Theme: Protopia

Protopia, is a state of incremental improvement by its very definition, as coined by the futurist Kevin Kelly. A protopian society is based on accountability of the society’s needs with a continuous effort to become better. We at TEDxRankalaLake intend to bring to the fore a range of such methods and approaches that are driving our community to become slightly better than it was the day before. Right from environmental conservation to building sustainable solutions to building a community which is aware and responsible by upcoming influencers and change makers. The future is now and we have the power to shape it.

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Hotel Woodland, E` ward, Nagalapark
Kolhapur, Maharashtra, 416003
India

Akshay Shinde

Brand Builder, Social Activist and Adventurer

The real empowerment of any individual is having unshakable self-belief. Such words make up the persona of Akshay Shinde. Driven by the ideology of ‘positive disruption’, he is an amalgamation of limitless talents, a Brand Builder, Footballer, Rider, Anchor, Social Entrepreneur and Public Speaker. By shifting gears and ascending in career Akshay has a decade of diverse experience in Design, Strategy, Operations, Brand Communications, Marketing and Administration. He is among those who don't settle for mediocrity and have a contagious enthusiasm about their work and life. He has served in organizations like Govind Milk, Bennett Coleman and Reliance; Happy Streets an initiative by Maharashtra Times led by Akshay is extensively appreciated. When Akshay is not planning new strategies or off his adventures he indulge in answering the echo of unprivileged, and actively contributes in Social initiatives with ‘Entertainers’ (NPO) or would be engulfed into Riding initiatives 'No Name Attached'.

Arup Achary

Social Entrepreneur and YouTuber

An absolute justification to what is a brilliantly versatile soul. Arup started his journey from a Design Engineer to a Lead Consultant by building teams of Indian Manufacturers. He's a multilingual YouTuber and Social Entreprenuer who believes that if Farmers and Small Business Owners undergoes international training; will surely excel and it will positively affect our Country GDP growth. His ambition in life is to educate small business owners & farmers to do international business. Arup is ardent believer of the fact that life is nothing but one great adventure, and have embarked upon a thrilling journey of exploring the shades of humanity and serving them.

Dr. Abhinandan Patil

World Record Holder, Cancer Scientist and Social Entrepreneur

He is someone who has presumably touched countless horizons of academia! Dr. Abhinandan is a renowned Scientist, Educator, Blogger and also a Social Entrepreneur. He has over 27 publications in peer-reviewed journals and has attended nearly 168 International and National conferences across the conturies. He holds record of 'Youngest to achive Hatt-Rick Gold Medal' in Bachelor's Master's and Ph.D with impeccable academics and recipient of numerous accolades including Young Scientist Award for Year 2015 and 2020. Dr. Abhinandan is the recipient of Best Student Award from all over India by hands of Hon. President (India) Pranav Mukharjee in 2012. His applause-worthy contribution to the domain of Pharmaceutical Sciences makes him a cut above the rest in his area of work.

Dr. Ankita Kashyap

Doctor, Author and World Record Holder

The period stigma or menstruation taboo affects the mental health of young girls. The menstrual taboo is evidently experienced by millions of girls in the Indian society. In this talk, mother of a girl child ‘Arisha’, medical doctor, author, and world record holder Dr Ankita Kashyap explains how to prepare a girl child for her menstruation. Dr Ankita Kashyap is a medical doctor by profession and an artist by passion. She completed MBBS from Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Medical College, Jabalpur, India; and MD (General Medicine) from Gajara Raja Medical College, Gwalior, India. Currently, she is working as a Senior Resident in the department of medicine, Shrimant Rajmata Vijayaraje Scindia Medical College and Hospital, Shivpuri, India.

Dr. John Intru Disouza

Academic Leader and Researcher

He is presently executing as Principal, at SWVSM’s Tatyasaheb Kore College of Pharmacy. Working on various academic and professional bodies including IPA and CRS-IC. He has authored international and national books and book chapters and research papers in reputed journals with h-index: 19 and i10:34. 2 registered Lactobacilli strains, deposited in NCMR, Pune goes to his credit. He has guided & guiding good number of research scholars for their PhD and PG research. He has fetched the grant of Rs. 2.5 Crores for research, higher education and schools. His social contributions includes - setting and running Warana Science & Innovation Activity Centre to develop science quest in young rural minds; awareness speeches in Marathi ‘Medicines and We’, ‘Microorganisms and our life’, ‘COVID-19 and medication’, ‘Role of Pharmacist in Healthcare’ ‘New Education Policy 2020’ broadcasted on All India Radio; articles in Marathi published in news papers that addresses multidisciplinary social issues.

