Meet The Eminent Personalities From All Facets Of Life At TEDx BITS Hyderabad

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[{"type":"txt","id":"rich_1510041307905","data":"TEDx BITS Hyderabad presents its 4th Edition  of TEDx Conference on November 12, 2017. The theme of this year is Connecting The Dots <\/i>and will have 8 speakers from all facets of life who would share their experiences within 18 minutes each. The event is set with a purpose of building community with other attendees and networking with the speakers.<\/p>Check out the list of speakers.<\/p>"},{"type":"txt","id":"rich_1510046504986","data":"1. Subedar Yogendra Singh Yadav:<\/b> Valiant. Valourous. Vigorous.<\/i><\/b>\n<\/p>The Youngest Paramvir Chakra awardee, Subedar Yogendra Singh Yadav is an epitome of grit and resolve. \nHe has fought Kargil war and been a part of the leading team that captured Tiger Hill. \nHe has inspired the character of the protagonist in the Bollywood movie, Lakshya as a headstrong battlefield hero. <\/i><\/b><\/p>"},{"type":"img","id":"img-uid-1510047683494","data":"5a01805d4fb24"},{"type":"txt","id":"rich_1510046629560","data":"2. Eshaan Hilal:<\/b> Elegant. Eccentric. Enchanting.<\/b><\/i>\n<\/p>From being a belly dancer to a fashion designer, Eshan Hilal has blissfully shattered the conceived notions of gender roles. His stance towards individuals being judged and defined based on their clothing is what'll leave you amazed and spellbound. Redefining the perception of art, he's an emerging icon for the youth to admire. Fighting against all odds, defying social norms and religious shackles , he has found his way of expressing himself through dance. Witness him as he makes swimming across the tide look effortlessly cool! <\/b><\/i><\/p>"},{"type":"img","id":"img-uid-1510047737590","data":"5a018070bc056"},{"type":"txt","id":"rich_1510046756375","data":"3. Vrushali Prasade:<\/b> Intrepid. Innovative. Ingenious.<\/b><\/i><\/p><\/b><\/i>Being the co-founder and CTO of Absentia, inventor of the VR headset Tesseract and a national level table tennis player, Vrushali Prasade is redefining the boundaries of what one person can achieve.\nA BITS Goa dropout, she invented the VR headset Tesseract, under the banner of her company, Absentia, as a third year student. She has always trusted her instincts, taken risks and made bold choices, which not many have the courage to do.  <\/p>"},{"type":"img","id":"img-uid-1510047748682","data":"5a01807b06442"},{"type":"txt","id":"rich_1510046865129","data":"4. Shikha Tandon:<\/b> Pertinacious. Proficient. Personable.\n<\/b><\/i> <\/b><\/i><\/p>Shikha Tandon is an Olympian, Arjuna awardee, India's fastest ever woman swimmer and the only Indian woman swimmer to win a medal at the Asian Open level. She has won 37 International and 146 National medals, and created 75 National Records. Holding a Bachelor of Science degree in Biotechnology, Genetics, and Biochemistry, and two Master of Science degrees in Biotechnology and Biology, she is a stellar academic too. She is involved in multiple capacities in sport and health technology, and is also on the Board of Advisors (Olympic Council) of an India-based organization, spirited about developing education and sport in India. <\/b><\/i><\/p>"},{"type":"img","id":"img-uid-1510047759190","data":"5a0180848cd21"},{"type":"txt","id":"rich_1510046996719","data":"5. Shashaa Tirupathi:<\/b> Mellow. Melodious. Mellifluous.<\/b><\/i>\n<\/p>Born in Srinagar and raised in Vancouver, Shashaa Tirupathi is a multilingual singer who has sung recent bollywood hits such as- \u2018The Humma song\u2019 and \u2018Baarish\u2019 as well as award-winning Tamil songs-'Naane Varugiren\u2019 and \u2018Aye Mr. Minor\u2019, both composed by AR Rahman. After giving up the opportunity to pursue a pre-medical degree in Canada to follow the musical notes, she has toured extensively with AR Rahman and has been a part of his coke studio episode. She has sung Tamil, Hindi, Telugu, Punjabi, Malayalam, Kannada, Bengali, Konkani, Arabic and English songs with equal melody and ease.\n <\/p>"},{"type":"img","id":"img-uid-1510047769269","data":"5a01809081b4f"},{"type":"txt","id":"rich_1510047210107","data":"6. Jairaj Bhattacharya: Smart. Sagacious. Sedulous.\n<\/i><\/b> <\/i><\/b><\/p>Jairaj Bhattacharya is the founder and MD of leading edu-tech start up, ConveGenius, which has recently hit the mile-stone of 120,000 paid learnersin three years with a goal to reach 1 million users in 2019. With head quarters in Delhi, NCR, ConveGenius has its reach in 4 countries! <\/p>Being a IIIT Hyderabad alumnus, Jairaj has worked with Nanyang Technical University in Singapore and NASA, USA before founding ConveGenius. He is also a Young India Fellow in Liberal Arts from the first batch at Ashoka University. <\/p>"},{"type":"img","id":"img-uid-1510047780862","data":"5a01809d1a7a5"},{"type":"txt","id":"rich_1510047332576","data":"7. Manvendra Singh Gohil: Royal. Resolute. Revolutionary.\n<\/i><\/b> <\/b><\/p>The handsome and regal, Prince Manvendra SIngh Gohil is son of Maharaja Shri Raghubir Singhji and the probable heir to the throne of of Rajpipla. He is also the first openly gay prince in the world. In a brave move, he came out the public in 2006 after being convinced by journalist Chairantana Bhatt, whose article on this made headlines in India and all over the world and acted as an example for other LGBTQ+ community members to come forward. The prince is also the founder and chairman of the Lakshya trust, a group dedicated to HIV AIDS education and prevention.\n <\/p>"},{"type":"img","id":"img-uid-1510047793232","data":"5a0180a7437cc"},{"type":"txt","id":"rich_1510047398610","data":"8. Ramana Polavarapu: Purposeful. Persistent. Perceptive.<\/i><\/b>\n<\/p>Blind by birth, he never let this 'disability' hinder his zeal. After securing a PhD from University of California, Davis in Economics, he was a faculty memver at University of Colarado. Having been software guy for the past 18 years, he is currently a data scientist at Goldman Sachs and takes great interest in music, mathematics and yoga.\n <\/p>"},{"type":"img","id":"img-uid-1510047802319","data":"5a0180b14a415"},{"type":"txt","id":"rich_1510047528205","data":"Hurry Up!<\/p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.stumagz.com\/tedx-bits-hyderabad-2017\/\" target=\"_blank\">Book Now! <\/a><\/p>"}]

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