Theme: The Debut of a Dauntless Dawn

The theme of our TEDx event is "The Debut of a Dauntless Dawn". The theme refers to how new ideas and existing notions can be captured and walked across through a new path to give it a fresh beginning. It explains how these ideas can be taken up fearlessly and spoken out loud. Also the attendees tend to be more determined in exploring into these new ideas and help the society in breaking the existing stigmatised notions.

PC Sagar Auditorium
Dayananda Sagar College Of Engineering
Kumaraswamy Layout
Bengaluru, Karnataka, 560078
India

Abhay Rangan

Founder, Goodmylk

22-year-old Abhay Rangan, founder of Goodmylk, is the youngest Indian to make it to the Forbes Asia 30 Under 30 list in 2019. The Animal-Rights Activist aims to make plant based products affordable in India

Afreen Khan

Fitness influencer and Model

Afreen Khan, the winner of Mrs India Earth Face of South 2018, is a self made entrepreneur, a fitness model, a health and lifestyle influencer and also a calisthenics athlete! Her journey of self love is defined, from being an overweight 9-to-6 employee to becoming a fit mother and winning the title. She is a heavy lifter who has redefined fitness with a positive outlook and given it a fresh perspective. Afreen Khan shares her insights on the essence of true fitness and her triumph over body shaming. She has proved that fitness is not about how your body looks and that you don’t need to be a sportsperson to keep yourself fit.

Arun Giri

Anchor

Arun Giri, who never works a single day in his life but gets paid to do what he loves! Engineer turned into an Anchor who does nothing but talking, travelling and has loads of fun! He has hosted 1800+ events which are high octane. He is also a trainer, dancer, beat boxer, entrepreneur, employee engagement expert and a life coach! He never gave up on his passion and through all the struggles he is one of the top preferred anchor in the country. Arun strongly believes in spreading smiles and power of positivity!

Lt. Gen. (Retd) Prakash Menon

Director, Strategic Studies Programme

Lt. General Prakash Menon has extensive operational experience in commanding counter-insurgency operations in Kashmir. Lt Gen Menon has been decorated with three Distinguished Service awards – PVSM, AVSM and VSM. His special interest is in the field of 'Emerging role of nuclear weapons, cyber and space in the global strategic environment'.

Narpath Raman

Mentalist

Narpath Raman, India's leading Mentalist/Mind Reader has entertained many people and appeared on numerous stage shows, bamboozling his audience through his psychological illusion.He is also known as the next door mind reader. What sets him apart is not only his mind-boggling skills but the way he incorporates humor into it. Titled by Indian Express as the 'Best new age entertainer' and rated as 'Top 20 Inspiring Men' by We Magazine, Narpath Raman will surely leave you mesmerized.

Natasha Diddee

Food Blogger

What makes Natasha Diddee, a food blogger and a recipe developer stand out from the rest is the fact that she doesn’t have a stomach and didn’t let it stop her from following her passion. She had her entire stomach removed due to tumours which had developed in her stomach. She became the "gutless foodie" and turned a setback into a strength. She experiments with flavours and cuisines, creating new dishes along the way. Hers has been a long and turbulent journey towards self-awareness, one she hopes will inspire others to make cathartic choices in their own lives. Her quest to choose living over existing is fascinating!!

Purvi Tantia

Author, Educator and Career Coach

Purvi Tantia is India's most sought after study abroad and scholarship coach. She has herself studied on full scholarship abroad and has coached students all through the last decade to help them achieve their study abroad goals. Hundreds of thousands of people have read her books and articles, used her training and coaching tools, or heard her at conferences. She is the also the director of ACE Overseas Education Consultants which serves as the bridge between international universities and prospective international students across the world. Witnessing her expertise in coaching students to find their passion and follow their dreams, many universities and colleges across the world have called her to speak to their students on education and career options. She believes that students have an authority over their own dreams and they can always find a path to follow their dreams in a way that every one around them is happy and supportive of their dreams.

Vinayak Joshi

Actor, Director

Vinayak Joshi is an Indian film, television and web- series actor. He recently acted, directed, produced and wrote a web-series called Joshelay. It features more than 28 stories of differently abled talents which is the first ever motivational web-series in India. He is also a fitness enthusiast who has inspired many to cut down weight by just running.