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L F Rasquinha Auditorium
St. Aloysius College (Autonomous), Light House Hill Road
Mangaluru, Karnataka, 575003
India

Alobo Naga

Artiste, composer and songwriter, Alobo Naga found his passion for music at the tender age of 5 and began writing and performing his original compositions by the age of 11. With over 1000 performances of his musical journey across the world, Alobo Naga is one of the most toured artistes in North East India. He has multiple accolades in the field of music including winner of 2012 'Best Indian Act' at MTV European Music Award. Besides being a performing artiste, he writes music for films, TV shows, jingles etc and is also the director of Musik-A. Moreover, he has opened for various international bands and artistes like Hoobastank, MLTR, Jennifer Batten, Petra and many more and has also performed in various music festivals.

Colonel Nithin Bhide

Colonel Bhide is one among those who was brave and fortunate to serve in the armed forces .He was commissioned in Regiment of Artillery in August 1991. He has done service in Jammu and Kashmir, Uri , Kargil, Siachen Glacier and Eastern Ladakh in his seven years of service.He then spend the next 11 years performing duty in Manipur, Nagaland, Tripura, Punjab, Rajasthan and Gujarat. He has served in Command and staff appointments for 5 years. He retired from the Indian army on 31st March 2023 after a career of 31 and a half years.

Dr Keerty Nakray

Keerty Nakray holds a Ph.D in Sociology and Social Policy from Queens University Belfast, Northern Ireland. She is an academic, researcher, consultant and a professor at Jindal Law School in NCR, Delhi. She has published extensively in world class sociology, social and public policy journals. Her active interest in research ethics and especially establishing linkages between academic research and policy arises from her field based experiences as a social worker in India. She has published 2 edited books and is currently researching gender-based violence, adverse childhood experiences and welfare state developments in India, China and Brazil.

Mohammed Hussain

Mohammed Hussain is a stand up comedian with thousands of subscribers and millions of viewers on various social media platforms .An alumnus of St Aloysius College, he served as president of the student council, completed his Bachelors Degree of Arts and then secured an MBA in brand communication from Symbiosis Institute of Media and Communication. He is now an established brand consultant and an articulate writer who has worked with several streaming platforms such as Netflix, Amazon Prime and Disney+Hotstar. He posts captivating content and finds humour in the ordinary.

Ranjani Ramakrishnan

A model and an artist, Ranjani Ramakrishnan finds perfection in imperfection. Being diagnosed with vitiligo at the age of 11, she struggled. She finally made peace with her 'imperfections' when she agreed to model for a peers photography assignment and realized that she was destined for more. Her acceptance of vitiligo opened doors for her as a model and artist . As an artist she views the patches on her skin as art and expresses herself through self potraits on social media. The 11 year old girl who could not find stories to be inspired by hopes to inspire anyone out there struggling with insecurities of their own.She aspires to build a body positive and inclusive society

Rashi Mal

Rashi Mal is an Indian actress, singer-songwriter and dancer. Her acting work has many awards to it's credit including Cannes. She has most recently worked on Ayan Mukerji's magnum opus Brahmastra. She has trained in classical music ,has sung for films and has also released original music .She was part of Ashley Lobo's dace company. The dance worx as a teacher and choreographer and has performed all over the country. She has also started her own production company 'Wishing Wand Productions' to bring passion projects to life such as her podcast 'Woman Up' that talks about women empowerment and breaking stereotypes about men and women.

Rizwan Ahamed

Entrepreneur, Public speaker, educator, Early- stage investor, Mentor and podcaster Rizwan Ramzan Ahamed is the co founder and CEO of Haris and Co. Academy which helps people develop skills to help them build new generation careers. After 7 failed businesses and years of battling with grief and anxiety disorders, he started his journey as a content creator, building an active Internet community of over 100,000 followers around self growth and hosting the NO.1 self improvement and Educational podcast in Malayalam. The Mallu Show is one of the top 10 podcasts in India on Apple podcasts and also frequently listed under the top 200 Podcasts on Spotify

Sahithi Mannar

Sahithi Mannar is an adult survivor of child sexual Abuse .Having first hand knowledge of the impact that child sexual abuse has on the mental health and well being of a child, she has made it a mission to help countless others like her. She works with children and adolescents through Sama Jeeva Foundation and her campaigns like 'Roots to Wings' and 'Project PASS'. Being a a trained dancer in Kuchipudi, she has been honored with awards like Bala Nartaki, natya sudha and more. She has a masters in clinical psychology and a diploma in Art Therapy which she utilizes to help victims of child sexual abuse through her Sama Jeeva Foundation. She has shared her inspiring journey with audiences nationwide on platforms like official humans of Bombay, Brut India, We the Young, official Humans of Hyderabad and The Logical Indian.