The first TEDx to happen in an Engineering Institute of Kolkata! As the nation celebrates Gandhi Jayanti, we follow his ideals to make our community a better place to live in.

Institute Hall
IIEST Shibpur
Kolkata, West Bengal, 711103
India

Aakash Neeraj Mittal

Author + Social Activist

Aakash Neeraj Mittal pursued his B.Tech+M.Tech (Dual Degree) in Ocean Engineering from IIT Kharagpur and during this tenure his first book, 'It wasn't her Fault' was published.

Aalok Thakkar

Student + Debate Enthusiast

A cherry-picker, an adamant and mildly patronising, Aalok Thakkar is not someone you would want to end up debating with. But he wasn't always the person he is. His experiences at the Frank Anthony Memorial Debate in the years 2013 and 2014 exposed him to the world of public speaking in general and debating in particular, where he later went on to bag the National Champion trophy. He aims to bring his vivid experiences and learning in those two years to the world and make constructive argumentation and rhetoric a part of the common routine.

Arun George

CEO+ Innovator

CEO of "Avant Grade Innovations", an exciting international startup company with a "green" heart and soul, newly established with branches in India and Australia with a goal of tackling energy challenges in growing economies through innovations in the field of Renewable Energy and Cleantech. He has Dual Masters with MBA and Masters in Dispute Resolutions & Conflict Management from James Cook University, Australia. In 2013, Mr. George was selected as first Indian to win the prestigious Dark Sky Defender Award instituted by IDA.

Ayesha Alam

Business Analyst + Social Activist

Ayesha Alam is the Co-Founder of Project Mukti, a movement where girls particularly from slums of Mumbai are taught about menstruation and female hygiene. Working as full time Business Analyst, she overcomes her challenges to contribute to the needs of our society

Dipanway Maitra

Economist

A man with ocean of knowledge. He is an ex-faculty in Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, IIEST Shibpur. Earlier he Cleared WBJEE and got through in Jadavpur University, Civil Engineering but did not feel like studying there. So he did his B.A.(English Honors) from Maulana Azad College, Kolkata. He has published in The Journeyman Magazine, UK. Interested in Global Economic phenomenon and hence recently in correspondence with International Monetary Fund, Economic Review who want further corresponding factual Data to allow publication. He is presently working in the Department of Income Tax, Ministry of Finance, India.

Dr. Goutam Paul

Professor + Author

Dr. Goutam Paul completed his undergraduate in Engineering from IIEST Shibpur and later pursued his Masters at University Of Albany, NY and PhD at ISI Kolkata. He currently works as a professor at ISI Kolkata

Joy Mondal

Architect + Artist + Professor

Computational Architect Renowned Interactive Artist Winner of Saint Gobain Scholarship, Professor Joy Mondal graduated from Jadavpur University, Kolkata. Post his graduation, he worked on a myriad of prestigious projects, including the Trans-Ganga Master plan. All his endeavours turned out to be huge successes. In 2014, he joined AECOM to setup POT, which offers parametric solutions to architects from across the world.

Prateek Sachan

Student + Entrepreneur + Innovator

Prateek Sachan, an IIT Delhi undergraduate student who has been involved with many social initiatives one of which is the Excelsior India.

Ritesh Kumar Verma

Student + Entrepreneur + Innovator

Ritesh Kumar Verma, an IIT Delhi undergraduate student who has been involved with many social initiatives one of which is the Excelsior India.

Subhasis Bandopadhyay

Professor

Professor Subhasis Bandopadhyay works at IIEST Shibpur(Department of Humanities).