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January 3, 2008
TED Talks: Lakshmi Pratury talks about the Lost Art of Letter Writing
Lakshmi Pratury, a venture capitalist and the founder of Tamarind Grove, a group that builds connections and community around the Indian community in both the United States and America, reflects in this talk about the lost art of letter writing. In it, she talks about leaving a value legacy versus a financial one, having received a notebook of letters full of thoughts from her deceased father. After first stating, "Handwriting is a disappearing art. I’m all for email and thinking while typing, but why give up old habits for new? why can’t we have letter-writing AND email exchange in our lives?," she reflects and adds, "The paper that touched his hand is in mine and I feel connected to him."
Do you think that letter-writing and email exchange can co-exist? With whom? And how?
Let us know and listen to more great TED talks here.
(video via sahadeva)
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