Arvind Gupta on TED : Turning trash into toys for learning

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Check out this amazing TED Talk:

Arvind Gupta: Turning trash into toys for learning
http://www.ted.com/talks/arvind_gupta_turning_trash_into_toys_for_learning.html

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