Who’s here after that awesome feature in HGTV Handmade?? I am obsessed with him!! ❤️

I just watched Rajiv's interview on HGTV Handmade, which led me here. In the space of 45 minutes I've decided that I could listen to him forever. What an inspirational man!

I just searched up Rajiv's book and as it turns out he narrated the Life of Pi audiobook so I hope that fulfilled his dream of being Pi after all!

Nice to see him wearing his favourite tweed (with the salmon lining!)

Anyone else find this Ted talk because they watched his HGTV handmade segment and found themselves in the “I love Rajiv!” rabbit hole? Also a must watch: his Morgan Library Museum video’s... I think his spirit is the perfect pick me up for the post-2020-funk some of us have found ourselves in.

I am officially a Rajiv Fan now.

The secret is going from failure to failure without losing your enthousiasm. Success is often a dead end it doesn't allow you as with failure to analyse and improve your game. I like this guy.

I'm blown away by his talent. He's so creative, curious and meticulous. And inspiring too.

He epitomizes how absolutely freeing and joyous it is, to embrace your eccentricities in an authentic, graceful, funny, charming, eloquent and reverent way. He is the "real deal".

This should have been just another ted talk that i would have ignored but here i am. I'm so glad i watched his interview in HGTV handmade. Dude ia freaking awesome. How can someone talk with such passion and inspiration

This man is an inspiration. Everything he does, he gives his heart to it. I love what he is doing with his life. He is intentional with it.

The way he demonstrated the difference in accent between north and south of India at 9:52 as he articulated the statement is genius.

Started out with one Rajiv vid, now glued to the fourth...almost like binging into whole seasons of faves in Netflix.

Such a Renaissance man! What a wonderful recipe for life!

Rajiv is so fearless in the way he lives his life. He is a true inspiration to us all.

Rajiv needs to do his own KZfaq channel !!!!🍾👌🏼 An interesting dude and very articulate with a lot of talent …..

I discovered him today through “that” video, thank you KZfaq algorithm… and I am so in love

Rajiv is so easy on the eyes and so funny and interesting.

I’m obsess also with his talent, his collection of art calligraphy, his intelligence , his letter writing .… Genius ?

You are a remarkable young man with an old wise sprit. Just look at all your accomplishments. Taking a quote from Mick Jagger song “you may not get what you want, but you may get what you need”. And this my brown skin brother from a 70 year old brown woman is so true. Sending peace, positive vibes and may God keep chasing you with blessings ✨

We have fallen in love with Rajiv! We want to see more Rajiv content!

How has this video not taken off? It’s such a fantastic talk!

He makes failing a beautiful thing. Purified by time.

Rajiv Surendra is doing the Sri Lankan Tamil community proud

Life of Pi is a favored book, favored story. The film was good. I especially love Ang Lee. However, after hearing your story, I hope you get the chance, still. Life is weird and you never know... I too just found out about you today through a tour of your NYC apartment. I am now fascinated by Rajiv Surendra. What an interesting human. 🌿🕊️💕

I came across him by accident on YouTuibe showing his wonderful apartment. He is so engaging. Then I saw this, I did not know he was an actor and Canadian. I am now a huge fan of his fantastic personality.

What a charming, intelligent, sweet soul. 🙏🏼

And now in late 2023 Those who know Rajiv know him as a Renaissance Man that you can learn many things from on his KZfaq channel☺️✨✌️❤️🙏🏼

I am hooked since watching his NYC home tour. There is something very special about him :)

This guy is very amusing. I am sorry he did not get the lead in The Life of Pi. But God had something else in mind for you.

What an interesting man. I love the way he thinks and I like how he is so motivated and takes initiative on his goals and dreams. I admire his courage and confidence. I want to be more like him.

I'm obsessed with him So creative ,I keep learning more and more about him its crazy. What can't he do He's phenomenal.

Loved this talk. I came here from the HGTVs Handmade. Decided to see if there was anything else on KZfaq about this awesome artist. Beautiful work. Great talk.

It hurts by even listening to what happened to him... I feel like giving him a hug 😢

He is just fascinating! 💙💙💙 Didn't know he was in mean girls! Goal! To Meet Him In Person.

How can one person be so fearless, creative, charming, talented, beautiful... The list goes on.

