Theme: Once Upon A dream

What is it about dreaming that is so deeply rooted with humans that every story, every journey and every voyage begins with what you call “Dream”
It would be a tragedy if we as a race gave up what it means to crave, to yearn and to strive. Yes, early man strived for food, shelter, clothing and continuity, but when he had time, he also observed rivers, wind, the sky and stars. He charted courses and planned migrations and invented tools; he built boats, made maps and on their foundation, eventually made civilizations. Our early man; his feet on the ground, his eyes on the sky; what if he stopped dreaming?
It’s a whole new world when the dream you have dreamed of becomes your reality, when you are quite literally “Living the dream”. For some this world offers the treat that they deserved after striving all along the journey. While some are not born under lucky stars. But all is not lost, there are some events which when encountered act as catalyst to your realization. Nevertheless, everyone has their own story of their journeys and all of them begin with a vision, an aspiration...A DREAM.
Who knows, this event might be your catalyst and might help you approach what was your “Once upon a dream”

TEDxPCCOER is a half-day online event. Our goal is to bring forth the local heroes to give talks that are idea-focused, to nurture learning, inspiration and to invoke conversations that matter.

VIRTUAL
PCCOER, Ravet
Pune, Maharashtra, 412101
India

Aniruddha Bhoodhar, Omkar Joshi and Sanaya Patel

Performers

Always surrounded by music since childhood, Sanaya always had a keen interest in singing. She took training in classical vocals and has completed B.A in music. Now, she is full time professional in Music doing gigs and performing at various concerts and events. Mr. Anirudha Suhas Bhoodhar is a certified Grade 8 Drummer from Trinity College, London and has achieved his training in classical music from Gurukul. He has been a freelance performing artist for more than 12 years now and worked in major cities like Delhi, Mumbai, Lucknow, Bangalore etc. Omkar Joshi is a profound guitarist working as a professional since more than 7 years now. Apart from guitar he also has a good hand on Ukulele, Bass Guitar and keyboard making him a Multi-Instrumentalist. He is very passionate about knowing the proper mechanics behind music as well imparting the knowledge on others.

Ankit Bhuptani

LGBTQ+ Rights Activist

Ankit Bhuptani, an LGBTQ+ Rights activist from Mumbai wears many hats. He is the editor of Gujarati literature magazine Patrasetu and has been a part of the organising team of Mumbai pride parade since 2010. Ankit travelled across the country for six months to campaign for Supreme Court's judgement of IPC 377. He is awarded as 'Top Global Youth Leader' by World HRD Congress. He has been a speaker at various national and international forums including United Nations.

Atharva Karve

Performer

Atharva Karve has been learning music since a very young age with his mom and dad. He is able to play harmonium, tabla, cajon, mouth organ and is currently learning keyboard and flute. The challenge of learning music or any new instrument has always filled him with curiousity and enthusiasm.

Hexarthym

Performer

Hexarythm consists of Aarya Panse, Pritesh kapre, Vaishnavi Bade, Vishwambhar Tambekar, Mansi Jagtap and Yash Narkhede. They believe that Dance is the hidden language of the soul and Rythm is the language of their heartbeats.

Lt. Cdr. Bijay Nair

Navy Veteran, Author and Athlete

Lt. Cdr Bijay Nair (retd), 42, a passionate runner; was a commissioned Naval Officer from Naval Academy and served 10 year relinquishing as Lt Cdr with many medals and accolades. He has been a part of Kargil war and is decorated with Kargil Medal. He has many such accomplishments and medals that it is difficult to list them all in just a caption. His stories from the war, his experience and that blood of valour that runs through his veins inspires and lights a spark in your heart.

Priyanjit Ghosh

Entrepreneur

Priyanjit Ghosh is the Co-Founder of Logy.AI, an AI based digital patient platform for preventive health screening and awareness using AI from home. Product development, strategy and AI consulting are his forte.

Swayamsiddha Mishra

Student and Author

Swayamsiddha, a young writer who began her novel at a mere age of 12 and published it at 14! "The Laws of the Wind" is her maiden foray into the magical world of writing. A beautiful writer, inside out, a girl with some exeptional point of views on subjects as many as you could name. She is fascinated by the world of literature and feels that the power of words enchant, captivate, connect and heal.

Ujjwal Gadhvi

CA, Social Media Influencer

Ujjawal is a qualified CA, MBA in Marketing and certified NLP Practitioner and a thought Coach. He is also a You Tuber, where he makes vlogs on thinking and behavioral traits that we don't even know might be affecting us but which we can otherwise tweak to our advantage.