Theme: Embracing Imperfections

Embracing imperfection is the idea of accepting and even celebrating one's flaws, mistakes, and imperfections. It is about letting go of the need to be perfect and instead focusing on self-improvement and growth. This can involve practicing self-compassion, acknowledging and learning from mistakes, and recognizing that perfection is not achievable or necessary.

Embracing our imperfections can be challenging, especially in a society that often places a high value on perfection and achievement. However, it can lead to greater self-acceptance, self-worth, and resilience. It can also help to reduce stress and anxiety, as the pressure to be perfect can be a major source of these emotions. By embracing imperfection, individuals can focus on their strengths and the things they are proud of, rather than dwelling on their weaknesses or mistakes.

Embracing imperfection can be especially challenging in the age of social media, where people often present an idealized version of their lives. It can be easy to compare ourselves to others and feel like we don't measure up, especially when we see others portraying themselves as perfect on social media.

It's important to remember that social media is just one aspect of our lives and should not be the sole source of our self-worth. It's important to find balance and not let social media consume too much of our time and energy. By focusing on our own personal growth and self-improvement, rather than striving for perfection, we can use social media in a more positive and fulfilling way.

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Aanchal Shrivastava

Singer

Aanchal Shrivastava is a well-known name in the folk and Indie music scene. She has worked with Coke Studio Pakistan artists, and is also the sweet voice behind the heart-warming song, Din Shagna Da, for the web series Four More Shots Please. Aanchal was in her early 30s and had a corporate career for nine years before she decided to quit and go against all odds to pursue her passion for music. With a heavy, rich, powerful and raw voice, she is a trained classical singer and has trained under Pt. Yashpal Sharma ji in Chandigarh. She has sung for movies like Pyaar Ka Panchnama 2, Love Games and others.

Abhishek Buddhadev

Youth Icon, Philantrophic, International Affairs

The Moksha Foundation is a Non-Profit Organization that helps people struggling with mental health to the best of their capacity. His vision for the foundation is simple, provide people with a listening ear, and become a pillar of support in trying times. Abhishek Buddhadev is a youth delegate of the European Union and worked as a youth leader across the world. He began as a speaker about depression, counseling people with mental issues. Abhishek Buddhadev is proud of his dedication to the European Parliament, Belgium, the National assembly in Paris, the European Union in Strasbourg, and his felicitation by the Indian embassy in Germany. His opinions have been featured in many national newspapers, Dainik Bhaskar, and ETV Gujarati, and he has also spoken on Pakistani news channels.

Chitrakant Acharya

Entrepreneur

Chitrakant Acharya, from having 11+ years of Digital Marketing experience to Co-Founder of Egnoto, is turning the traditional approach for business on its head with a daring new vision and an unwavering commitment to meet business goals. He embarked on a journey as a visionary entrepreneur with innovation and a deep understanding of what the world really wants. Chitrakant developed groundbreaking strategies for businesses to fill the digital space between goals and results.

Dr Lucky Kasat

Pediatric Surgeon

Dr Lucky S Kasat is a consultant Pediatric Surgeon since 22 years at Thane, Mumbai who has operated the rarest 15 child surgeries that are unique and hold records in the world and nationally. He is the cofounder of BREAST MILK BANK at RG Medical College, Thane and founder the FOUNDER of "Project SUTAH PRANADA" where 146 Pediatric Surgeries have been done by raising ₹ 82 lacs and Co founder of FREE HEART SURGERIES FOR CHILDREN with Dr Srinivas L with 330 surgeries facilitated free of cost.

Dr Swaroop Puranik

Serial Entrepreneur

A Serial Entrepreneur with post graduation in management from the Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Calcutta. He has earned accolades with exemplary International Sports records and in finance. He owns multiple ventures such as The International Glamour Project, TIGP Productions, and Dynamic Sports ltd and is the Managing trustee of two foundations. He was the associate director of two universities and advisor in policy-making for the private university act 2013 in govt of Maharashtra. His latest entrepreneurial venture has achieved 300% year-on-year growth. He has won the award for the startup of the year. He is an International athlete, five times Ironman, national swimmer, and national chess player. An entrepreneurial mind and sportsman at heart

