V.V.S. Laxman: Living my dream
Laxman wanted to be a doctor just like his parents, but his dream was to play cricket for the country. In a Q&A with Lakshmi Pratury, legendary Indian cricketer V.V.S Laxman shares how he stays gro...
Susan Lim: Transplant cells, not organs
Pioneering surgeon Susan Lim performed the first liver transplant in Asia. But a moral concern with transplants (where do donor livers come from ...) led her to look further, and to ask: Could we b...
Arvind Gupta: Toys from trash for learning
At the INK conference, Arvind Gupta shares simple yet stunning plans for turning trash into seriously entertaining, well-designed toys that kids can build themselves. Listen for innovative ideas fo...
Prakash Amte: What it takes to dine with a lion
What does it take to be a doctor practicing in the remote tribal regions without easy access to proper medicine and technology? What does it take to run an orphanage for rescued animals which may h...
Nikhilesh Das: How to Clean Oil Spills
INK Fellow Nikhilesh Das demonstrates on stage that 95% of oil pollution can be removed from water using three waste products: human hair, bird feathers and sawdust. Nikhilesh was inspired to becom...
Nitin Ron: Saving babies with science and kindness
Neonatologist Nitin Ron saves babies on a regular basis and finds that science, compassion and love all play equally important roles in saving a life.
Dianna Cohen: Rethink plastic
Plastic doesn't go away -- it ends up in the depths of the oceans, the bellies of birds and fishes, the bloodstream of babies. Visual Artist Dianna Cohen shares that cleaning it up might not be the...