jamia is not far that is the issue we are all

is not far that is the issue we are all

is not far that is the issue we are all linked this entire biosphere we are all

linked this entire biosphere we are all

linked this entire biosphere we are all linked

linked

linked when the honeybees die somewhere else we

when the honeybees die somewhere else we

when the honeybees die somewhere else we are going to die when we talk of

are going to die when we talk of

are going to die when we talk of Technology when we see that okay we are

Technology when we see that okay we are

Technology when we see that okay we are going on a part of progress and

going on a part of progress and

going on a part of progress and development then what is the paradigm of

development then what is the paradigm of

development then what is the paradigm of development where are we going

development where are we going

development where are we going do we even stop the question where we

do we even stop the question where we

do we even stop the question where we are going do we know where we have to go

are going do we know where we have to go

are going do we know where we have to go why are we running first find out that

why are we running first find out that

why are we running first find out that okay this is the direction I need to

okay this is the direction I need to

okay this is the direction I need to take and this is the direction goes to

take and this is the direction goes to

take and this is the direction goes to the garbage heap this goes to the $22

the garbage heap this goes to the $22

the garbage heap this goes to the $22 the drains that are polluting the river

the drains that are polluting the river

the drains that are polluting the river Yamuna that is the potable water for

Yamuna that is the potable water for

Yamuna that is the potable water for Delhi I don’t want to go there I want to

Delhi I don’t want to go there I want to

Delhi I don’t want to go there I want to keep my water clean I want to keep my

keep my water clean I want to keep my

keep my water clean I want to keep my soil my earth green because that is what

soil my earth green because that is what

soil my earth green because that is what is going to keep me alive the notion

is going to keep me alive the notion

is going to keep me alive the notion that science is value neutral is an

that science is value neutral is an

that science is value neutral is an ocean scientists can be manipulated

ocean scientists can be manipulated

ocean scientists can be manipulated science can be used by any corporation

science can be used by any corporation

science can be used by any corporation or a politician or a nexus to ruin your

or a politician or a nexus to ruin your

or a politician or a nexus to ruin your happiness so we’ve got to really take

happiness so we’ve got to really take

happiness so we’ve got to really take off this set of glasses that we have

off this set of glasses that we have

off this set of glasses that we have these glasses are antiquated these

these glasses are antiquated these

these glasses are antiquated these glasses are useless now and in the name

glasses are useless now and in the name

glasses are useless now and in the name of science people are selling us all

of science people are selling us all

of science people are selling us all kinds of ideas people are selling us all

kinds of ideas people are selling us all

kinds of ideas people are selling us all kinds of things from atom bombs to

kinds of things from atom bombs to

kinds of things from atom bombs to genetically modified food which I don’t

genetically modified food which I don’t

genetically modified food which I don’t want because once my river is polluted

want because once my river is polluted

want because once my river is polluted like Singapore it imports water from

like Singapore it imports water from

like Singapore it imports water from Malaysia and apart from that it cleans

Malaysia and apart from that it cleans

Malaysia and apart from that it cleans its own urine which goes into the

its own urine which goes into the

its own urine which goes into the whatever little river they have and they

whatever little river they have and they

whatever little river they have and they purify it to drink now we are into the

purify it to drink now we are into the

purify it to drink now we are into the 21st century and India says we are going

21st century and India says we are going

21st century and India says we are going to be the superpower of the 21st century

to be the superpower of the 21st century

to be the superpower of the 21st century we have Israeli technology here but do

we have Israeli technology here but do

we have Israeli technology here but do you want to drink your own clarified

you want to drink your own clarified

you want to drink your own clarified urine I don’t

urine I don’t

urine I don’t I’d much rather that my flush does not

I’d much rather that my flush does not

I’d much rather that my flush does not send all kinds of excreta into my river

send all kinds of excreta into my river

send all kinds of excreta into my river I am NOT game to painting that stuff and

I am NOT game to painting that stuff and

I am NOT game to painting that stuff and using it let’s watch something which

using it let’s watch something which

using it let’s watch something which changes this paradigm and takes you to a

changes this paradigm and takes you to a

changes this paradigm and takes you to a people who do not follow this this

people who do not follow this this

people who do not follow this this science they have real science which we

science they have real science which we

science they have real science which we have rubbished

have rubbished

have rubbished as nonsense we have rubbish that okay

as nonsense we have rubbish that okay

as nonsense we have rubbish that okay you’re outdated what kind of a thing is

you’re outdated what kind of a thing is

you’re outdated what kind of a thing is this you guys are Aboriginal people

this you guys are Aboriginal people

this you guys are Aboriginal people living in the forest

living in the forest

living in the forest what do you know we know everything

what do you know we know everything

what do you know we know everything [Music]

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got to LA hi Ella since to Allah it’s TKO monotony who tomahto a panini load a

