Theme: GENESIS - The Origin of Ideas

“When we dream alone it is only a dream, but when many dream together it is the beginning of a new reality.” - Friedensreich Hundertwasser.

Our constant itch to combat routine makes creativity a biological mandate.
What we seek in art and technology is surprise, not simply a fulfillment of expectations. As a result, a wild imagination has characterized the history of our species.
The innovative drive lives in every human brain, and the resulting war against the repetitive is what powers the colossal changes that distinguish one generation from the next, one decade from the next, one year from the next. We build cultures by the hundreds and new stories by the millions. We surround ourselves with things that have never existed before.

Ideas are the conscious “materialization” of a long thought process. They grow, we play with them, we feed them without even knowing it, and one day they show up, unexpectedly.

Here's is GENESIS -we believe there is a point of inception, a moment of genesis of knowledge. It is the point at which a person gains understanding, the why behind the what.
Knowledge creation is not a solitary effort of internal thought; it requires interaction with other people to create valuable knowledge. Come discover the "Genesis"

Vydehi School of Excellence
Vydehi School of Excellence 82 EPIP Area, Vydehi Campus, Whitefield, Bengaluru-560066 Karnataka.
School Auditorium
Bengaluru, Karnataka, 560066
India

ALEX RAPHEAL

Bharatanatyam Dancer

“While I dance I cannot judge, I cannot hate, I cannot separate myself from life. I can only be joyful and whole. This is why I dance.” ALEX RAPHEAL An exponent bharathanatyam artist with 19 years in dancing with supporting art forms like Kuchipudi, Mohiniyattam, Ottam Thullal, etc. With more than 6 years of teaching experience, I bring along the discipline combined with devotion, determination & dedication. I have struggled my way through tough challenges posed by my religious origin.

AUM KALYANPUR

Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness, that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, 'Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous?' Actually, who are you not to be?" Aum Kalyanpur a young boy, lives in a farm with his two brothers. None of them had attended school, yet they have a wonderful teacher called Life. Like most kids he too wanted to live a Happy life, unlike many he has set on a path to hone his skills and learn the art of being Happy. An unconventional scholar of life, his basic education stems not from a typical classroom but from the rich canvas of everyday existence. Raised in a farm, his schooling is non-traditional, rooted in observation, curiosity, and hands-on learning. The farm environment has been perfect for him to learn basic DIY such as plumbing, electrical repair, masonry, carpentry, crop cultivation, herb identification, pest and disease control, protecting natural flora and fauna in and around the farm. His passion extends to medicinal formulations, baking and writing fiction. Of late he is trying his hands at photography, videography and music production. His eclectic skills and experiences affirm life as a profound teacher, inspiring us to learn beyond the confines of traditional education. Nothing can stop the man with the right mental attitude from achieving his goal.

B SATISH CHANDRA

Satish did his MBA and is currently serving as Sr. Manager-Central Stores & Procurement at Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Medical Sciences, Whitefield, Bangalore. His interests are varied, ranging from wood-working, running, cycling and sustainability. He likes to use his talents towards social causes. He rode his bicycle across Kerala meeting patients treated at the Sri Sathya Sai Hospitals. He has run 155 km between Bangalore and Puttaparthi for the cause of sustainability. Satish has an active run streak of over 2100 days, during which he has run over 12,500 km."It is not the mountain we conquer, but ourselves

Bylahalli Raghunath Janardan

cyclist

BYLAHALLI RAGHUNATH JANARDHAN was diagnosed with epilepsy but instead of retiring to his fate, he fought and won the uphill battle. A true example of active aging, this 86 year old cyclist, trekker and runner has beaten all odds. He never let age get in his way and ensures that he partakes in almost all marathons and treks he comes across. He is a true fighter.

CHANDRASHEKARA A.P.

As everyone has to work for food and need, after completing his graduation, an Engineer (BE Mechanical-1981), he worked in a company for 10 months. But soon realized that he is not fit for city jobs & his ancestral agricultural background pulled him to 14 acres of dry land. Nature made him to think on various aspects of ORGANIC FARMING where no utilization of chemicals is the basic step and utilization of Flora & Fauna properly and directly to support our life with minimum destruction of nature. More than 25 books are published on his name to explain the nature’s fame. It is neither individual achievement nor institutional, but is the achievement of the entire farmer family. For all the achievements they are undoubtedly indebted to the Nature, Nation & Society. They do not have high aim to achieve in future, but to remain as an” individual existence model” without being Burdon to the nature, nation & Society. Occasionally in our lives, we need doctors, lawyers, engineers, or policemen, but everyday three times, we need a farmer.

