Dear Friends,

As we recoup and reflect on last weeks “Rock for Hope” concert, Genevieve and I continue to thank all of you who helped…from our head-quarters in Missessauga (Judy & Flavian), to last-minute housing (and so much more) from our amazing Indian Student Society at the University of Toronto students, to the marketing push from our family and friends (Melissa, Muriel, Moe, etc), to our wonderful alliance with TEA (Toronto Environmental Alliance – Franz & Manisha), to our charity AIDIndia (Archana, Dushyant, etc), to MyBindi.com and Daytime Toronto, to MacMillan Theater and its crew, to our print and video designers Shane and Kurt, and of course, a huge thanks to the band, Indian Ocean. 

Did we sell out, no.  Did we know that lovely Toronto is just too small of a town for too many events…well, now we do.  On that day, we think every single event that could have happened, happened.  From Jesus, to Cancer, from TIFF to demonstrations and to constructions.  But in the end, Indian Ocean completely rocked and the crowd clapped and danced along!

We know we did it and it is/was a success of its own.  We touched over 80,000 people with our message, drive and passion.  We will thrive to push forward, with innovation, thought and aspiration to make the world a better place, just like the Yeh Hai Life motto says…”Life, is what you make of it.”  We will continue on our journey to inspire, create and influence as that’s the ability we have in us all, or ‘the genius’.  In the words of Elizabeth Gilbert (author of “Eat, Pray, Love”) in her 2009 TEDtalk, “Ole” to you, and “Ole” to us all.

With heartfelt thanks. -Nadja

Elizabeth Gilbert on nurturing creativity TED.com from Rafael Sampaio Rocha on Vimeo.