Dr. Karandeep Singh

Edupreneur

Dr. Karandeep Singh is an Oxford and Cambridge University IB and DELTA qualified CEO and Senior Director, with over 20 years of experience in the K-12 and EdTech Industry. Managing businesses, students and faculty from thirty nationalities across England, Australia, Thailand and India, he is working as an Ambassador to the United Nations for the Sustainable development Goals 2030 representing NITI Aayog from the Indian Government. Dr. Singh has been featured by the Forbes Magazine as a the change-maker Edupreneur. Recently being featured in the Fortune 500 list of Entrepreneurs of India. Dr. Singh completed his Ph.D. from Kyoto University, Japan and has been involved in the research of sustainable ecosystems for global educational parameters. Being an Alumni of Harvard University, Dr. Singh's research paper on the importance of 'early childhood cognitive leading to compassionate leaders' has been published in Harvard Medical School.

Jaisal Shah

National Child Awardee

Jaisal Shah at the mere age of 7, was awarded the National Child Award for Exceptional Achievement 2017 for Sports: Chess at Rashtrapati Bhavan, New Delhi by Respected former President of India, Shri. Ramnath Kovindji. He was the youngest to receive the National Child Award from Maharashtra. Recently at the age of 12, Jaisal was awarded as one of The Top 100 Global Child Prodigy Award 2022 around the world in category of Mentorship. He received the prestigious award on 20th August 2022, from Nobel Prize Laureate Sir Richard J Roberts at Marriott Hotel Al Jaddaf, Dubai. Jaisal has been mentoring his peers, coaching and spreading his chess knowledge in his community and society. He has been awarded the Record Title, India's Most Exceptional Child 2022 after reviewing all his academic and sports achievements by Bravo International Book of World Records. Jaisal, will now be Internationally acclaimed with this Record Title.

Jiya Shankar

Jiya Shankar is an Indian actress popularly known for her role in Marathi movie VED. She was famous on Television for playing Dr. Iravati "Ira" Pandey in Meri Hanikarak Biwi and Susheela Ruhail Solanki "Susheela" in Kaatelal & Sons. Also appeared as a co host of "Good Night India" on SAB TV.

Prateek Suri

Entrepreneur

Prateek graduated as a Mechanical Engineer post which he worked in the corporate for a while before founding the Maser group in 2017. His interests lies in Fintech, Technology, and Entrepreneurship. he has bunch of patents and awards by his name, and is one of the top emerging personalities in the growing market! Prateek is the founder and CEO of the Maser Group which manufactures the electronic devices. The brand made is making its strong presence as it sold around 6,00,000 units in Africa making it the first brand to sell highest number of units there. In coming three years, Maser group is eyeing to invest $100mn in Middle East and Africa.

Praveen Papalkar

CTO Thane Smart City

Mr. Praveen Papalkar is presently retired Dy. City Engineer of the Thane Municipal Corporation (TMC) and has been associated with the Thane Municipal Corporation (TMC) for over 34 years. He is also heading Thane Smart City Ltd. as its Chief Technical Officer (CTO). Worked as an associate for creating 29km of Internal ring route metro planning for Thane City from TMC. Mr. Praveen is a strategic thinker and is passionate in creating the right impact, while also leading and enhancing teamwork. Presently, he is leading Thane Smart City has Chief Technical Officer and has successfully resolved technical issues to roll out on both ABD as well as PAN City projects. Time and again his sincere efforts have been recognised by Govt. of India. Mr. Praveen Papalkar received ‘Award of Excellence’ award instituted by Ministry of Urban Development (MoUD) for his SATIS project in Thane city.

Punit Agarwal

CEO & Co-founder, Nirvana Realty

A progressive entrepreneur in the real estate industry, Punit Agarwal is trying to do things differently & making customer's experience more credible & full-filling. He is one of the driving forces behind Nirvana Realty. He has curated 6 unique themed holiday homes townships near Mumbai over a period of 16 years. With his constant efforts & vision, the company has achieved new heights by diversifying in different segments of second homes industry, from holiday homes developer to the expanding the business verticals in the staycation industry. With Mr. Agarwal's creativity & product innovation, Nirvana Realty launched private pool villas during the pandemic & has become the first holiday homes company to break a record of selling 250 villas in mere 100 days of lockdown. Today, Nirvana Realty is considered as the largest holiday homes company in India & has been awarded year after year.