A creative and interesting man who is also funny and has an important message. Failure is a path to success and sometimes it's a path to something even better. Well done Rajiv. 🥰

It's really refreshing to learn about embracing failure and picking yourself up. I learned from this book that your dreams might not come true, but there's much more to life you don't even realize.

Just the amount of positivity coming in from these comments gives me goosebumps and hope.. and it’s inspiring. There is still a lot of good left in this world.

Psychologically sound, talented, funny, Inspirational! And so good looking too! Love this guy. So grateful to bring him into my life.

LOL if you pause at 14:06 you can see what the crowd was laughing at. Love this dude's wisdom and sense of humor.

I could watch Rajiv forever!! What an extraordinary human being xx

Rajiv, I hope there’s enough time and air in the room for you to complete your magical, beautiful curiosity. Love you.

He's great, so versatile and very well spoken!

What a Beautiful adventure you had while pursuing the role. The role would have been the grand finale but still, you had a wonderful adventure leading to new friendships, acquired skills, a connection to your roots and heritage, and now here you are. A wonderful human who is inspiring so many with your beautifully led life.

Noooo my heart literally broke when I realised that he didn’t get the part!! But damn! This man!! I’m in love with him now! Where do I sign up to be a part of the fan club?

A most engaging and interesting and multi talented person. Love him.

Amazing person... and gorgeous too. That skin tone, the voice, the face full of character, the arts and crafts, the personality, so authentic, just to mention a few, just awesome!

Moral: We will all fail. Why not fail in an epic way!

A man who has never fallen on his face, he finds his feet and walks the talk. Brilliant

you know what they should remake life of pi with you, I would definitely watch it

This man is adorable.

reading the book now. Loving it! And I am obsessed with every video he's done!

I've been seeing this TEDx Talk thumbnail for days now and Saved it "to Watch Later", until today when I decided that the HGTV NYC apartment may be more interesting... found out it was just precursor to discovering this wonderfully, intelligently witty, smart, hardworking, multi-passionate artist who's simply humble and optimistic. I'm going to follow this artist's social media anywhere and send him God's blessings all the way.

What I get from this talk is that the journey is just as important, if not more, than the destination. Although he didn’t reach, what he would consider his destination, is there really a destination? The journey is what helped create more richness, depth, and connection to his roots. He became a different person, even though he did not get the leading role. But he was chosen to narrate for the Life of Pi audiobook. What an inspirational story! Love to all!♥️

Love him very much! He is extremely talented and a really lovely person, full of life and passion! Rajiv😍 celebrate life and uniqueness.

Making a failure into success by writing that book was great. Very inspiring talk.

He makes me want to not be sad.

You are the man.. Have just discovered you... The stuff dreams are made of turned into reality..failure is not what you imagined..it makes you..success comes from failing ..thank you for being you.⭐

This man can talk to me about anything.

Oh, I have no doubt whatsoever that there is much, much more to come from (and for) this wonderful human being.

He's AMAZING 🤩🤩🤩🤩 This young man has been on so many journeys in his short life. He's inspirational on so many levels. Can't wait to see his new "thang."

Just found out about Rajiv last night after watching his letter writing video and I am officially obsessed.

Why have I just discovered this beautiful young man? I found his little KZfaq about his flat and was gobsmacked by his aesthetic and the authenticity of his various crafts. This is a renaissance man wrapped in a small, but perfect, body. I followed by trying to learn how to do bookbinding. Thru that adventure I learned that Rajiv was an excellent teacher. And then, tonight, I found his Ted talk at U of T (as an aside: I'm a 77yo grandmother, and I have never left my home country of Australia, but I had a connection to UofT. My erstwhile daughter-in-law taught there and spent a year there with my son..My eldest grandchild was conceived there. So there's all that) so I had to watch this talented young man, this craftsman of many crafts, and see what he had to say for himself. He is even more multi-talented than I previously thought. A raconteur, and adventurer, an actor, an authentic person. Now I have to go watch all his output so that I can fan-girl some more. Thanks to you Rajiv, I have now got a purpose to being on KZfaq.

I was disappointed with Life of Pi movie's lead actor, as he wasn't as I'd envisioned from the book. Rajiv would have been much closer to that character, I feel. He is wonderful, too. What a great talk.

