Theme: Velarium

Eons ago, a velarium stood over the Colosseum, bringing people together for years to come. Centuries later, in the year 1984, TEDx laid its awning over the world, bringing together ideas, thoughts and experiences. After four successful events, we at TEDxIMTHyderabad, have decided to celebrate this canopy of ideas for our fifth year. At "Velarium", we bring to you a canopy of our own - with diverse stories meant to inspire, to comfort, and to bring people together in a shelter of ideas.

This year, join us to witness a vast blend of boundless topics, to spread out and venture into new perspectives giving light to unheard or infamous topics.

TEDxIMTHyderabad
No.38, Cherlaguda Village, Shamshabad Mandal
Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, 501218
India

Anubhav Sapra

Food Vlogger

A man with passion and commitment who now is one of India's biggest food connoisseurs, Anubhav Sapra- the face behind Delhi Food Walks. The famous food Blogger whose journey started from his school days when drooling on Local Street Food was a getaway, has now become his passion. His personality and content keep millions of followers over social media captivated. His YouTube channel “Delhi Food Walks” connects people with food. Ten years of perseverance and passion have won him YouTube's Golden Play Button in 2021 as well. With "Delhi Food Walks", his own love for food has birthed love for India's local cuisines and cultures across the country.

Ninad Daithankar

With a journey in music that began at the age of 12, Mr. Ninad Daithankar is a santoor player who never misses when it comes to mesmerizing the audience with his meticulous expansion of the raga and exquisite layakari. Ninad was award ed the Citi-NCPA scholarship in 2020-21 for being a promising young classical musician. Also a recipient of Ajay Bakshi Smruti Puraskar and Indumati Kale Yuva Vadyavadak Puraskar, he has performed in various prestigious music festivals across India.

Rajeev Poddar

Rajeev Poddar, founder of a non-profit organization named "Knowledge Capsules," is a teacher and a mentor to hundreds of students every year, shedding knowledge with the help of his storytelling approach with attractive visuals. A wheelchair and paralysis since the age of 9 and an unending quarantine of 40 years, nothing could stop him from letting his thoughts go out of the boundaries. He provides free-of-cost classes to students of Economics and Accountancy. And has also joined the reputed UNACADEMY without charging any fees to fulfill his dream. He has been nominated for the Padamshree award twice and recently went live with Dr. Raghuram Rajan to debate the global economic crisis. After achieving so much in his life, he inspires and empowers students.

Sahil Pruthi

Having raised the highest offer from Shark Tank, Sahil Pruthi, founder of Keto India and Livory, operates India's largest keto consulting company with a vision of helping people with chronic health conditions such as diabetes, thyroid disease. He was inspired to launch his own healthcare-tech company after his mother underwent major brain surgery and believes that nutrition plans and supplements can help improve one's health which tells us about his entrepreneurial spirit, he loves comedy and writing poetry in his leisure time and has performed in open mics.

Sahithi Mannar

Sahithi Mannar, the founder of Sama Jeeva Foundation, inspires the lives of innumerable kids and adolescents by offering fun-filled learning models for them to have better mental health, stability, and learnings to live a joyous life. Following her bachelor’s degree in genetics and a master’s in hospital administration from ICFAI University Tripura (2018-2020), she decided to pursue a profession in clinical psychology as it was related to her impactful personal journey. Being a victim of child abuse at an early age, she decided to be a wellness coach and associated herself as a counselor in many organizations like Infiheal and Find hope. Her campaign, ‘Roots to Wings’ that advocated an emotionally healthy community, is worthy of mention.

Sharad Kumar

Sharad Kumar is a perennial inspiration to us all. The Arjuna Awardee para olympian overcame his paralysis to reach the top spot in his field. His journey began right from his school days, where he broke and set new district records. Following this, he broke a twelve-year old record at the 2014 Asian Para Games, which led him to worldwide recognition. From his school days to today, his life and his career with magnificient wins in the Paralympics is a story that motivates us to do our best in any circumstances and keep moving forward.

Sherlin Seth

Actor

With so many accomplishments at such an early age, Sherlin Seth truly defines success comes to those who work hard. She has come a long way from winning Femina Miss India Tamil Nadu title in 2017 to being an actress in the Tamil entertainment industry. She believes that an actor should be able to adapt to and tailor every character that is given to them. Apart from acting and modeling, Sherlin is also a fitness enthusiast, a product from her love for kickboxing. Both beauty and brains together, she is a B.Tech graduate who is also the face of many companies. She balanced her education and passion concurrently and encourages us to transcend our dreams.

Vaibhav Pande

Born and brought up in Uttrakhand, Vaibhav Pande graduated in mechanical engineering from Dehradun Institute of Technology. He started Twin Win with a couple of friends. He has delivered multiple motivational speeches worldwide and is a frequent guest panelist on national news networks such as Aajtak, CNN, Republic TV. He has also been awarded the "Educationalist of the Year-2019" for his impeccability. Vaibhav Pande also happens to be Uttarakhand's youngest author to release his debut novel "For a change: the Journey to Utopia." He firmly believes in the overall development of an individual, encouraging people to move out of their comfort zones and eventually find their rhythm.

Vicky Roy

Rag picking to winning awards he made it through. He pursued a course in the field of Photography from Triveni Kala Sangam. “Street Dream” was his first solo exhibition held at India Habitat Centre. He was selected by the US based Maybach Foundation to photo document the reconstruction of the World Trade Center in New York in the year 2008. He was also awarded the MIT Media Fellowship in 2014. He was a part of the Forbes Asia 30 under 30 list in 2016. From getting rehabilitated. by the Salaam Baalak Trust, Delhi to taking up a course in documentary photography at the International Center for Photography, New York and doing several exhibits,his journey through all these years and his tale of success is truly inspirational.