# The gift of words

- Institution: TED
- Department: TED Talks India
- Speaker: Javed Akhtar
- Year: 2017
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Society and politics, Languages and linguistics
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/javed_akhtar_the_gift_of_words)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) (Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions.)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

"Do you know what I mean?" Legendary poet, lyricist and screenwriter Javed Akhtar asks why we seem to be losing our power to use words -- and inspires us to better understand and communicate with one another using this near-magical tool that carries our culture across generations. (In Hindi with English subtitles)

## Lectures

1. [The gift of words](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/javed_akhtar_the_gift_of_words/253f2cc6a44c), 10 min (TED's player)