I love this guy!!!! He is AMAZING

Smiling so big after watching this. Thanks. I’m on a kind of hiatus from “doing the work”. Watching your talk, and the HGTV profile on you is refreshing and inspiring. Absolutely love the cover of your book. Off to check it out.

This guys is a pure expression and I’m here for it! ❤️

Rewatched “Mean Girls” just to see him. He really lights of the screen with his brilliance.

I adore Rajiv! He’s the whole package in every way. This guy should have his own show / be cast in movies/ give commencement speeches at Ivy League schools. He’s a Renaissance man hes talented he’s funny he’s wise and his hair is insanely beautiful. I’ve turned more creative directors onto Rajiv’s you tube posts. I love everything he loves down to his love of string. Brown paper. Ironstone soap dishes. His eye for detail. This story of his chasing the role in life of pi was amazing. He should have gotten that role. He’s utterly magnetic. This guy is to be watched.

Would love to have him as a friend or neighbor!!...such an interesting individual and could listen to him all day!!...thought I was going to see a 400 square foot NY apt but was just taken in by his persona!!...so hear I am listening to him and enjoying him some more!!...what a delightful discovery!!

All this talent and funny too !

I watched this video suggestion about his apartment tour. Even though I didn’t know who he was I jumped in to watch it for the ideas it could give me. And I found a really interesting person who reminds you about all the tiny dreams you just hoard and don’t do anything about… we get ‘busy’ doing things in the name of careers/professional life but in the end the heart bleeds for just happiness that comes from doing simple things and we always..always ignore the heart.

Rajiv is a very talented young man. A very interesting person with wonderful interests. I agree I could listen to him for hours ! Just plain really like him ! Wishing him all the best in his future endeavors !

You are a beast...at life. Such inspiration especially at this time. Thank you.

What a sweet soul❤️❤️

OMG, I think you would have been not only the right pick but the perfect pick for that part in the Life of Pi. You have a brand New Fan in me Mr. Rajiv Surendra!

I think we need a Rajiv Surendra fan club! Just read his book and it is brilliant. Rajiv if you are ever in Vancouver, coffee is on me.

I would love to meet him in person. So nice

Rajiv shares the message of life and perseverance. A message for all.

What a freakin legend. Thanks for existing and sharing your experiences ❤️🙏🏼

He is a truly a gifted young man. He even cooks.

Hi Kevin G/Rajiv Surendra - just like you felt that you were the same person as Pi, I can see my reflection in you. Just like you, I had dreams and was driven towards achieving success. I was encompassed by always winning and achieving what I wanted but fell flat on my face and my life turned upside down. But I realized it was for the better for me to understand the lesson u are preaching...was truly encouraged by your talk ;)

Rajiv, you rekindle my energy, enthusiasm in little tasks, in seemingly little things which are huge really. You inspire me to go back and do calligraphy... take pride in doing seemingly small tasks... thank you. You got me through my Covid bout.

I also found Rajiv on HGTV Handmade Apartment. So lovely, so essentially Rajiv. I love how he attains beautiful things that he enjoys!

Watched his video yesterday, sent alotbof today smiling thinking about how he is pure gold as q human. He really is special.

Two things come to mind: 1. It's better to have tried, failed and moved forward then to live looking backward and wondering if you could have done it. 2. In the end, all we have is our name and our memories. Congratulations on making so many memories, and I raise a glass to you in the hope that you'll make many more.

Most talented person on the planet.

What Rafa Nadal brings to sport, Rajiv brings to art. Love him!

I love Rajiv.... One of the most interesting people on the planet. A true Renaissance man. Love his KZfaq tutorials.

TV Networks of the world: Give him a show already!!! He is brilliant and I will watch anything with him on it. 😬

A true down to earth Canadian, who doesn’t give up and pushes himself to always be/ do better! I will watch more of his vlogs on HGTV for sure. Am wishing him well and great success in all his endeavours!

Rajiv...you definitely are much more successful than you expected. You are meant to make it bigger, good luck.

Such a beautiful talk and story, Rajiv! 💖

A gift to us all!! Thank you Kevin G.

Rajiv is the best, loved learning a bit more about him.

Just found this genius!! Iam writing HGTV and Demanding they book him!!!

You are a good man rajiv , dont know about inspiration but you re strong emotionally. you re a hero man. will never forget your life story

I love everything about Rajiv and his apartment! Inspiring & delight!

The fabulous Rajiv. GreatTed Talk.