CHARUL& VINAY Loaknaad

Researchers & Musicians

Loknaad (People’s Voice) is one of its kind tri-lingual Indian music team of two dreamers, Vinay and Charul, who create and sing songs of life, songs of hope based on their field experiences. Simple lyrics, stirring compositions and minimalist music with a dafli and ghunghroo lend unique earthy feel to their music. Charul – Vinay are professionals by qualification; researchers and singer, song – writer by choice and passion. Vinay Mahajan is an Agricultural Engineer and a management post-graduate from IIM, Ahmedabad. Charul Bharwada is an Architect and a postgraduate from School of Planning, CEPT, Ahmedabad. They have received various regional and national awards for their outstanding effort through songs. Through more than 50 songs and 600 plus performances across the country, their music has touched many hearts, inspired many people to look beyond, to reflect, to dream and to continue the efforts for a just and humane world.

COL (DR) VINOD M SASALATTI (Retd)

He is working as Dy Chief Engineer in Bangalore Metro since 2017, completed a project of 6.5km of viaduct and 5 Metro stations in Phase II of Metro construction (Beratena Agrahara to Bommasandra). Now he is looking after his second project on Air Port line since Mar 2022 which involves eight Metro stations between K.R. Puram and Hebbal. He has presented number of technical papers in national and international seminars on geopolymer composites, guided 300 students (MTech & B.E) of Engineering Colleges for their Projects /Internships. He is Fellow of Institution of Engineers - India, Member of Indian Concrete Institute, Member of Indian Building Congress and Member of Institute of Military Engineers. “Soldiers do not fight because they hate what is in front of them. They fight because they love what is behind them.” Being a person of strong will power and love for his country, col. Vinod proved to be a man of great honour.

DHRUV SANGAL

Engineering Student

Dr. ABHIJIT APC

Dr. Abhijit, have been working as a Homoeopathy Doctor for the past 15 years & also practicing organic farming in Indraprastha organic farm. He along with his father and support from his family continued to perform agricultural activities & also in increasing faunal diversity and intentional efforts that made his farm green with more than 3500 plant species which resembles any evergreen Rain Forest. His work on behavior of jumping spiders has been published in peer reviewed journals. He loved the fact that the spiders have the most ingenious ways to lure their prey. Till now 30 papers have been published & he is one of the researchers in the discovery of a new spider ‘colopsus Arkavathi' from the foothills of Nandhi. Along with his friends Mr Vipin Baliga, Mr Pavan Ramachandra, Mr Prashantha krishna & Mr Sumukha jawagal they have Made a Group called ' TEAM SAALIGA' , which means a team to create awareness on spiders & its role in ecosystem. He has also formed a group called Karnataka spider club, where more than 100 spider enthusiasts are collectively working for the cause of spiders.

Dr. PAWAN KUMAR

Veterinary Surgeon – Cessna Lifeline

DR. PAWAN KUMAR has a Master’s in Veterinary Sciences with a specialization in surgery and radiology and is a man with a vision. A vison that has made a huge impact on Veterinary Healthcare Services in our country. This vision came to life in the form of Cessna Lifeline Veterinary Healthcare in 2005, a range of veterinary healthcare services for pets. Starting from a single room in Bangalore, today it has multiple branches, each branch adhering to the high standards of care he expects.

GUNJAN MODI

Student

She is an adherent law aspirant with budding leadership qualities. Unlike other stories, her story to choose law definitely makes it something out of the clichéd box. She believes that if something is wrong, ‘We’ are the change to it. Studying in class XII, she is also an active socialist, contributing her efforts to serve the needy by being a part of various NGO led programmes and campaigns. She portrays the quality of presenting impactful speeches and arguments, making her win various speaking and debating competitions at All India Level. She has been a scholar during her school life and won the KHIMJI Award of Merit in Muscat, Sultanate of Oman. Apart from this, she is also a state-level champion in skating, trained dancer and loves exploring new places.

JOEL E. DAVE

musician

JOEL E. DAVE is a musician and a teacher who has been associated with music education for over a decade. He is a multi-instrumentalist and a trained vocalist who has been a faculty member of many International Schools. He has trained numerous students for graded exams affiliated with London College of Music and Trinity College London. He also has a decade of experience performing Live music at various 5-star hotels. He also studied Blues and Jazz music under Mr.Dave Frank, a renowned American Jazz pianist from Berklee College of Music. Besides his love for music, Joel is also passionate about helping people discover their true potential.

