Theme: Resonant Thoughts

“To free the mind from all conditioning, we must see the totality of it without thought. It is only when you are aware of this totality of your being without any reaction that the conditioning goes, totally, deeply – which is really the freedom from the self.” – J D Krishnamoorthi

The inherent frequency of any human being is an amalgamation of his beliefs and values and they are fashioned by his experiences in life. The shared experiences of the TEDx speakers by articulating their beliefs, experiences and values sagaciously will create a resonance in the mind and heart of the listeners. Their experiences, their values and beliefs might be different, hence, their perceptions might be divergent but their thoughts and ideas will resonate in the unconditionally free minds not bound by the limitations of a conditioned mind. An atmosphere of a sense of familiarity escalates as the shared resonance with different perspectives permeates the air. Resonance is always at the heart of human consciousness and what this Resonant Thoughts achieves is the emergence of a new consciousness; and that is the riveting denouement.

PSG Institute of Technology and Applied Research
Neelambur
Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, 641062
India

Arun Krishnamurthy

Founder | Environmentalist Foundation of India

Arun Krishnamurthy is an Environmentalist, who has initiated the campaign of cleaning various lakes across India. Mr.Arun is the founder of Environmentalist foundation of India. He was chosen as among the five people for prestigious Rolex Awards for Enterprise award in 2012 for scientific lake restoration in Chennai.As a strong environment public speaker, Arun is known for his riveting speeches. The organisation recruits volunteers mainly through school programmes including seminars and workshops.Their main projects include lake restoration, beach clean ups, herbs restoration and stray animal care.

Dr. Krishnan Swaminathan

Endocrinologist | Founding trustee of Idhayangal Charitable Trust

Dr. Krishnan Swaminathan is currently a Consultant Endocrinologist at Madhuram Diabetes &Thyroid Centre, Coimbatore. He completed his undergraduate medical education from Madras Medical College and completed his higher specialist training in Diabetes & Endocrinology from renowned centres in United Kingdom including London, Cambridge & Scotland. He passed MRCP in 1999 and was awarded FRCP by the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh in 2009. He completed his Research MD in diabetes and cardiovascular disease. He got his PhD from the prestigious IIT Madras on agrochemicals and diabetes. He is the founding trustee of Idhayangal Charitable Trust, a registered charity that has funded approximately 4 crores for various charitable causes especially for poor children with Type 1 diabetes in India. He is the author of the best selling easy to read Tamil book, “Samaniyanum Sarkarai Noyum” and English book on diabetes “Diabetes Demystified”

Sudhanshu Mani

Technocrat | Vande Bharat Express

Sudhanshu Mani retired in the apex grade of GoI from the Indian Railways (IR) Service of Mechanical Engineering as General Manager, Integral Coach Factory, Chennai after serving IR for 38 years. He also served as Railway Advisor in the Embassy of India, Berlin for 3 years, interacting with railway systems of advanced countries world-wide on behalf of IR. He is a Fellow of Institute of Mechanical Engineers, London. He led the Train 18/Vande Bharat Express project, the first ever indigenous semi high-speed train of India, from concept to delivery. After retirement, he is engaged in advisory role in the corporate world, including technical, strategic and investment consulting. His journey in leading and completing the unique Train 18 project is recounted in his best-seller book, ‘My Train 18 Story’.

Swarnalatha J

Founder & Managing Trustee | Swarga Foundation

Swarnalatha J is a Asia Book of Records Holder, disability rights activist, singer, photographer, motivational speaker and a beauty pageant winner. She often writes short stories and can speak about 10 languages. She was diagnosed with Primary Progressive Multiple Sclerosis in 2009 and currently wheelchair user. She is married to Dr. Guruprasad T S and has two adorable children. Swarnalatha is the founder and managing trustee of Swarga Foundation. She is the recipient of more than 40 awards and recognitions across India, the noteworthy ones being, Cavincare Ability Award for Eminence, Seiyyal Puyal Award by Aval Vikatan, Dr. Batra's People's Choice Award, Changemaker Award by Tata Steel Foundation, etc. Swarga Foundation is a public charitable trust formed in 2014 in Coimbatore formed to support those affected with neuromuscular disorders and various disabilities.