Dr. Krishna N. Sharma

Academician, Researcher, and Author

Nation's Youngest, University Vice-chancellor, Prof Krishna N Sharma is a proficient writer and Higher Education Consultant with rich and diverse experience in the field of academics and administration. He is on the board of trustees and advisors of universities and other organizations. He is former Vice-Chancellor of Victoria University, Uganda, and former Dean of St. Louis University, Cameroon. He is a prolific author with 40+ best-sellers out of his 145+ published books and holds 8 world records in academic-related areas. He has 50,000+ students from 90% of countries in the world (176 countries). He is also a researcher who has developed a school of thought in Manual Therapy – KKMT. His techniques and books are included in the national PT curriculum by the Ministry of Higher Education, Cameroon.

Heena Joshi Shrivastava

Author and International Book Coach

A journalist by profession, an educator by chance and a an author and book coach by choice, Heena's life is a perfect canvas of learning and unlearning through various professional phases she has been through. With 10 years of creative writing experience, she has now taken up the pledge to make the writing journey smoother for other upcoming writers through Writernaama- the creative writing academy. Having written four books and having worked with few national dailies like The Times of India & Hindustan Times, Heena has a penchant for both technical and creative writing. So far she has touched few lives of people by inculcating self-belief in them through book coaching and making their dream book a reality.

Kiara Kaur

5 Years Old Inspirational Author and World Record Holder

In an era, where digital technology has become an integral part of every person’s life and has left the traditional book reading behind. Kiara Kaur, in contrast, has made herself inseparable from physical books. She started reading since the age of 2. Since then she has read more than 2000 books. She loves to read and share. Her reading habit soon flourished wide and led her to enter the World Book of records, London in reading 36 books nonstop for one hour and 45 mins at the tender age of 4 years. She has been an inspiration not only to kids of her age but the children even of higher age groups. She is trending in social media and news coverage.

Mehaboobali Soppadla

Life Coach, Change Catalyst and Agile Leader

Mehaboobali Soppadla has dedicated around a decade to help influential and highly determined individuals build their personal resilience to overcome all the life challenges that life has inevitably dipped them in. His sole purpose is ‘Channelizing conflicts into positive energy that would result into surfacing new ideas, different perspective and collaborative environment’. His passion is to help people reach self-realisation and create extra-ordinary changes in their lives so that they can unleash their hidden and dormant potential. Mehaboobali is an Consultant, Change Agent and Engineer with diverse experience in different methodologies, domains and multiple teams; he's a proclaimed “Agile Passionista” who strongly believes in agile values, principles and action oriented strategies. He has developed a unique and powerful ability to address life issues from a comprehensive level. His power packed talks are well articulated and send across a value intense message.

Pranav Kharbanda

World Record Holder, Author, Educationist and Corporate Trainer

Pranav is a graduate of Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta, with a firm belief in power of ideas, Pranav has gained insights as human resource professional skilled in team building, knowledge management, leadership, strategic planning & HR operations. His thought leadership stance has been firmly backed by 20 published research papers, 4 Booksand 3 patented ones in national and international journals. An active member and advisory board of various Placement Teams of colleges and universities across the country, he has been able to transform the lives of hundreds of thousands of students through his training, workshops, seminars, webinars ,FDP's and consulting sessions. He has showcased his mettle by hosting the world’s largest HR training marathon for more than 24 hours. The only brand which he firmly believes in is human upliftment and welfare. So instead of earning huge money, his dream vision of project based learning is something which he strives to spread across the globe.

Pratik Kakade

Prime Minister's Research Fellow, Tech Evangelist and Adventurer

Philonoist during weekdays, and adventurer by weekend. Pratik is Prime Minister's Doctoral Fellow and a ‘adrenaline junkie’ who believes in breaking the boundaries and making time for adventure even after a hectic professional schedule. He is an absolute personification of simplicity and creativity seeking intensity in life. Pratik loves travelling and outdoor activities which includes Running, Urban Exploration, Cycling and Gazing out of window. He claims that reading books are a necessity for him. He's a head that finds happiness in collecting weird information and has an odd sense of humour of striking up random conversation with total strangers. Pratik holds 10+ International publications in peer-reviewed journals and has diligently participated and won awards in International and National conferences across the conturies. One of his magnificent accomplishments include being bestowed ‘Best Outgoing Student' as well as 'Distinguished Alumni' Award by his alma mater.