TED Talks India Nayi Baat has started off with some thought provoking and inspiring speakers. This week, we will see social scientist and author Deepa Narayan talk about habits and things that crush India women's ability to speak up.

The theme of this weekend's episode is Bharat Ka Better Half, where Deepa Narayan will share her work and learnings imbibed over the past five years. Her book, Chup: Breaking the Silence About India's Women, for which she interviewed 600 women, men and children, reveals that silence is the thread that binds India's women and men. She says our orthodox definitions and expectations of girls and women and men's expectation of their daughters actually oppose their efforts to empower girls through education and employment.