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CURRENT AFFAIRS   AIRCEL THE POWER OF INSPIRATION

50 achievers. 25 weeks. 25 cities.

They're some of the most compelling names in their fields. Tehelka founder and Editor Tarun Tejpal. Legal luminary Ram Jethmalani. Former Karnataka Lokayukta Santosh Hegde. Actor Rahul Bose. Conservationist and filmmaker Shekar Dattatri.

But they have one thing in common: stories that inspire. They've swum against the tide, fought bitterly for their convictions, and resurrected themselves each time they were written off. And they have demonstrated that success can be on terms you define, rather than the terms the world sets out for you.

Tehelka is proud to present the Aircel The Power of Inspiration lecture series, a platform to bring these inspiring stories to those that can take away the most from it -- thousands of college students around the country. For the first time, students nationwide will get a chance to meet, hear, question, argue with and learn from these veterans firsthand. From Visakhapatnam to Chandigarh, Manipur to Ahmedabad, Coimbatore to Ranchi, these inspiring speakers are offering the honest, untrammeled truth about their journeys and successes to the country's youth for a firsthand dose of inspiration.

Because inspiration's biggest achievement is to be shared.

LECTURES

Lecture 8 | Shillong Revolutionary turn RTI activist Nikhil Dey and singer Taru Dalmia recall how university life shaped their worldviews Read More >

For queries on the Aircel The Power of Inspiration Lecture Series, please contact Rimjhim Jha at rimjhim@thinkworks.in or +91 9910153335.

EARLIER LECTURES

Lecture 7 | Guwahati Speakers/Topics Mahesh Bhatt — The Story that Binds Us: Why I Believe in India Dhruv Lakra —The Miracle Worker: Delivering Possibilities Read More >

Lecture 6 | Manipal Speakers/Topics Mahesh Bhatt — The Story that Binds Us: Why I Believe in India Ajay Chaturvedi — Catch 21: Dreams of Escape and Why I came Home Read More >

Lecture 5 | Coimbatore Speakers/Topics Rahul Bose — The Idea of Fear. And how to conquer it Satinath Sarangi — A Journey without Maps: A fight for justice Read More >

Lecture 4 | Kattankulathur Speakers/Topics Shubha Mudgal — New Notes: Art in the Era of the Market Stalin K — The Camera: Deepening democracy through technology Read More >

Lecture 3 | Bangalore Speakers/Topics Santosh Hegde — Show me the Money! How wealth came to define a society Shekar Dattatri — Why Nature Matters: The story of us and our desires Read More >

Lecture 2 | Hyderabad Speakers/Topics Santosh Hegde — Climate of Inspiration: Why ethics matter PV Satheesh — A Different GDP: Experiments in growth Read More >

Lecture 1 | Visakhapatnam Speakers/Topics Tarun Tejpal — Fighting for Tehelka and The Idea of India Sowmya Kidambi — The Power of One: A Journey in Search of a Transparent Democracy Read More >

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