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Large Hall
The Lawrence School, Lovedale, Ootacamund, The Nilgiris
Ooty, Tamil Nadu, 643003
India

Alina Alam

Founder-CEO @ Mitti Café , Social Entrepreneur

Alina believes that compassion and courage are two powerful weapons that could eradicate many of the problems our world faces today. She firmly believes in inclusive development, emphasizing that embracing and empowering vulnerable segments of society is essential. One efficient way to achieve this is by providing sustainable livelihood opportunities that uphold human dignity. With this vision in mind, Alina initiated Mitti Café during her university years. Her goal was to provide platforms for adults with physical, intellectual, and psychiatric disabilities, showcasing their immense potential for productivity. This initiative also seeks to raise awareness about equal employment opportunities and inclusion in the workforce. Mitti Café's outreach program further contributes to promoting awareness about inclusion and disability rights.

Aranyani Bhargav

Bharatanatyam Dancer and Artistic Director.

Aranyani Bhargav, a dancer and soloist, began her training with Padmashri Leela Samson at age 5. She later studied Bharatanatyam and other movement vocabularies in India and the UK. Aranyani completed her masters at the University of Oxford in 2009, where she explored the multiple modernities within Bharatanatyam. In 2013, she founded her dance ensemble, Vyuti, which weaves modernity into tradition. Vyuti's choreographies have received critical acclaim, and she has performed while pregnant, advocating for dancing through pregnancy. Her latest work, 'The Endless Mind', deviates from traditional Bharatanatyam and premiered successfully in India in 2023 and 2024. Aranyani is involved with the Indian Council for Cultural Relations and is currently shooting a short film about her journey in dance.

Reva Malik

Co-Founder - Primalise

Reva’s interest and work involves making sense of sociocultural systems and natural processes. Over the last few years she has focused on understanding the Living-Learning-Livelihood system; and the elegant synergies between the three components. She has worked with organisations that have focused on natural systems, natural learning and individual & collective behaviour. Her endeavour has been to bring to attention the commonly accepted yet unseen structures and processes that dictate the way we live and progress. Decoding natural processes and primal instincts for inspiration has been her focus.

Shukla Bose

Founder-CEO Parikrma Humanity Foundation

Dr Shukla Bose is bridging the growing gap in urban India between those who benefit from economic liberalisation and those who don’t – through Parikrma Humanity Foundation, a non-government organisation founded in 2003. Her professional work spans over 26 years in the hospitality sector and over 20 years in social reform, education advocacy and the social sector.