MAHANTHESH QUANTANX

Mahanthesh, a co-founder at Quantanx and a passionate Robotics-AI enthusiast. With experience as a Tech Lead in Humanoid Systems and internships at ISRO and the Indian Institute of Astrophysics, he has gained invaluable expertise. At Quantanx, he drives strategic direction and pioneer innovative solutions. He is committed to pushing the boundaries of technology and solving real-world challenges. With a relentless thirst for knowledge, he actively engage in conferences and workshops, fostering a vibrant community of like-minded individuals. He is dedicated to shaping the future of Robotics-AI.

Mr. UMESH KUMAR

Teacher & Founder Director of DQ Labs

Umesh Kumar GL An Architect specialized in industrial design from IIT Delhi having 18 yrs of practical experience in Architecture, Product Design, Digital Design, Business strategy and Design mentoring. He had travelled to about 25 countries in the last 15 years for professional work and leisure.. With the experience of working at esteemed International Design Studios (USA, UK, India) and cross cultural design teams of Global Brands as a creative professional envisioning, creating and testing compelling products & services for millions of users to make their lives easy, he believes that the objective of any education, apart from gaining technical knowledge and expertise should be developing curiosity, empathy, imagination, and persistence to realize one's dream. He loves to work with 6th to 12th graders to help them discover their inner potential & passion, to build creative confidence and lay a foundation for their future careers.

Mr. Venkat Raman

Swabhimaan NGO - Managing Trustee

Venkat and his wife Vijaya are the Managing Trustees of Swabhimaan, a registered public charitable trust. Swabhimaan works comprehensively in and around the Rajendranagara slum in Koramangala, Bengaluru. The Trust organizes a number of activities throughout the community. In the area of education, Swabhimaan provides scholarships to about 200 bright children in the community and works closely with several low-end schools to add value through teacher training, motivational coaching and personality development programs. A free computer centre has been set up to improve digital literacy. A fairly large micro-finance program supports women running small businesses.

Ms. Prema Ramalingam

Managing Director. Flatirons & Jouve

PREMA RAMALINGAM has for last four years been at Flatirons/Jouve India as their Managing Director. Flatirons & Jouve is a $150 million US-based company that provides consulting, technology, and outsourcing for content lifecycle management (CLM). She was a part of the founding team for the company TexTech that was started in 2005 and later merged with Jouve in 2009; she co-managed the Indian operations and was responsible for building customer relationships in the UK and Australia. She has a wealth of customer, business, and operational knowledge in content production and creation. Prema has twenty years of corporate work experience. Prema has a background in computer science and then qualified in sales and marketing. She started as a sub broker in shares before that and quickly learnt that just talking about loss and gain in share and money is not satisfying work and then went to sales to help grow their business. In her free time she pursues music and dance.

MYSORE B NAGARAJ

Kathak Classical Dancer

The metonym of Kathak, the guru himself-Mysore B Nagaraj. Trained as an Engineer but having the soul of a dancer, he is the one we look up to satiate our visual cravings for Indian classical dance. HE BRINGS TO LIFE Kathak- the ancient art of storytelling with subtle expressions and narrative techniques. A man of international eminence, he has performed in numerous countries including Norway, Sweden and The US. As a social responsibility, he supports the Visually challenged through the medium of dance, by training and providing performance opportunities and make art as a vocation through the NGO Articulate Ability He Curates dance artists through Articulate Trust for Arts in the Articulate Festivals in the city of Mysore and Bangalore

NAVEEN LAKKUR

Naveen Lakkur is the Chief Innovation Coach at the Institute of Inspiring Innovation. He aids the corporate to build robust innovation culture. A serial entrepreneur turned Innovation coach, Naveen loves to inspire enterprises and entrepreneurs to innovate and guide them to grow in the right direction. In his professional career spanning 25+ years in the industry worldwide, he has co-founded several innovative companies. He has also been a catalyst for 250+ ideas to have become commercial realities. He is keen on sharing his practical knowledge of building companies and nurturing ideas. Through his talks, training programs and workshops, he has inspired over 100,000+ professionals and students. He opines that the new-age leadership is driven by innovation, intrapreneurship & entrepreneurship and Naveen is committed to nurture them. Besides his active engagement with the industry, he indulges in writing books with international recognitions and he loves telling business stories.

SANA SUMAN

The First Transgender Student who studies in St Joseph College BA Journalism. After the NALSA Judgement was passed, she claimed to be a transgender student and Continued with her pursuing MA in Journalism. She founded the Swatantra organisation working for Human rights of Transgender community in Karnataka in 2017 and was part of the members to Draft a Karnataka Transgender Policy. She Worked in Samara (Community Based Organisation) as Director in KHPT Project (Karnataka Health Promotion Trust) and KSAPS project (Karnataka State Aids Prevention Society) 2009 -2012.

