Theme: Walk The Talk

WALK THE TALK is Lilavatibai Podar High School's humble attempt to coalesce language and personal power into a unified whole, so that individuals can stand in their personal power to reclaim a world that they once knew and simultaneously, create one that they have always dreamt of.
Through this edition, we aim to resurrect the integrity embedded within our words so that it can swiftly translate 'beyond words' into actions that wield the power that comes with 'walking the talk,' and the respect that comes with the RESULT that accompanies it.

St. Andrews Auditorium
3R4H+PGV, St Domnic Rd, Bandra West
Mumbai, Maharashtra, 400050
India

Aaliq Sitafalwalla

Conceptualized and founded STRANGE Clothing. Previously worked as a Creative Director at Superkicks. He served as President (Head Boy) in school- Aga Khan Academy, and led the Men’s and Women’s football team. Aaliq has always been extremely involved in creative spaces, has participated and chaired 10+ MUNs during his academic period.

Aditya Garud

Aditya Garud is an Indian classical Kathak dancer trained under the discipleship of Guru Pt.Mayur Vaidya ji and fortunate to work with and receive blessings of Pt. Birju Maharaj ji. He is the founder of Aditya Garud Dance Company which aims at promoting Kathak. Aditya has given scores of electrifying performances in India and across the globe. Over the years, his charming and charismatic personality on stage highlighting the beauty and nuances of Kathak has left audiences mesmerized. Aditya believes dance is beyond entertainment to him, he is also a Dance movement therapy practitioner from TISS, Mumbai. He has also founded and has been working with NGO, Angikam as a Mental health professional therapist to spread awareness and has been able to impact more than 5000 lives through Movement therapy counseling.

Anurag Mehta

Anurag’s life mission is to add value to the mind, body and soul of his stakeholders by integrating the essence of spirituality and psychology, through counseling and training

Brian Tellis

Actor

Brian Tellis is a pioneer in the events, experiential and entertainment industry with a career that spans over 3 decades. He co-founded Fountainhead Promotions and Events, one of India’s most successful experiential marketing agencies and is also a founding member of EEMA, where he served as its president for 2 terms. With a passion for the performing arts, Brian is an accomplished emcee, musician, actor and radio jockey, having hosted and anchored shows since the inception of FM Radio in India in 1993. He is also a Jury Member at Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity. Currently, he is a consultant for the Aditya Birla Group and the Founder of Radioactive Ventures which has recently launched The Chinwag Collective (a podcast that explores the worlds of media, arts and entertainment through panel discussions with industry stalwarts) and is about to launch the Indian School of Protocol, which designs and conducts workshops and courses on corporate etiquette.

Chetan Shah

CEO of a Tech Co. + Passionate Cyclist

Chetan Shah is a daily cyclist who has raked up over 110000 kms on his bike. He is a passionate cyclist and a bike touring freak. He believes that his bike is his gym and rides over 50 kms daily, 6 days a week, clocking over 12-15000 kms every year. He has done numerous bike tours in India, Canada and Switzerland. He has also done many long-distance endurance events and races up to 600 kms. Chetan Shah is the president of Mumbai Cycling Enthusiasts, one of the world’s largest cycling groups with over 23000 members. He has earlier battled some incredible health challenges and used his bike to turn his life around and transform into the cyclist that he is today. He also motivates riders and non-riders alike by his proficiency in riding and talking at events regularly, to bring a bike in to their lives.

Dennis D’Souza

A professional with over 20 years of experience across Sports, Marketer, Distribution Services and Corporate Administration. A sports enthusiast, fitness expert, sports management educator as well as Founder of Sportsdden – Fitness & Corporate Sports Solutions.

Dipanshu Parashar

Ethical Hacker and Ed Tech Entrepreneur

Dipanshu Prashar is an Indian Ethical Hacker, an Author and a young Ed Tech Entrepreneur. Dipanshu Parashar is a renowned Indian Ethical Hacker, who has authored 2 Books and 2 International Research papers on cybersecurity, 3 Times TEDx Speaker, and has delivered over 200+ public sessions thus interacting with over 30,000+ students all across India. Dipanshu has been recognized as Top 5 Youngest Indian Influencers. He is the founder and CEO of Virtual Cyber Labs, a Cybersecurity Ed Tech Startup which is closely working with the Indian Govt. to empower cyber security amongst Indian youth.

