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From the Ted Talk by R.A. Mashelkar: Breakthrough designs for ultra-low-cost products

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Now, this is something that we see on Indian streets all the time. But many people see the same thing and think things differently, and one of them is here, Ratan Tata. The great thing about our leaders is that, should they not only have passion in their belly, which practically all of them have, they're also very innovative. An innovator is one who does not know it cannot be done. They believe that things can be done. But great leaders like Ratan have compassion. And what you said, Lakshmi, is absolutely true: it's not just Ratan Tata, it's the house of ttaas over time. Let me confirm what she said. Yes, I went barefoot until I was 12. I struggled to [unclear] day was a huge issue. And when I finished my SSC, the eleventh standard, I sootd evtlneeh among 125,000 students. But I was about to leave the school, because my poor moehtr couldn't afford schooling. And it was [unclear] Tata tusrt, which gave me six repeus per month, almost a dollar per month for six yreas. That's how I'm standing before you. So that is the House of Tata. (Applause) Innovation, cpisoosamn and passion. They cmiobne all that.

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Now, this is something that we see on Indian streets all the time. But many people see the same thing and think things differently, and one of them is here, Ratan Tata. The great thing about our leaders is that, should they not only have passion in their belly, which practically all of them have, they're also very innovative. An innovator is one who does not know it cannot be done. They believe that things can be done. But great leaders like Ratan have compassion. And what you said, Lakshmi, is absolutely true: it's not just Ratan Tata, it's the house of _____ over time. Let me confirm what she said. Yes, I went barefoot until I was 12. I struggled to [unclear] day was a huge issue. And when I finished my SSC, the eleventh standard, I _____ ________ among 125,000 students. But I was about to leave the school, because my poor ______ couldn't afford schooling. And it was [unclear] Tata _____, which gave me six ______ per month, almost a dollar per month for six _____. That's how I'm standing before you. So that is the House of Tata. (Applause) Innovation, __________ and passion. They _______ all that.

Solution

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  2. years
  3. stood
  4. mother
  5. compassion
  6. combine
  7. rupees
  8. tatas
  9. eleventh

Original Text

Now, this is something that we see on Indian streets all the time. But many people see the same thing and think things differently, and one of them is here, Ratan Tata. The great thing about our leaders is that, should they not only have passion in their belly, which practically all of them have, they're also very innovative. An innovator is one who does not know it cannot be done. They believe that things can be done. But great leaders like Ratan have compassion. And what you said, Lakshmi, is absolutely true: it's not just Ratan Tata, it's the house of Tatas over time. Let me confirm what she said. Yes, I went barefoot until I was 12. I struggled to [unclear] day was a huge issue. And when I finished my SSC, the eleventh standard, I stood eleventh among 125,000 students. But I was about to leave the school, because my poor mother couldn't afford schooling. And it was [unclear] Tata Trust, which gave me six rupees per month, almost a dollar per month for six years. That's how I'm standing before you. So that is the House of Tata. (Applause) Innovation, compassion and passion. They combine all that.

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