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Poverty and inequity affects children in unimaginable ways. We, the privileged, continue to think of it as a problem unrelated to us. Nandita Das argues, that this will only change when we realise that "WE" are part of the problem. In this TEDx Talk Nandita shares how Poverty impacts children the most, denying them what we deem our rights and our merit -- for the rest of their lives. There should be no case for the existence of poverty in the 21st century, and each one of us has to be part of the solution. Nandita Das wears many hats and her fiery passion to make a difference is evident in the choices she has made in her life and work. She is known to never shy away from controversial issues and unconventional roles and has chosen to be part of stories that she feels need to be told. She has acted in over 30 feature films in ten different languages with many eminent directors like Mrinal Sen, Adoor Gopalakrishnan, Shyam Benegal, Deepa Mehta, Mani Ratnam and others. Firaaq, her directorial debut feature film premiered at the Toronto Film Festival in 2008, and has traveled to over 50 festivals, winning over 20 awards and much appreciation from audiences and critics. She has been on the jury of Cannes Film Festival twice (2005 and 2013), among others. The French Government conferred her with the Knight of the Order of Arts and Letters (Chevalier dans l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres), their prestigious civilian award. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/about/programs-initiatives/tedx-program