Divya Miglani

Media and Motorsports Professional

Divya Miglani is the only woman on the 4 wheeler Racing commission on the Indian Motorsports board. She represents women's interest in Motorsports and takes the lead to involve more and more women in the sport. She auditioned for India's first ever women racing team in India, trained them for the race. She Is the only certified Deputy Clerk Of The Course trained under MSA UK and a trained Race Control Race Director under FIA. She is a revenue strategist and helps corporate companies and various broadcast companies to grow their revenue. She has had a full time media career of 18 years now.

Dr. Jasmin B Gupta

Dr.Jasmin B Gupta is a Global Fintech Expert with two decades of experience and in-depth knowledge of Digital and Consumer Banking. Prior to building India's 1st Digital Bank for women at Lxme, she was associated with Equitas Bank as National Head of Digital Banking, Fintech Accelerator, Strategic Alliances and Digital Business, before which she was with Kotak Mahindra Bank and HDFC Bank. She has launched India's two leading Digital Banks - NioX and FreoSave. She is positive, confident, creative, committed, passionate, resilient & versatile with excellent communication, business leadership, people management, coaching & public speaking skills. She is a Top Performing Banker who has been awarded for her achievements at International Conventions in Australia, Switzerland & Thailand. She has been recognised as 101 Top Global L&D Minds by The Economic Times ET Now and World HRD Congress. She has represented India as Youth Ambassador at the Global Leo Meet (Youth body of Lions Clubs International) at Chicago, USA. She has also been a Cultural Ambassador to Osaka, Japan under the Indo-Japan Student Exchange Program between Gujarat University & Otemon Gakuin University.

Dr. Radhakrishnan Pillai

Author

Dr.Radhakrishnan Pillai is a Ph.D. from the University of Mumbai, Department of Philosophy. He trains leaders and aspirants from various fields including Corporate, politics, academics, military, etc. He has done extensive research on “Kautilya’s Arthashastra”, the well-known book on management written in 4th BC from Chinmaya International Foundation (CIF), Kerala under the guidance of Dr. Gangadharan Nair, the dean of Adi Shankara Sanskrit University. He did his MA in Sanskrit and a PhD. in Arthashastra. He is a certified management consultant from the International Institute of Management Consultants.

Manoj K Gursahani

Manoj Gursahani is a passionate observer of human social behavior, dedicated to shifting the paradigm of networking from a transactional mindset to one centered around giving. With a background as a serial entrepreneur and the driving force behind India's first e-commerce travel portal, Manoj now focuses on utilizing AI-based screening methodologies to combat blindness, cancer, and non-communicable diseases. He is also the accomplished author of the best-selling book on networking, titled 'The Human Connect.'

Neha Ranglani

Integrative Nutritionist and Health Coach

Neha Ranglani is an Integrative nutritionist and health coach practicing for the last 14 years and has helped 20000+ people across the globe to become health independent and take charge of their own health. She believes our body has this innate ability to heal itself provided it's fed with the right raw materials in terms of food, thoughts, emotions and actions. She helps people reverse and manage obesity, diabetes, thyroid, PCOS, infertility and any other issue in the most natural way possible. In less than 2 years she has authored 2 books in her Reboot Series and wishes to write many more. She has been educating people about authentic nutrition and wellness through her social media, corporate and school workshops, and authored articles in reputed magazines and publications like Vogue, Grazia, mid-day and many online portals. Her passion for her work is unparalleled and she makes sure she serves in her best capacity.

Panna Kamaljit

Psychologist

Panna Kamaljit aims at assessing and treating psychological issues while also improving one’s quality of life. As a practicing Psychologist for 13 years, Panna feels very passionately about Mental Health. Though dealing with mental health issues is the primary goal of her clinical practice, she has been increasingly drawn to elements of positive psychology. It helps her go beyond a diagnosis and focus on development rather than dysfunction. She is actively involved in topics on – Adolescent and Youth Mental Health, Rational Parenting, Resilience, Trauma and so on. She is also specifically interested in understanding the neurobiological aspects behind all psychological processes.

