TEDxSCEM 2019 – “How Unpredictable Are You?”
29-Jul-2019
Sahyadri hosted its very first TEDxSCEM on July 28th’19, Sunday, an event organized under the banner of TEDx. The programme had a combination of 8 speakers and various cultural performances. It saw participation from 70 enthusiasts ranging in the age group from 16 to 85.
Gist of the Talks:
• Mr. Siddharth Rajhans, Principal Policy Officer United Nations, spoke on Entrepreneurship Domain and explained about the new trends and developments in the economy
• Mr. Swastik Padma, Young Scientist and Innovator from Puttur, spoke on Technical Domain and shared his journey from a small village of Puttur to getting a minor Planet named after him
• Ms. Kavitha Mishra, an Agriculturist known for her innovative Agricultural techniques, encouraged youth to develop interest in farming and gave inputs on how one can make farming a profitable one
• Ms. Dhanya Ravi, popularly known as the “Glass Woman” with more than 300 fractures in her body, inspired the audience with her remarkable stories on how she overcame all odds to lead a happy life
• Ms. Karishma Arora, All India CBSC Topper and a Classical Dancer, entertained the audience by demonstrating the Power of Dance and its benefits to the individuals
• Dr. Rohan Chandragatti, Senior Consultant-Dept. of Oncology, Mangalore Institute of Oncology, spoke on the unpredictable nature of Cancer and how one can cope up with this dreadful disease
• Brigadier I N Rai, Army Veteran, with his talk on “A soldier you don’t know” filled the audience with emotions of pride, joy and at the same time with sadness quoting the stories of the unsung heroes of India who sacrifice everything to the one thing – Motherland
• Mr. Ankith S Kumar, a Behavioural Scientist and Psycho-Social Counsellor at Sahyadri, motivated the audience to find happiness in small achievements of their everyday life and explained how emotions influence them and their surroundings
The attendees were given various takeaways & goodies as souvenirs of the event.
A special mention about Basavarajeshwari Ambi from 2nd Year Dept. of Information Science & Engineering and Srujan U from 2nd Year Dept. of Computer Science & Engineering who worked collaboratively since the last 7 months to procure the TEDx License to organize a TEDx event in the campus until they received a go-ahead from the approving authority at TEDx. The event was executed by these 2 coordinators along with their enthusiastic team of 30 volunteers.
