Theme: Reorient

Humans existed in a space where they viewed their surroundings in a monotonous way, but slowly we began to discover multiple facets of the same thing. For instance, a circle seemed to look just like a ring until we realized that by changing the focus and dimensions, it can begin to look like a sphere. From discovering the existence of a particular dimension to modifying the way we look at things, we have learned to REORIENT the way we look at things.

The idea of reorientation is not restricted to a single definition rather it is a versatile concept. For various areas like science, design, technology, art, and commerce, the concept of renovation is an answer for the constantly evolving times. Each of these sectors is continuously working either individually or together, to recharge the world in a lucrative way.
For an individual, it comes down to acquainting ourselves with the absurdity of different situations we battle through in our entire lifetime. We as humans are constantly thriving for success and being constant in this ever-changing world wouldn’t get us anywhere. Deconstructing and reconstructing is the way to go. However there might be a small section of people that might be opposed to the concept of change, but when we have been given an opportunity to REORIENT, shouldn’t we make the most of it?

Bangalore Institute of Technology
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BENGALURU, Karnataka, 560004
India

Dr. Ashwini N.V

Dr. Ashwini N.V is the founder - director of Muktha Foundation, an organization committed to prevent interpersonal abuse and violence. She is a Gold Medalist in Post Graduate Studies in Psychological Counselling with practice and research interest in the area of intervention and prevention of interpersonal violence such as intimate partner violence, child abuse, bullying etc. She was recognized as one of the 100 ‘leaders under 30’. Muktha Foundation was appreciated by Kailash Sathyarthi, Nobel Peace Prize Winner for its collaboration with Young Indians of Confederation of Indian Industries for the Project - Masoom.

Dr. Mousumi Das

Dr. Mousumi Das is an Astrophysicist and Professor at the Indian Institute of Astrophysics (IIA) @iiabengaluru. She received her Ph.D. in Physics from the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, and was awarded the prestigious Kerr fellowship from the University of Maryland, USA, where she also worked as a research associate. She has an immense passion for galaxies and has been involved in research for over 20 years. Dr. Mousumi Das and her team were among the first from the country to detect the extremely rare phenomenon of merging of three supermassive blackholes or Active Galactic Nuclei.

Dr. Raja Mugasimangalam

Dr. Raja Mugasimangalam is an eminent personality in the field of genomics which deals with the function and structures of genomes. He is the founder and CEO of Genotypic Technologies-Genomics Simplified which works with a motive to provide all kinds of genotypic services. He also works as the Co-Founder of IBioM Indian Biotech MSME which aims at connecting all local communities. He believes in a mantra of using trailblazing ideas to create effortless operations to bring major improvements. Began as a hobby, trying out and experimenting with social platforms lead to the establishment of one of the biggest Next Generation Sequencing companies.

Dr. Sarasija Padmanabhan

A polymath with experience in the fields of organic, inorganic chemistry, pharmaceutical sciences and molecular biology, Dr. Sarasija Padmanabhan has been an IP analyst and a patent consultant for over 20 years in disciplines spanning from medical devices, bio-engineering to newer domains like nanotechnology and biotechnology. She is formally trained in life sciences along with a background in law and is a tutor at the World Intellectual Property Organisation. She actively engages in activities of the Karnataka State Council for Science and Technology for promotion of IPR and innovation. She has also contributed to the Guide for Inventors and Entrepreneurs identifying inventions in the public domain. .

Eshan Sadasivan

Eshan Sadasivan, an alumni of IIT- Kanpur, is the CEO of PROSOC (Products for Society) Innovators. PROSOC is a for-profit enterprise currently operating in India which incubated the innovative Deskit bag, each bag weighs 1Kg, with a foldable study table. This has helped thousands of underprivileged students across India study with a proper posture even if they don't have access to desks and benches. The company is also planning to develop the same Deskit bags using recycled plastic to make it more eco-friendly. He has also been listed in the "Forbes India 30 under 30 list" for the year 2020.

K Y Venkatesh

A renowned personality in the Indian para sports, Padma Shri K Y Venkatesh is a para athlete and a short putter who has represented India in multiple platforms across the world for various championships. He made a world record by securing 6 medals in numerous competitions at the 4th edition of the World Dwarf Games which led to his name being etched in the Limca Book of Records. In the following edition, he was the leading man for the Indian team and once again returned with multiple medals in the bag.

Padmavati Rao

Padmavati Rao is a prominent personality in the field of theatre and literature. Well known for her acclaimed solo theatre performance Kitchen Poems, which was invited to the 8th Theatre Olympics. She has performed in various movies including Pardes, Padmaavat and Tanhaji. She directed a film for children titled ‘I Can Do It’, based on the fear of exams, which was shown to school students across the country. She has also authored a textbook on life skills through theatre and heads the Sarsayee Foundation for Theatre and Education, a not-for-profit organisation actively making the lives and careers of underprivileged children.

Sai Krishna V K

Sai Krishna VK, is an up and coming name in the technological as well as the entrepreneurial field. He has spent almost a decade in establishing new ventures in the field of metaverse as he believed that the domain had a lot of scope and is the new future. He is the co-founder of Scapic, a virtual and augmented reality venture on a cloud based platform which enables users to create and publish their vision in the form of AR. Sai Krishna also built the Flipkart camera, which is the world's largest augmented commerce platform and simultaneously runs Flipkart labs for Web3 initiatives and moonshots in the Walmart group. He is the recipient of the Indian National Startups Award and multiple other awards by various organisations such as Facebook, Wharton and IIM.