Idea Seller

If you ask TED curator Chris Anderson about his favourite TED talk, he instantly says that some of his favourite talks are yet to come into the public domain. Anderson is referring to the Hindi version of TED Talks, scheduled to be aired on Star Plus later this month. It is the first time TED Talks will be in a language other than English. And Anderson is excited. He has been personally involved in not just the selection of speakers, but also in speaker rehearsals to ensure that they present the most transformational ideas. "There are some amazing talks coming up," he says.

Those who might have imagined that the brain behind the popular TED Talks show would be, like most media personalities, flamboyant, and overtly outspoken, are seriously mistaken. The 60 year old TED curator, once a journalist, comes across as a shy person. Most of us watch a TED talk not just for inspirational