Theme: Expressions

What are expressions, if not stories untold, waiting to unfold?
Human hearts are museums of expressions, carrying our stories. Sometime we drench ourselves in syrupy nostalgia, by dancing to a song that taught us what being alive felt like for the very first time. Sometimes we get acquainted with the stains of our melancholy, by making it our favourite colour to paint with. Sometimes we pour our happiness on a white sheet of paper, saturating it with words of a language only we know. Sometimes we turn all our internal screams, into a beautiful melody. Sometimes we escape reality and relive our lost dreams through a character on stage.
Dancing, painting, writing, singing, acting – isn’t it achingly beautiful as to how so many expressions resides in all of us, and how we use them to bring out the good, the bad and the indifferent in us?
We are delighted to announce our theme for this year – Expressions. Expressions that represent feelings, art and sometimes even silences.
We use expressions to show our innermost feelings, in many ways. But ironically, this has now become a concept we follow to please others. Nowadays we smile more to please people in front of us than to please our own selves. We stop our tears keeping others’ situations in mind instead of taking care of our own. Some of the artworks that we used to make to express ourselves now thrive off validation only. As Maya Angelou said - 'A bird doesn't sing because it has an answer, it sings because it has a song.
Through the speakers present today, we will learn and unlearn, and revisit this concept, so we can unravel our stories in the best way possible.

Vidyashilp Academy
42/3, Shivanahalli, After Jakkur Flying Club on International Airport By-pass Ro Yelahanka
Jakkur
Bangalore, Karnataka, 560064
India

Aanya Wig

Gender Rights Activist

Aanya is a recent graduate from LSR. She is a SUSI scholar, being one of the four girls nominated to represent India. She is also the Co Founder of Covid Fighters India, one of the biggest Covid Relief initiatives in the country which came up during the second wave. Currently, she is interning with the UNESCO Cluster Office in New Delhi for the Social and Human Sciences Department. She has worked as a journalist with The Quint and was the Campus Coordinator with The Jurni. Aanya is passionate about driving change and wishes to see a world where Gender Equality is a reality.

Krishna Tangirala

Photographer

Krishna Tangirala is the founder of Orange and Teal, a content and creative studio. Driven by his passion for all things creative and artistic, he is also a content creator specialising in creative direction, photography and videography. Having picked up his scuba diving licences in Sipadan (Malaysia) as well as recently acquiring an FPV drone He has been able to explore new and innovative ways to create content.

R Blaaze

Rapper/ Singer + Radio Jockey

Blaaze is an Indian playback singer and hip-hop pioneer who specialises in writing and performing rap music. He has been voted India's favourite, and is known for familiarizing hip hop in South India. He has also been recognised for his contributions to socially relevant issues through his music. From performing several songs for the Chennai film industry while working with AR Rahman, to writing the official UN Anthem for Poverty, it goes without saying that Blaaze has certainly created his mark in the music industry.

Vijay Melwani

HR Coordinator

Vijay, otherwise known as V, was born in Bangalore, India. He attended two high schools, St. Joseph’s Boys High School (SJBHS) and Vidyashilp Academy (VSA), and graduated from VSA in 2014. His motivation to pursue his dreams took him 8,641 miles away to Indianapolis, Indiana, where he currently lives. He has earned two degrees in the fields of business management, human resources, and event tourism. Currently, he works in the HR Department for Pacers Sports & Entertainment. Pacers Sports & Entertainment, abbreviated as PS&E.