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The Art of being a Polymath | Ravi Suhag | TEDxSriSairamIT

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Channel: TEDx Talks · 2018 · Nonprofits & Activism

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"Live to learn" and "Learn to live" are two disparate perspectives. The ability to learn this gravity of perspectives makes one polymath.

Ravi Suhag is an entrepreneur, designer, web developer, computer architect and poet,with an avid aspiration to explore the technology and solve real world challenges.
In his talk,he shares about his different responsibilities he took which led to a path of becoming a polymath.He curates his experiences on being a teacher,marketer,designer,visualiser,developer and devops engineer, which can boggle one's mind.
He showcases that the journey of becoming a polymath strongly depends on one subtle ingredient "Curiosity",which is no longer a fairy act rather requires a significant effort to see in action.
Till date, Ravi has won 14 out of 16 hackathons he participated which clearly makes him an offbeat polymath. From being the son of a farmer to becoming a hacker, Ravi Suhag has now become an eminent personality in the field of hacking and technology in India. The young tech-savvy has already won 14 out of 16 hackathons he has participated in over the last four years organized by companies like Sequoia and Times Internet. His winning rate has already reached a whopping percentile of 88 which is his best score so far.
“Flying down a tunnel of 1s and 0s is not how hacking is really done” says Walter O’Brien. Hacking is of course a laborious task but with passion and curiosity, Ravi Suhag has proved that anyone can crack the code. He doesn’t stop with just being a hacker. “I love to play with microcontrollers and electronic boards to design custom robots and embedded systems”, adds the multi-skilled creative geek. His is an entrepreneur, athlete, a full stack developer, data journalist, user interface designer and a blogger. 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

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