Honouring pride and sacrifice : A letter at a time | Jitendra Singh | TEDxSVNIT

Описание: Jitendra Singh is a security guard at SVNIT, Surat. He once had a dream of joining the Indian Defence Services but couldn’t due to him lacking in physical requirements. This, however, did not bog Singh down; instead, it inspired him to do something great in another way- he decides to honour those people who have joined and sacrificed their lives for the country. He has written over 6000 letters over the past 15 years to the families of martyrs. He believes that if someone has sacrificed something for the betterment of society and country, he should receive encouraging words from those people for whom they have sacrificed. Jitendra Singh is a security guard at SVNIT, Surat. He once had a dream of joining the Indian Defence Services but couldn’t due to him lacking in physical requirements. This however, did not bog Singh down; instead it inspired him to do something great in another way- he decide to honour those people who have joined and sacrificed their lives for the country. He has written over 6000 letters over the past 15 years to the families of martyrs. He believes that if someone has sacrificed something for the betterment of society and country, he should receive encouraging words from those people for whom they have sacrificed. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx