Theme: New To Normal

This theme embraces the idea of change and normalization and is geared towards dismantling the facade constructed by the ignorance of society.This theme aims to provide recognition to the many hidden facets of humanity that society may shy away from, dismissing it as taboo. This theme also caters to the idea of a technological generation and the move towards a digital age. new or existing concepts, increasing their exposure and attempt to make society comfortable with the uncomfortable.
New or existing concepts will be introduced to increase their exposure and attempt to make society comfortable with the uncomfortable. Some topics of discussion may be but not limited to social pressure, environmental issues, digital integration with human lives, LGBTQIA, and menstruation.

Jamnabai Narsee School
Narsee Monjee Bhavan, N.S.Road No. 7, Juhu
JVPD Scheme, Vile Parle (W)
Mumbai, Maharashtra, 400049
India

Aman Khandelwal

Theatre Artist and Law Student

A fun, quirky personality, Aman Khandelwal is a staunch believer in maintaining his individuality and truly making his identity his own. An aspiring actor, he has performed in various plays and events, even having co-directed the play "Parwana" performed at the India International Centre. In a world fixated upon a certain absolute standard of physical attractiveness that has become closely tied to the idea of self-confidence, self-love becomes conditional upon confirming to these pre-established standards. Through his talk, he relates to his own experiences of undergoing a change from the "look good, feel good" mindset to self-acceptance based on his individuality to normalise the currently alien concept of unconditional self-love.

Anaheeta Goenka

Branding and Communications

A mother, eternal optimist, passionate social entrepreneur and behaviour change expert, Anaheeta Goenka is the host of Unilever brands, a mix of local and global brands which are offline and online. She am a strong believer in purpose-driven work and an external learner. She feel passionately about the agenda of new to normal and tries to practice it actively in 3 sharp ways by propounding “new to culture” “new to society” and “new to nation”. She believes that if we hope to make the new normal everyday, we must champion it at every opportunity.

Anju Kish

Founder of Untaboo

Sex education is not the villain – lack of it is! Our next speaker, Anju Kish, founder of untaboo belives that sex education is a not a new concept, but its a topic which makes people nervous and uncomfortable. The hesitation to impart it stems from one’s inability to tackle the subject, the taboos surrounding it and fears about its impact. Through her talk she aims to break down the hesitations logically to normalise and UnTaboo the subject to make people realise the importance of it and the positive impact it can have in the life of our children and society.

Disha Bafna

Student speaker

Few words can capture the essence of Disha, our student speaker for TedxYouth@JNIS. Being a passionate photographer, Disha is profound at understanding multiple perspectives, and through sharing her experiences we hope you can catch a glimpse “through her lense”, into her world. She aims to use this event as a platform to question the very notions of the concepts of normality and uniqueness and shed light on the fine line separating the two.

Ishaana Khanna

LGBTQIA Activist

Ishaana Khanna is an eighteen-year-old lesbian writer, performer, student, and activist-in-progress. an avid tweeter, nerd, and music-enthusiast, she’s always questioning and persisting and never shying away from what is ‘taboo’. with this platform, she aims to discuss and shed some light on the behemoth of internalisation of misogyny and homophobia and how it plays into lesbian identity, and even to a certain degree, understand it.A self-proclaimed nerd, an avid reader and a fearless and spirited individual. Her passion for writing and activism are a few of the several factors that make her the perfect speaker for the event.Ishaana intends to discuss the concepts of internalisation and societal norms that we have been conditioned to believe, making her performance one, that no one should miss.

Michelle Shah

Founder of Project Adhikaar,

Michelle Shah, our next speaker is pursuing a degree in medicine and is the founder of Project Adhikaar. She aims to educate and inspire, but most importantly empower underprivileged adolescent girls by giving them the skills required to be economically and socially independent. Through her talk she aims to normalise the conversations of inequality towards the girl child and why they should be considered an asset, not a liability.