Theme: Pause. Reset the way you THINK!

Suchitra Academy is hosting the TEDx Youth event on the Virtual platform. Speakers have been invited from all across the globe.

A bit about the theme:
We do it to our technology, however, why do we have such a hard time with pause and reset in life? Take time and pause to examine, question, reflect and reset. Give it a thought!
Have you already done this? Has it made a difference to people, the environment or changed your perception of things? Then tell the world about it.
Who knows? Your story might just inspire someone and ignite the spark to pursue their ideas.

We look forward to host the event!

Virtual Platform - TedxYouth@SuchitraAcademy
Suchitra Junction
Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, 500067
India

Abhiir Bhalla

Youth Ambassador, Environmentalist

An active youth environmentalist at the national and international level, Abhiir has been working in the field of environmental conservation for over 8 years and has been appointed as the Youth Ambassador for Earth Day Network International. The BBC recently identified him as one of the foremost emerging youth environmentalists at the international level. His work focuses on air pollution and waste segregation, and he is currently producing a climate change podcast with a UK-based think tank. As a prominent youth leader, Abhiir is passionate about driving youth climate action.

Amit Ramchandani

Amit loves solving Rubiks cubes and logical puzzles. Cubing has been a part of his life since he was in Grade 5 when he was first introduced to a 3X3 cube by a Faroese boy in Goa. Thereafter he organized many national and international competitions in Pune which attracted 600 participants. However he realized that the visually impaired were unable to participate in these events. This led him to research the issue and experiment with various approaches to make learning an affordable and a fun experience for visually challenged. Majority of the kids he interacted with belonged to poor families. He has devised a Braille compliant cube design that is very affordable and sustainable. He has also developed a Braille manual to facilitate independent learning as well as conceptualized a “train the trainer” methodology in which the partially blind are taught along with the fully blind to make the process interactive. The cubes sold on the internet are not Braille compliant and cost Rs 1200. His Braille design based cube costs approx Rs 180. He is in the process of patenting his inventions and intends to offer it at a nominal cost to institutions working with the visually impaired. He loves sports and is a socialist at heart. He is an ardent Chelsea and Inter Milan fan. His favourite sportspersons are: Kevin de Bruyne, Raheem Sterling, Vincent Companie and Romelu Lukaku

Arnay Agarwal

Writer, blogger, Journalist

Arnay Agarwal is a 12 Years old boy, born in California but currently lives in Bangalore and studies in 7th Grade. He is a Journalist and reporter for Indykids Newspaper based in the USA, Founder of STS India (StoryTelling Society of India), founder eReadingShala, he has published 3 books, has his own podcast, and is a successful blogger. All this and much more has been achieved by this young child. We look forward to listening to his experiences.

Habib Ali

Founder and CEO of BeAble Health

Habib Ali is the Founder and CEO of BeAble Health, a company focused on game-based rehabilitation technologies. He is also a research scholar at IIT- Hyderabad. Habib Ali has been a part of the Fellowship in Healthcare Entrepreneurship at CfHE-IIT Hyderabad, and also the prestigious IGNITE Fellowship at Judge’s Business School, Cambridge. He believes Entrepreneurship is a way of life and immensely enjoys the challenges that come with it.

Hannah Karen

Happiness Activist

Hannah is a personal freedom coach, social change-maker, and happiness activist who’s cycling around the world to pioneer positive social change. As an activist for animal rights, human rights, and environmentalism, She believes the way to alleviate or resolve all the deep-rooted problems we face globally is to alter the world’s perspective and help people discover true contentment; then kinder, more compassionate decisions and actions will inevitably follow. She is currently living in Glastonbury, UK, supporting people suffering from a wide range of social issues including drug addiction, domestic abuse, and community violence

Nishigandha Kelkar

Aerospace Engineer

Nishigandha Kelkar.She graduated in Aerospace Engineering at the top of her class, with straight As through all her courses. She is the only woman to achieve that accomplishment in her graduating class. She is currently working at a leading Aerospace supplier in the United States, where she is leading the integration efforts of the displays on the Boeing 777X aircraft. She is working on a team that is creating history by bringing the first touch screen displays to the cockpit of a commercial air transport aircraft.

Nungsanglemla Jamir

Crusader for sexual abuse survivors

N.Jamir is a writer and a crusader for Sexual abuse survivors and has been actively involved in dialogue sharing regarding sexual abuse for the past 7 years. Stories have always drawn her in, the impact and its ripple effect one incident has on an individual is unspeakable. After working in the corporate world for close to 10 years, it was by chance that she stumbled into training. Founder of Skillshare Academy which engages students in imparting activity based life lessons and skills that helps them in real life. She work to rescue and rehabilitate marginalized people by livelihood skilling them using plastic waste as the first step.

Pratishtha Deveshwar

Student Activist

Pratishtha Deveshwar is the first Indian wheelchair-user to study at the University of Oxford.A native of Punjab in India, she is currently pursuing Masters in Public Policy at Oxford. She is the elected House Chair of Somerville College at Oxford and is one of the top 50 postgraduates selected for the Oxford Global Leadership Initiative by the Oxford Character Project. She is a public speaker and has been a powerful young voice heard across the world, at various national and international platforms.

Pusarla Venkata Sindhu

World Badminton Champion, Olympic silver medalist.

PV Sindhu is a professional Indian badminton player and ranked world no.2 in the BWF World Ranking in the year 2013. She became the first Indian woman to win a silver medal at the 2016 Summer Olympics. She has received India’s fourth highest civilian honour, Padma Shri (2015), Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna, highest sporting honour of India (2016) and Padma Bhushan, third highest civilian award of India (2020) She believes it is important for children to be able to learn to think differently at an early age in schools as they are the future of our country.

Satyam Mishra

Activist and Educator

Satyam Mishra is an engineer turned educator and has been working with first-generation college students, refugee children, kids with special needs, and adult women resuming studies. He has taught/worked in a number of countries including India, South Africa, Lebanon, Nepal, Bulgaria, Austria, Nigeria, and Slovakia. Currently, he is working as a Fellow at the highly selective Fellowship on Inclusive Education offered by Teach for All - Oak Foundation.

Srishti Sharma

Born and brought up in New Delhi ,She ia a 23 year old entrepreneur . Founder at GAME – gaming and multiplayer Esports , Asia's first online esports organization . Co founder at Human science – Asia’s first technical expert based organization working in stress elimination via scientific techniques . Founder at social initiatives like Kilkari and Rehmat. Schooling from Delhi Public school , Vasant Kunj! Graduated in Economics hons from Delhi University and an actuarial scientist (both Indian and UK society).

Vinusha M K

Prodigy in Baking

Vinusha is a prodigy in baking and is currently pursuing her education in Amrita Vidyalayam, KK Nagar, Chennai. A passion for baking, she has started her own initiative ‘Four Season Pastry’ in September 2019. She strongly believes that desserts served with delight can enlighten any soul. Besides baking, she is also an avid reader and loves to draw !