Theme: Fables

Usually, fables are the stories that features inanimate objects and forces of nature that are brought to life and that illustrates or leads to a particular moral lesson and takes us through a lifelike journey, portraying good and evil and we absorb an understanding of importance of right and wrong. But similarly every individual have a story, some short and some long, where they live and love, make mistakes, win and fail, where the choices made by them lead to an effect as an consequences of the decisions made and words said. These effects teaches us many lessons and gives us many ideas. The ideas that are learnt are applicable to all and always contain the good and right choices of life, hence they must be spread to fill the world with good and right and share every story is worth hearing.

REVA University
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Yelahanka
Bengaluru, Karnataka, 560064
India

Aakash Nambiar

Barefoot Marathon Runner

When he typed and searched 'Barefoot Running', he couldn’t find much. He then decided to make a platform where this can be made big and a trending target. Aakash Nambiar, ultra marathon runner, barefoot runner, cyclist, Bharat Beard Club Ambassdor, and most notably Pinkathon Ambassador, which gives the young talents especially woman, the power to uplift themselves and hence run for a cause. Apart from organizing such excellent events, he himself is an amazing athlete, raising funds for multiple causes earned through his running.

Anju Maudgal Kadam

Social Activist

Anju Maudgal Kadam co-founded the #100SareePact in 2015. While lamenting all the sarees they had kept buried in their closets, they decided to wear a hundred sarees a year to re-live all that they had associated with the same sarees. The pact has since then taken her places, including recently to a TED talk #NayiSoch hosted by none other than Shahrukh Khan.

Arun S Venkataraman

A Robotics engineer and Innovation Management professional with multidisciplinary international research and patent consulting experience. He has worked with technology companies and academic institutions in managing their innovation through R&D consulting, building and managing patent portfolios, providing training on intellectual property and strategizing best innovation practices.

Capt. Naveen Nagappa

War Veteran

Capt. Naveen Nagappa is a graduate in Mechanical Engineering from Babuji Institute of Engineering and Technology, Davangere. After his training at Indian Military Academy, Dehradun, he joined 13 Battalion of J&K Rifles during 1999. With just 6 months of service behind him he lead a team of 120 soldiers to fight the enemy at point 4875. He had to fight the enemy in biting cold without food or water for more than 60 hrs. During the final assault he got severely injured by enemy grenade sustaining injuries to both his legs. After 21 months of hospitalization and 8 major surgeries he was declared medically unfit to serve. Currently he is engaged in motivating the youth towards nationalism and patriotism. He provides counselling to the youth to join the defense forces. He is also involved in welfare of Martyr families. 

Dr. Ali Khwaja

Behavioral Scientist and Counselor

Dr. Ali Khwaja is the Chairman and principal faculty of Banjara Academy. Since more than three decades, he has been conducting training programs and workshops for most prestigious Government and private organisations and is in great demand all over the country by wide range of Institutions. Twenty years ago, he devised a unique program to teach people from all walks of life and of ages, the human skills of counselling and emotional support across the Indian Community. This course has no text book, curriculum or theory, but has touched the hearts of thousands who have not only improved their life significantly, but are consistently reaching out to many others not only in India but also in other countries.

Jayanthi Kallam

Wildlife Conservation Activist

Jayanthi Kallam is the co-founder and executive director of ARRC (Avian and Reptile Rehabilitation Centre) operating in Bangalore, India. A computer engineer by profession, she has worked in the United States across many industrial sectors, while simultaneously pursuing an MBA degree from Leonard Stern School of Business,New York University. She graduated with distinction as a Stern scholar and undertook management roles in the IT/Financial Services sectors in New York City.

Mirchi RJ Smitha

Radio Jockey

A commerce graduate, Smitha’s foray into the radio industry is as interesting as her personality. Given her ability to talk non-stop, her friends suggested that maybe she should try her hand at RJing. She started off as an RJ with AIR and went on to become a popular voice within a short span of time. Following this, the lady took a hiatus from Indian shores and moved to the US where she continued to engage herself with community radio shows. She is a fitness enthusiast, avid traveler and cook; and also has a nose for fragrances, loves and boasts of a huge collection of perfumes! Apart from keeping people happy on radio, the multifaceted 'Sunshine gal' as referred to by her colleagues at Mirchi is also passionate about dancing. A complete entertainer, a perfect Bengalurean would never miss “Hi Bengaluru”- every Monday to Saturday from 7:00 AM to 12 PM only on Mirchi 98.3.

Neeraj Chandra

Branding Expert

Neeraj Chandra is an alumnus of IIM Ahmedabad and an Electrical Engineer from IIT Kanpur. Neeraj started his career with Unilever in India where he held several positions in Sales and Marketing over a period of 20 years reaching the position of Regional Brand Director for Asia. Neeraj then moved as the VP & Chief Operations Officer for Britannia where he built new benefit spaces, new brands, and big new channels, successfully tripling the businesses to a billion dollars. Thereafter, he moved to Emami as the CEO – Consumer Care Division. Neeraj has a passion for creating large new businesses and brands.

Prakash Belawadi

Renowned actor and National Film Award-winning filmmaker Prakash Belawadi`s filmography spans across Kannada, Hindi, Tamil and Malayalam cinema. Some of his best known acting credits include the Kannada romantic thriller Aatagara (2015), the Bollywood films Wazir (2016), Airlift (2016) and Sanju (2018); the Malayalam film Take Off (2017) and the bilingual biopic Thackeray (2019). Besides these, Prakash`s directorial debut Stumble (2003) has also won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in English. A seasoned theatre artist, he is the founder of Suchitra School of Cinema and Dramatic Arts in Bangalore. Other significant acting credits in recent times include the Indian-American biographical drama The Least of These (2019) and the Telugu action thriller Saaho (2019).

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School Of Performing Arts, REVA University

Sunny Strat

Musician.

Swati Bondia

Entrepreneur

Founder and Director of Clap (Centre for learning and Advanced Practice) is a Social entrepreneur from Odisha. She started her first venture as OM Shanti Traders, at the age of 18 in Bangalore. She started her second venture CLAP which emerged as the leading career mapping organisation in the country with clientele diversing over 5 countries. She has received “Woman of the Year” award in the year 2016 and 2018. She is the awardee of the prestigious “Sevak of the Year” by sevak foundation. She is the only selected participant from SAARC nations for UN funded Bottom of the Pyramid Challenge at Bogota Colombia.

Tanmay Dattani

Renowned magician and mentalist.