The formation of an idea is never purely conceptual; the senses play an underlying integral role in igniting the spark. The theme of this year’s TEDx event: Ideasthesia marks the phenomenon by which alterations and modifications in the thought process are brought about by external stimuli. It is a merger of various elements, which makes it a unique experience for each and every individual. TED as a society is dedicated to novel ideas that are worth spreading. We, at TEDxIITRoorkee2016 - Ideasthesia attempt to kindle the consciousness, and celebrate experiences which inspire and invigorate the individual to think out of the box, reconnect, reconstruct and remodel ideas.
Speakers
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Ananth Ramesh
Technologist
Ananth is a structural designer. The work entails analysis and optimisation of the entire spacecraft and design of brackets. He is a master from Cranfield University in Aerospace vehicle design. He is a part of Team Indus. Team Indus is in the Google Lunar X Prize to send a spacecraft to the moon and send back HD images. He is also into making satellites.Dherandra Kumar
Clinical Psychologist
An expert in Clinical Psychology from the University of Delhi with 12 years of experience. He is the director of Psyindia and he works as a consultant with Apollo Hospital, Noida.He is regularly consulted by media organizations like NDTV, Time, Times of India, Zee News, Hindustan, India Today, Child, etc as an expert. He has been invited to deliver lectures at more than a dozen of institutes of higher learning in the area of his expertise. He has conducted various workshops for schools and colleges as a clinical and Child Psychologist. He has delivered lectures in various national & international conferences and seminars.Nirali Kartik
Artist
A Classical Vocalist from Mumbai, India, Nirali Kartik started to learn music at the young age of nine. A culturally rich environment at home provided the foundation for her art and nourished her creative abilities. A recipient of Shrestha Sadhaka Award, 2004 and Guru Gangadhar Pradhan Award, 2012, Nirali formed the widely acclaimed music group ' Maati Baani' with her husband Kartik Shah and started a new thread of music where Indian Classical met various forms of World traditions in a one-of-its-kind experiment on Youtube. Together they collaborate with musicians from different countries and create the freshest forms of original music.Vithika Yadav
Human Rights Activist
Vithika Yadav is the Head of Indian Operations for Love Matters, a web platform that challenges the idea that sex cannot be discussed in public. Created by Radio Netherlands Worldwide in 2011, the Love Matters web and mobile sites provide easy-to-access information and news on sexuality and sexual health and sex education for teenagers and young adults. In her view, sex education is not a privilege reserved for certain countries, cultures or communities, but an inherent human right. Today, Yadav openly calls for better sex education for India's youth. After more than nine years of tireless campaigning, she perceives a change in urban India’s sexual landscape. More and more, the need for sex education is being publicly discussed.Organizing team
