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Achal Bhagat

Dr. Achal Bhagat, MBBS MD (Psychiatry) MRCPsych, is a Senior Consultant Psychiatrist and Psychotherapist practising in Delhi since 1995 when he started the Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy at Indraprastha Apollo Hospitals on his return from Oxford. In 2011, he started the Division of Mental Health and Quality of Life at Medanta the Medicity. Dr. Bhagat has now rejoined Apollo Hospitals. He is the Chairperson of Saarthak, a group of mental health organizations working on the issues of Mental Health in South Asia.

Ashish Tiwari

Mr. Ashish Tiwari. Ashish is a marketing professional currently leading the Digital Marketing function for Hero Motors Group. He has worked for great brands like Nokia, eBay, HCL, Vodafone and so on.

Dr. Sukant Khurana

Born in Delhi and having spent most of his professional career in the United States, Dr. Sukant Khurana is a man of all spheres; a scientist, artist, writer, and an entrepreneur. Having completed his B.Sc. (Hons. Microbiology) from University of Delhi and his M.Sc. in Molecular Biology from the National Centre for Biological Sciences, Bengaluru, he went on to complete his Ph.D. in Neuroscience from the much acclaimed, University of Texas. Currently, he works at Central Drug Research Institute focusing on ameliorating human suffering and coming up with innovative data science solutions; while as an artist, he focuses on exploring the human condition. Sukant also keeps exploring the writer in him, writing frequently on topics such as economics, science, health, technology and globalization. He has worked on efforts to encourage education, sustainable development, women empowerment, environmental, and healthcare issues. Having mastered science, he is now on his way to perfect a different science all together, the one with Data in it and hence, has founded 'Data Is Not Just Data', a data analytics company.

Manvendra Singh Gohil

Prince Manvendra Singh Gohil is an Indian prince who is the son of the Maharaja of Rajpipla in Gujarat. He is the first openly gay prince in the world. A prominent gay-rights activist, he is well-known for starting the Lakshya Trust, an NGO that works towards creating awareness about HIV/AIDS, especially among men who have sex with men. Ten years since coming out in 2006, Prince Manvendra is now a prominent voice for LGBT rights internationally. The Indian ambassador to nonprofit AIDS Healthcare Foundation, his days are now spent travelling around the country to spread awareness about HIV.

Meghnad Sahasrabhojanee

Meghnad Sahasrabhojanee is a public policy professional and a die-hard Parliament nerd. When he is not watching Lok Sabha; Rajya Sabha TV obsessively, he spends his time pouring over legislation and trying to simplify them on Twitter. He is a former LAMP, a fellowship run by PRS Legislative Research and has been working with multiple MPs across party lines for the past six years. This enriching journey of Mr. Sahasrabhojanee began from Nagpur University when he completed his graduation in the year of 2011. His rich profusion of skills include news writing, online journalism, storytelling and feature articles. He is a journalist covering Parliament, current affairs and policy. He writes columns and articles for Newslaundry, The Wire, DailyO, Buzzfeed News and many more.

Rajshri Deshpande

Rajshri Deshpande left her career as a media planner to straddle the world of her dreams – acting. Starting with theatre she went on to act in films. She is the lead actress in "Sexy Durga", the film that received critical acclaim and 10 awards including Rotterdam Hivos Tiger Award. Another of her award winning films is "Angry Indian Goddesses" , which received 1st runner up People's Choice award in TIFF and People's Choice award in Rome Film Festival. Her other popular works include movies such as "Talaash” , “Kick”, TV shows such as 'Kuch to Log Kahenge' and Anil Kapoor's hit 24. Rajshri has a number of exciting films slated to release that include BBC drama 'Macmafia' Directed by James Watkins, Nandita Das's Manto (as Ismat Chughtai) , Satyashodhak (as Savitri bai Phule) and Netflix original 'Sacred games' directed by Anurag Kashyap. She is passionate about her work in the community and has revived a river and built 200 toilets in her adopted drought affected village in Marathwada. She is part of various NGOs such as Rescue Foundation, Dharavi Diary, Beach-o-Beach cleanup, Boodhnoor Vaidyashala and SOS Papa with whom she worked in Nepal after the Earthquake

Sonam Chhabra

Sonam C Chhabra, a Celebrity Anchor, TV Host and Actor, will be joining us for TEDxSSCBS. Over the last decade, she has hosted over 1000 shows globally! Also, a TV Show Host, her current talk show is called Safar Kamyabi Ka. She has won the Best Anchor India Silver Award in the Colors EEMA Spotlight Awards this year. She is also a proud recipient of Delhi Ratan Award. She is playing the Lead Role as an Actress in Kirti Azad's Biopic named Kirket.

Supriya Joshi

She is a creative writer at All India Bakchod, India's number one comedy collective where she writes scripts and ideates on creative briefs. She holds a Bachelor of Arts degree and has completed her Post Graduate diploma in social media communications.

Urmi Chanda-Vaz

Urmi Chanda is a passionate Indologist who writes, edits and researches in the realm of Indian history and culture. Armed with a Masters in Clinical Psychology & Ancient Indian History, Culture and Archaeology, she has 6+ years of experience in Media/Journalism. She has completed Advanced Post Grad Diplomas in Comparative Mythology and Mysticism from the University Of Mumbai. She has been involved in creating and presenting content on an educational YouTube Channel titled 'Culture Express'. She has written content for various websites, journals, promotional media, etc. She has also provided voice overs for different types of script, narrations, films, jingles, etc. She has been the Senior Copy Editor of 'Pune Mirror', Senior Executive [Editor- QC cell], Chief Sun Editor and Senior Correspondent of 'Which? Right Choice' and latest being the Assistant Editor of 'StyleSpeak and Spa Mantra'.