In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience. At a TEDx event, TEDTalks video and live speakers combine to spark deep discussion and connection in a small group. These local, self-organized events are branded TEDx, where x = independently organized TED event. The TED Conference provides general guidance for the TEDx program, but individual TEDx events are self-organized (subject to certain rules and regulations).

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Chewang Norphel

A civil engineer by profession, Padma Shri Chewang Norphel has built twelve artificial glaciers in Ladakh to provide water in an area with an acute scarcity of it, for irrigation, ground water recharge and the rejuvenation of the local springs. He was conferred upon with the fourth highest civilian award of India in 2015. Norphel’s largest glacier, at Phutskey village, is capable of catering to a population of seven hundred and had cost just a meagre Rs. 90,000 to make. In a world plagued by the advent of global warming, Chewang’s idea has made a difference.

Gaurav Tekriwal

Founder of the Vedic Maths Forum of India, Gaurav Tekriwal is an advocate and world-wide promoter of the Vedic system of mathematics based on the works of Tirthaji. Gaurav’s idea is to raise the standards of numeracy globally with the help of a system that has a strong fundamental base, and is yet easier and more enjoyble to learn than conventional mathematics owing to its ‘shortcuts’.

R. Sudhir

The entertainment industry has forever been a cradle for new ideas and the story of R. Sudhir is no different. A beat-boxer turned flute-boxer turned harmonica-beatboxer, Sudhir has performed in numerous shows across the nation. Winner of several accolades, Sudhir shared his story of following the “path less travelled by”.

Raj Desai

Co-founder of the startup Thinkscream, Raj Desai came up with a brilliant idea to combat another contemporary and extremely pertinent social issue – pollution. He designed Trash-cans providing free Wifi connection to users once they deposit trash into it. The fact that the concept worked highlights how rational human beings react to incentives.

Raul Rodriguez

Raul Rodriguez, a neuroscientist and private psychotherapist by profession, is a renowned authority in the fields of deception detection, psychotherapy, negotiation and criminal profiling. Raul spends his time providing aid and training to national security forces, law enforcement agencies both within the country and abroad and private corporate houses in Asia.

Shamik Sengupta

Shamik Sengupta, is the mind behind the famed Anouk clothing advertisements, extremely pertinent and in sync with the theme of the event - “Painting Outside The Lines”. “I wanted to change the common perception that western passion is bold outwardly, while eastern passion is bold inwards”, he said while speaking about the famous advertising campaign. Previously the creative director of Ogilvy & Mather, he is currently involved in his own firm, Sweet Spot Media.