Questioning the Full Stop: Questioning the Full Stop, embodies in itself this spirit of treading the untrodden path, creating a way where there is none. TED as a society is dedicated to ideas that are worth spreading and have the potential to surpass limits. We, here at IIT Roorkee, celebrate those who have questioned the current norms and excelled extraordinarily

IIT Roorkee
Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee, Near ISBT
Roorkee, Uttarakhand, 247667
India

Aalok Misra

A Ph.D from University of Rochester, USA, Dr. Aalok is a globally recognized physicist for his work in String Theory and High Energy Physics. He has participated and contributed to numerous researches around the globe including those at CERN Geneva, Neils Bohr Institute, Copenhagen et al.

Gaurav Goel

Gaurav Goel is the Co-Founder of Samagra Development, An MBA from IIM Calcutta and a Computer Engineer from IIT Delhi. He has 3+ years of management consulting experience with McKinsey & Company, where in addition to serving leading clients in the transport infrastructure sector (roads, sea ports, airports and metros) he worked closely with the Department of Post, Government of India, on revamping the Speed Post network in the country.He has led all projects undertaken by Samagra since its inception in 2012.

Krushnaa Patil

Krushnaa Patil is an Indian mountaineer. In 2009, at the age of 19, she became the youngest Indian woman to successfully ascent Mount Everest, earth's highest mountain. She is also the first civilian woman from Maharashtra to scale the peak. Her record of the youngest Indian to climb Everest has subsequently been surpassed by younger mountaineers. In 2010, Krushnaa attempted to ascent the Seven Summits. Her last summit on Mount McKinley had to be abandoned due to technical reasons, leaving her one short of completing the feat.

Neelam Kler

An eminent neonatologist, she was awarded the Padmabhushan in 2014 for her pioneering work on neonatal intensive care and ventilation. Her prolonged efforts to develop a state-of-the-art department of neonatology rendered the survival rate of extremely tiny preterm babies (less than 1000 grams) to rise to 90 per cent. Dr. Kler has constantly collaborated with leading global communities like World Health Organisation (WHO) and United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF). She also chairs National Neonatology Firm and is an advisor in CNAG services. She has also contributed in initiating a three-year doctoral program in neonatology by the National Board of Examinations.

Rifat Jawaid

Rifat Jawaid With a compelling 17 years of experience in the domain of impact journalism, this former BBC Editor has scaled all divisions and platforms. Excellent Editorial judgment and expertise on Indian and international affairs radiate in his work- digital journalism, TV/radio production, editing and managing programmes and teams. Rifat Jawaid is known for fostering key partnerships and content integration within and outside the BBC thereby reaching out to millions. Also an ex-TV Today Managing Director, he is an epitome of leadership skills, renowned for leading very successful, creative and productive teams.

Satish Gupta

A versatile artist, Satish Gupta is a painter, sculptor, poet, writer, printmaker, skilled draftsman, muralist, designer, calligrapher and ceramicist all in one. Winning the Sanskriti award at an early stage in his career, his work, that comes in a fine blend of his skills in multi tasking and a deep engagement with mysticism and Zen spirit has been exhibited in more than 33 solo shows at important art galleries within the country and abroad including those in Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore, Calcutta, London, Paris, Altea, Murcia, Amsterdam, San Francisco, New York , Washington and Melbourne besides numerous group exhibitions in various parts of the world.

Sonam Kalra

he’s a singer-songwriter and a national award winner who featured in Commonwealth Games 2010 and Coke Studio 2013. Her brainchild, The Sufi Gospel Project, is an enchanting blend of the ‘voices of faith' and has moved the audience from Delhi to Muscat, Jodhpur to Toronto. Sonam Kalra, with her perfect diction and warm tonal quality encompasses an appealing blend of Western genres like Jazz and Gospel, as well as Classical Opera. Also the founder of World Sufi Spirit Festival, Rajasthan, The Rajasthan international Folk festival, The Bengaluru International Arts festival, to name a few, she became the voice of Discovery Travel and Living, and was heard in several jingles.