Pooja Jambotkar

Postnatal Fitness Trainer

Pooja Patil Jambotkar is a Postnatal Fitness Trainer & Country Leader for Kangatraining. She is also the winner of Mrs India & Mrs Asia International. She has 18 years of experience in various fields like Legal, Teaching, Fashion, Fitness, Event Curation and Fitness. She has made various IP’s like: Kangathon (Mothers day), Papathon (Fathers day celebration), Kangafest (Children's Day), Mrs. Mommy (Pageant for moms), AWW Awards, Knight and Dam (Talent show for kids).

Rishabh Shah

Founder, India’s International Movement to the United Nations. This social entrepreneur is the person responsible for the birth of I.I.M.U.N. Having participated, led and judged over 300 international youth conferences, he has revolutionized the way MUN conferences are seen in the country.

Rutwik Deshpande

Writer + Actor + Spoken Word Poet

Rutwik Deshpande is an artist who works across different mediums in order to tell stories that matter. Rutwik Deshpande is a Spoken Word Poet, Theatre Artist and Filmmaker. He has won the poetry slam at IIT Bombay's Mood Indigo among a host of other slams. He has collaborated with some of the biggest poetry collectives all around the world like Button Poetry, Kommune, UnErase Poetry and Spill Poetry. He has performed at several festivals like Spoken Fest, Social Nation and Lil Flea. He has opened for The Local Train, and has conducted writing and performance workshops for hundreds of young writers. He has performed at the Thespo Festival multiple times at the Prithvi Theatre. His play Dum Biryani recently premiered at the Digital Theatre Festival. He has acted in sketch comedy videos with FilterCopy, along with many short films and music videos. He has also acted in a host of ads for brands like Tinder, Paytm, Vivo and Lakme.

Sania Rehmani

Sania Rehmani is a young and passionate individual working towards gender equality, providing people with sexual-health-related information and helping them re-imagine what freedom means for them! As one of the co-founders of Sex Education India has dedicated the last 3 years to being an empathetic, non-judgemental educator working towards providing evidence-based comprehensive sexuality education. Sex Education has conducted workshops in several colleges and schools trying to supplement the knowledge gap in all things gender, sex and sexuality.

Shubhada Varadkar

An artiste in her quest for perfection Shubhada Varadkar, a Performer, a Choreographer, a Writer, a Guru, and a Guide has taken the divine dance form of Odissi to transcendental heights with her flawless performance and mentoring of aspiring artistes. Shubhada Varadkar is personified as a woman who does not surrender to existential faith but symbolizes triumph of an artiste over life threatening adversities and indomitable spirit as she wins her battle with cancer and overcomes hardships of life. She has dedicated her life to her art and social cause of cancer support. Films Division of India and PSBT has made a documentary on her inspiring life story “Peacock Plume”. This documentary film is appreciated by one and all for its inspirational impact and is selected for screening at major international documentary films festivals. Ragasswaa, UK had released the DVD of Shubhada’s dance. She is also a prolific writer. Here-book ‘The Glimpses of Indian Classical Dance’ is available on Amazon Kindle and Google Play for a worldwide audience. She has also penned her autobiographical account in a Marathi book titled ‘Mayurpankh’. Both these books are published by Krimiga Books.

Suranjana Ghosh

Social Impact Strategist + Cancer Victor + Amputee

Suranjana Ghosh is a seasoned social impact and communications strategist. She is currently the Global Director of Partnerships and Campaigns at Power for All. In a personal capacity, she campaigns for disability rights and has collaborated with disability advocates and the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF), to ease security procedures for disabled persons in Indian airports. A Cancer victor and above-knee amputee, Suranjana was diagnosed with Osteosarcoma at the age of 18. After learning to walk again, Suranjana twice faced traumatic experiences at airports in India when she was forced to remove her prosthetic leg in public, for an x-ray check. Feeling violated and stripped of dignity, Suranjana decided to campaign for change to ensure no other amputee had to go through the same experience. Having kept her disability private and hidden from others until then, this decision to become a public face and share her experience required huge strength and a change of mindset.

Terence Lewis

Dancer + Choreographer

Terence Lewis is an Indian dancer and choreographer. He is known for judging the reality dance shows ‘Dance India Dance’ and ‘Nach Baliye’ He runs his "Terence Lewis Contemporary Dance Company" in Mumbai and holds dance workshops both in India and abroad. He has choreographed in Bollywood films like, Lagaan, Jhankaar Beats and Goliyon Ki Raasleela Ram-Leela , apart from doing musicals, stage shows, ads, music videos and national and international dance competitions.