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Exactly! Given the high illiteracy rate in India (unfortunately), the only major chunks of population who will be interested in these kind of events will be stu

Exactly! Given the high illiteracy rate in India (unfortunately), the only major chunks of population who will be interested in these kind of events will be students (mainly Engineering students). This rule sounds a little stupid to not to allow them to host a TEDx event, which might otherwise act as a big motivational factor for them to do something good for the country and the world. Don't understand their 'giving back' policy so clearly.

intended 14y ago
If you read the wording, it says don't make TedX part of a festival. Which is understandable, college fairs are big things here, and are definitely not about giving back to the community, but more about showing what you can do. Its the good kind of self promotion and pageant. TedX would only be a side show and its goals and principles would be completely lost/overwritten by the Fair. (Take any of you IIT fests/IIM fests or even your Xaviers college and so on)
kamaal 14y ago
Not Exactly! Students need to be told true stories. Not make believe ones. False inspiration is useless. There have been numerous instances in India where people some one like Ankit Fadia has mesmerized students with novelty windows tricks. And there are many cases, where some one from the alumni visits a engineering college and brags about how he is a manager in just 4-5 years, and how all programmers are under achieving losers. Such talks scare away students from pursuing technically intensive careers and perpetuates same attitudes when they get to their jobs. They continuously undermine/underpay technical jobs and reward managerial jobs. The net result is misdirected and manipulated students. Sometimes guys who are really good, totally determine to never get into technical roles. This has led to a huge shortage good engineers in India.
jclos 14y ago
I don't think they have anything against students hosting TEDx, just against students hosting TEDx without respecting the rules.

intended 14y ago

If you read the wording, it says don't make TedX part of a festival. Which is understandable, college fairs are big things here, and are definitely not about giving back to the community, but more about showing what you can do. Its the good kind of self promotion and pageant. TedX would only be a side show and its goals and principles would be completely lost/overwritten by the Fair. (Take any of you IIT fests/IIM fests or even your Xaviers college and so on)

kamaal 14y ago

Not Exactly! Students need to be told true stories. Not make believe ones. False inspiration is useless. There have been numerous instances in India where people some one like Ankit Fadia has mesmerized students with novelty windows tricks. And there are many cases, where some one from the alumni visits a engineering college and brags about how he is a manager in just 4-5 years, and how all programmers are under achieving losers. Such talks scare away students from pursuing technically intensive careers and perpetuates same attitudes when they get to their jobs. They continuously undermine/underpay technical jobs and reward managerial jobs. The net result is misdirected and manipulated students. Sometimes guys who are really good, totally determine to never get into technical roles. This has led to a huge shortage good engineers in India.

jclos 14y ago

I don't think they have anything against students hosting TEDx, just against students hosting TEDx without respecting the rules.