SAYANTH SHAJITH

Student

A gifted 9th Grade student, Sayanth Shajith, moved from the US to India at the age of 8, realizing quite early that India provided him with more extensive opportunities and exposure. A virtuoso, his short story was selected for the Times of India Lit Fest 2017 and even got published in their short story collection by students. A model UN Speaker, Sayanth, is passionate about theatre and acting.

SHRUTHI CHAUHAN

From flying mean machines in the sky to walking the ramp in renowned beauty pageants, ex Indian Air Force Wing Commander Shruti Chauhan, now a pilot with Indigo airlines has shown the world that for her even the sky is not the limit. Growing up in a small town of Aurangabad, Maharashtra, her childhood was about listening to her grandfather's tales of freedom and revolution in India which instilled patriotism in her at a very young age and drove her to join NCC, and later Indian Air Force. This was the beginning of her journey of being different. After fifteen years of distinguished service to the nation flying across the breadth and span of the country, this power woman ventured into the world of civil aviation with a leading airline. All this while, she parallely went after her secret desire of shining in the spotlight and grabbed the center stage at Mrs. India Inc World Beauty Pageant 2021 where she was adjudged the first runner-up. She also holds a title of Mrs India Galaxy 2021. This 40 years old achiever has been a performer and front runner in competitions, both in the field and in art. She was awarded All India Best Cadet in NCC, she is an All India Gold Medalist in Painting and has also been a leader of marching contingent at the prestigious Republic Day Parade at Rajpath. She has been conferred with several awards and honours including Awards like Marathwada Women`s Achiever Award felicitated by Shri Anna Hazare in 2011, Shrimati Dadasaheb Phalke iconic international women’s Achievers award 2021, Maharashtra womens Achievers award 2021 and various more… A believer of feminism, Shruti Chauhan has made heads turn in her appreciation in all walks of life. Navigating between the roles of a soldier, pilot, a wife, a mother, and now a diva, she has set an example for everyone and has made a statement that - A woman can get anything she sets her eyes on. She is an exemplary role model for the girls who want to break free from the chains of society which sets limits on their dreams. Shruti has also worked with an NGO called Humans for humanity which to educate women about menstrual hygiene. She believes in philanthropy and supports basic needs and education of homeless children. She had the option of being the same, but she chose to be different.

SURAJ MADHNANI

Suraj Madhnani visioned his goal not only to captivate and engage potential clients but also to build a world class retail F&B brand and operating in this notoriously tough industry from the last 8 years. He is focused in providing valuable and pertinent content. With this in mind, Suraj carefully cruciate and assort informative resources. We’re just getting started. Suraj is qualified with his Master of Business Administration (MBA)Finance, Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies from Babson College – Frankline w.olin graduate school of Business, He is the Founder of Amintiri group of Restaurants.

Swahaa Band

Musicians

Swahaa, named after a Sanskrit term, is an Indian based percussion band from our very own Bangalore. They are a groovy assortment of Latin grooves, Samba, Reggae and Indian folk music.

SYED RAYAN

Aeronautical Student

VENKAT BHARADWAJ

Venkat Subbu also called as Venkat Bharadwaj (screen name), a well-known Karnataka State Awardee. A Techie turned Director, in 1995 he left the country to join a Company in Kuwait as IT Sales Engineer, till 2017 worked in the IT Industry and resigned as a Sales Director from a German IT Firm. But what made him so different was his passion to break all rules, all barriers and jump into the world of acting. He has travelled 70+ countries in his expansive career. In 2015, he penned a script “A Day in the City”. Designed and developed the story "A day in the city.” It was an experimental film shot and released with a shoe-string budget, further contributed lot more art work with Ecstasy and excellent screenplay.

Yamuna Srinidhi

Yamuna Srinidhi is an Internationally acclaimed classical Bharathanatyam dancer, who has given over 1000 performances across India and USA, who has taught classical dance to over 1500 students and who is the proud recipient of many awards and recognitions, she conferred the title "Natyakovide" from the Honourable Prime Minister of India. She also secured the "Distinguished Artist Award" from city of Sugar land and City of Pasadena, USA. Yamuna has in her bags, 44 Kannada movies with all the leading stars of Karnataka, 4 Telugu and 2 Tamil movies and is a very popular face on Kannada Television who has acted in 14 Mega serials in major roles in Kannada and Telugu Yamuna bagged the *KARNATAKA KANMANI STATE AWARD - 2022* from the Department of Youth Empowerment and Sports, Government of Karnataka, National Service Scheme, University of Mysore, State N.S.S. Kosha, Bangalore and Credit-I for my service in the field of Kannada Cinema and Social Service Yamuna is an NCC cadet. She is certain that you do not die without having done something wonderful for humanity.