TKO monotony who tomahto a panini load a

TKO monotony who tomahto a panini load a map obsidian Johnny it got to legal

map obsidian Johnny it got to legal

map obsidian Johnny it got to legal before Norma beaten Gina be a

before Norma beaten Gina be a

before Norma beaten Gina be a catastrophe honest I in a de parada hop

catastrophe honest I in a de parada hop

catastrophe honest I in a de parada hop off economic critical Zachary dr. Corey

off economic critical Zachary dr. Corey

off economic critical Zachary dr. Corey ed gave my integer said correctly

ed gave my integer said correctly

ed gave my integer said correctly Mahinder Sakura Sakura Naruto Tinga

Mahinder Sakura Sakura Naruto Tinga

Mahinder Sakura Sakura Naruto Tinga Tinga keno for Iman Danica Pinochet kuna

Tinga keno for Iman Danica Pinochet kuna

Tinga keno for Iman Danica Pinochet kuna da mo kokoro kokoro feeding us a curry a

da mo kokoro kokoro feeding us a curry a

da mo kokoro kokoro feeding us a curry a manicure OCD is Hakuna Matata for oi and

manicure OCD is Hakuna Matata for oi and

manicure OCD is Hakuna Matata for oi and a 30 millimeter thick for a novice in

a 30 millimeter thick for a novice in

a 30 millimeter thick for a novice in millimeters a pony doubled up a foreign

millimeters a pony doubled up a foreign

millimeters a pony doubled up a foreign demon and a defector a poppin demon a

demon and a defector a poppin demon a

demon and a defector a poppin demon a [Music]

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[Music] Pomeranian de la fake or Aimable a kin

Pomeranian de la fake or Aimable a kin

Pomeranian de la fake or Aimable a kin en de la Torre de ba Madoka Toro an

en de la Torre de ba Madoka Toro an

en de la Torre de ba Madoka Toro an americorps en lasa Karina to laguna la

americorps en lasa Karina to laguna la

americorps en lasa Karina to laguna la sabaneta bamadoro

sabaneta bamadoro

sabaneta bamadoro [Music]

so that is another paradigm sustainable

so that is another paradigm sustainable use of whatever resources you have and

use of whatever resources you have and

use of whatever resources you have and not coming with the hubris not coming

not coming with the hubris not coming

not coming with the hubris not coming with this false sense of pride that the

with this false sense of pride that the

with this false sense of pride that the entire cannot the entire nature the

entire cannot the entire nature the

entire cannot the entire nature the entire world entire universe cosmos is

entire world entire universe cosmos is

entire world entire universe cosmos is made for this person called the human

made for this person called the human

made for this person called the human being no we are just part of this

being no we are just part of this

being no we are just part of this creation we are just one miniscule part

creation we are just one miniscule part

creation we are just one miniscule part and we don’t own it all we’ve got to

and we don’t own it all we’ve got to

and we don’t own it all we’ve got to exist with a lot of other species we’ve

exist with a lot of other species we’ve

exist with a lot of other species we’ve got to let the honeybees live the

got to let the honeybees live the

got to let the honeybees live the physicist Stephen Hawking has said

physicist Stephen Hawking has said

physicist Stephen Hawking has said something very disturbing and he’s

something very disturbing and he’s

something very disturbing and he’s usually right

usually right

usually right he says the human beings have only about

he says the human beings have only about

he says the human beings have only about a hundred years left to populate another

a hundred years left to populate another

a hundred years left to populate another planet you can take a pick how many of

planet you can take a pick how many of

planet you can take a pick how many of you like Mars

you like Mars

you like Mars nobody likes Mars how many of you like

nobody likes Mars how many of you like

nobody likes Mars how many of you like the blue planets the earth so you have a

the blue planets the earth so you have a

the blue planets the earth so you have a choice now whether to keep it the way

choice now whether to keep it the way

choice now whether to keep it the way our forefathers had so that your

our forefathers had so that your

our forefathers had so that your children and grandchildren can enjoy the

children and grandchildren can enjoy the

children and grandchildren can enjoy the nature or you can go and book a ticket

nature or you can go and book a ticket

nature or you can go and book a ticket on somebody’s spaceship to Mars and God

on somebody’s spaceship to Mars and God

on somebody’s spaceship to Mars and God help you that is the question you have

help you that is the question you have

help you that is the question you have to ask yourself you have to have the

to ask yourself you have to have the

to ask yourself you have to have the courage to say no you have to have the

courage to say no you have to have the

courage to say no you have to have the sagacity to question and tell these

sagacity to question and tell these

sagacity to question and tell these people that no you can’t even get your

people that no you can’t even get your

people that no you can’t even get your rivers in order and you keep polluting

rivers in order and you keep polluting

rivers in order and you keep polluting them with all kinds of filled with heavy

them with all kinds of filled with heavy

them with all kinds of filled with heavy metals and I don’t trust you with

metals and I don’t trust you with

metals and I don’t trust you with any genetic modification of food I don’t

any genetic modification of food I don’t

any genetic modification of food I don’t want to be Allah

want to be Allah

want to be Allah draft so this power is in your hands to

draft so this power is in your hands to

draft so this power is in your hands to say no that no you are not lab rats

say no that no you are not lab rats

say no that no you are not lab rats Sharia

Sharia

Sharia [Applause]