He gave a talk on the importance of our very Indian culture and heritage. He emphasized on how and why to preserve the Ajanta caves. S. Swaminathan has been working on raising awareness as well as preserving the monument in Sittanavasal, an important Jain cave complex. Apart from the Sittanavasal site preservation, he has worked on a host of other socially responsible projects. He was the national coordinator for watershed development and Integrated Rural Technology Centre, Palakkad, Kerala. He even taught a course titled Art and Technology at IIT-Delhi. He has spoken about Indian music, Sanskrit, ancient Tamil literature, Tamil prosody, development of scripts, Gandhian philosophy, etc. He also hopes to document the heritage of the district and offer an opportunity to youth to appreciate their culture. He is a great source of inspiration for us and his presence would definitely highlight the culture and heritage of India. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at [ Ссылка ]

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