Sandeep Malvi

Addl Commissioner TMC

Sandeep is a communication leader with more than 25 years of extensive experience in hard core journalism with vernacular and English newspapers, Government PR, Communication, Image building, Crisis Management, Media Relations and Media Management, Advocacy, Social Digital Media and Events, enabling him to develop outstanding all-roundskills. His efforts were recognised by Govt. of Maharashtra and Govt. of India. He received the ‘Excellence in PR award by Association of Business Communicators of India, the best award for social communication by MEDHA, Govt. of Maharashtra, best awards for environmental communication by Times of India and Maharashtra Pollution Control Board, Govt. of Maharashtra, best award for internal communication by Shailaja Nair Foundation and many more.

Shraddha Desai

Entrepreneur

Shraddha Desai is a visionary entrepreneur and the CEO and founder of Aayudhara Agrofoods, a popular e-commerce brand that specializes in providing high-quality cold-pressed oils. Her company is committed to sourcing the finest oil seeds from small-scale farmers and using time-honored methods to extract the oils, ensuring that customers get the healthiest and most nutritious products. Shraddha's passion for promoting healthy living has led her to create a brand that offers customers not only the finest selection of healthy goods but also the best shopping experience possible. Her dedication to providing high-quality products has earned her company a reputation for excellence, making it the go-to choice for anyone looking for cold-pressed oils. Shraddha's vision and entrepreneurial spirit have made her a leader in the field of healthy living.

Shubhaavi Choksey

Actor

Shubhaavi Choksey is an Indian television actress known for playing Meera Singhania in Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi, Rishika Rai Choudhary in Kahaani Ghar Ghar Kii and Mohini Basu in Kasautii Zindagii Kay. She is also a trained Bharatnatyam dancer for almost 10 years.

Sudhir Gaikwad

Nodal Officer at Thane Smart City

Mr. Sudhir Gaikwad is presently Executive Engineer of the Thane Municipal Corporation (TMC) and has been associated with the Thane Municipal Corporation (TMC) for over 31 years. He is also working at Thane Smart City Ltd. as Nodal Officer. Mr. Sudhir is a strategic thinker and is passionate in creating the right impact, while also leading and enhancing teamwork. He has successfully resolved technical issues to roll out on both ABD as well as PAN City projects. He was also responsible for streamlining communication strategy among Civil vendors through all forms of communication during his tenure.

Suresh Jayaraju

Venture Builder, CEO- NASSCOM Startups

Suresh Jayaraju is an Entrepreneur, Venture Builder & Investor with over 20 years of expertise developing and scaling Internet and mobile products, till recently was CEO of NASSCOM 10000 Startups, where he was shaping and nurturing over 100+ Tech Startups to drive significant change in India’s tech startup ecosystem. Suresh has enabled the growth and funding of multiple 100 Mn $ startups and Unicorns over the last few years. As founder & CEO of the Innovation platform Innovopod (innovopod.com), he is focused on solving startup ecosystem problems around market access, funding, and business growth. Earlier in his career, he built and scaled multiple Billion $ Internet and mobile platforms to fuel the growth of several established Global brands like Google, Airtel, Samsung, and the Tata Group. At Google, he led strategic partnerships for Google Maps and Google Search, and later as Country Head for Android and Google Mobile Products for South Asia.

Vartika Jha

Dancer

Vartika Jha is an Indian dancer and choreographer known for her scintillating dance performances on the television show Dance Plus 4. At the age of just 12, Vartika started her professional career in dance, After doing many stage shows in her area, Vartika decided to join dance reality shows and after that, she moved to Mumbai with her parents. Vartika also choreographed India’s Best Dancer contestant Tiger Pop, where he was the winner of the show. T-Series also launched an episode of her motivational life journey from Streets To Street Dancer: Vartika Jha.

Veera Mahajan

Author

Veera Mahajan is an Author, Speaker and Producer. Veera speakers about women empowerment and domestic abuse awareness. By educating girls and women about self-love and self-respect they can stand strong against abuse and live empowered life on their own terms. Veera has a proven formula she lives by and teaches the same formula to empower women and girls. Ms. Mahajan is a skilled mediator, peaceful Communication coach and Business Consultant. Veera uses her advanced degree in Mediation and Dispute resolution from Straus Institute, Pepperdine law school with her background in Spiritual Psychology from University of Santa Monica to help find a win-win resolution to difficult conflicts. Ms. Mahajan is a multi-faceted woman who lives life to the fullest and wants to help others fulfill their dreams.