Theme: Soulful Minds And Moving Voices

TEDxYouth@Saravanampatti is an independently organised TED event by a group of young enthusiasts willing to change the world. We believe in TED's motto of "ideas worth spreading" and how we can also contribute to the change we want to bring to this world through a series of powerful talks by people who believed in their own ideas and eventually changed lives.

From minds to voices, the journey is hard. Fear stands in the way. Afraid to publish our ideas, we bury them in our brains, making sure they never see the light of day. We believe in the impact it could create on peoples' minds and motivate them towards letting their thoughts run free, by letting their words flow, by speaking.

We at TEDxYouth@Saravanampatti, wish to bring the soulful minds who've impacted many lives through their ideas to light which in turn will inspire everyone of us to do the same.

HR Holiday Residency
HR Holiday Residency, Opp. KGISL College, Saravanampatti, Coimbatore-35
1st floor Banquet Hall
coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, 641035
India

Dr. M. S. Santosh

Teacher, scientist and skill trainer at CIIRC-Jyothy Institute of Technology, Bangalore

Dr. M. S. Santosh aims at instilling a sense of duty and reason in our younger selves which will in turn help us prosper as we grow. He believes that today's chief concern is that we let the expectations of the future drive our present and relegate our past to a distant dream - " Dare the past to drive your future".

Kalki Subramaniam

transgender rights activist, artist, actor, writer and entrepreneur

Kalki Subramaniam is the founder of Sahodari Foundation, Pollachi, Tamil Nadu. She aims at changing the mindsets of people by encouraging acceptance and empowering transgender and gender non-conforming people - " I want equality, justice and recognition for people like me. Bringing transgender people into the mainstream is the only way to end transphobia"

Latha Sundaram

Indian Railway employee, Founder and Managing trustee of Aram Foundation Charitable trust.

Latha Sundaram , the founder of Aram Foundation Charitable Trust, believes that happy kids make happy society and radical transformation in the school educational system is what is needed. Quality , value based education is imperative for happiness and success in real life - " How could happy schools make happy society?"

Namrata Hangala

Student and Founder of Dazzling Stars

Being the founder of Dazzling Stars, a free summer camp for both well off and underprivileged kids, she aims to eradicate the sense of exclusivity and inferiority complex by bringing together kids from the upper/middle class backgrounds along with underprivileged children under one roof - " seeing those happy faces who we saw as our own children made us realize how blessed we are"

Navaneeth V Ganesh

Motivational Speaker and Marketing & Public Relations at NDOT Technologies

Navaneeth is a passionate speaker and a change enthusiast. He is well known as the Asia's Record Holding Public Speaker.He believes that personal progress is the only possible way for societal progress. His main aim is to motivate induviduals towards better intrapersonal attitude - "Your induviduality, your power"

Rajagopal C

Manager, Ashok Leyland, Hosur

C Rajagopal is known for his orphanage tenement at Mathigiri, that started off with 2 or 3 children but eventually grew to about 300. Together, the children are Rajagopal's dreams and hopes - " seeing the boys happy, makes me happy. I found the real meaning of life through them"

Swarnalatha J

Mrs. Swarnalatha, being the founder of Swarga Foundation for the disabled in Coimbatore, is a disability rights activist and motivational speaker. Her main aim is to improve lives of those affected with neuromuscular disorders. She is affected with Primary Progressive Multiple Sclerosis since 2009.She holds a Diploma in Computer Science and is a post graduate in Hindi Literature. She is multi-talented and has won many awards for her work. Her tirelessness and optimism towards taking each day as a challenge and conquering it by breaking all stereotypes along the way is certainly very inspiring.