Theme: Beyond the boundaries

We, at TEDx LNMIIT aim to empower the ideas of those who have dared to take a step ahead, beyond the boundaries, unto the strength of the power of creation and innovation. By bringing the versatility of thoughts and fusion of ideas in one room, we want to explore what it means to invent the next big thing, surpass great expectations, unite the divided, and shatter limitations .We want inspiration to take the first seat in the minds of the young and the old for them to embrace themselves and embark on their own journey of metamorphosis through their ideas.
Beyond Boundaries is all about the creativity and ingenuity that drives innovation in India and around the world and we aspire to create a testament of the same.

LNMIIT
Rupa Ki Nangal, Post- Sumel
Via- Jamdoli
Jaipur, Rajasthan, 302031
India

Dr Santosh Bakaya

Writer, Author

Dr Santosh Bakaya, an academician, scholar, author, essayist, and poet from India, was awarded the Reuel International award for language and literature 2014 for her poem ‘Oh Hark!’. The author of three mystery novels for young adults, and a book of essays titled, ‘Flights from My Terrace’ is truly an incredible woman who has already created an important niche for herself in both the literary and the academic arena.

Ishi Khosla

Practicing clinical nutritionist, consultant, writer, columnist, researcher, author and an entrepreneur

Ishi Khosla is a practicing clinical nutritionist, consultant, writer, columnist, researcher, author and an entrepreneur. Passionate about nutrition and a strong believer in the power of foods, she spearheaded, the first of its kind, a health foods company 'Whole Foods', in the business of producing and retailing health foods and operating Health Cafes. She has authored three books, recent one titled 'Is Wheat Killing You?' and the other 'The Diet Doctor' published by Penguin. She also runs a web app called The Weight Monitor, providing daily diet charts and health advices to promote healthy eating habits.

Rohan Parikh

Former head of Infrastructure and Green Initiatives at Infosys Ltd

Rohan Parikh is the former head of Infrastructure and Green Initiatives at Infosys Ltd, India’s second largest IT company. An alumnus of University of Illinois, Parikh has single - handedly brought about an energy revolution in India, by re-designing Infosys’ 10 campuses around India to encourage a sustainable architecture by almost completely eradicating air conditioning, while also saving his company $80 million in electricity bills in these eight years. His modern approach to office cooling and lighting bagged his company the highest honor at UK’s Ashden awards, the gold award. And with companies such as Google paying interest into his innovations, who really can question that?

Sanjoy Roy

Cofounder and Managing director of Teamwork Arts

Sanjoy Roy is the cofounder and managing director of Teamwork Arts, the company that organizes the JLF, the Mahindra Excellence in Theatre Awards (META), the Ishara Puppet Theatre Festival, the Kahaani festival of storytelling and the Friends of Music concerts, among others. As the man behind the ‘greatest literary show on earth’, he has visions to make arts a paying proposition and also to ‘build brand India’ through it. He is a founder trustee of Salaam Baalak Trust working to provide support services for street and working children in the inner city of Delhi where over 55,000 children have benefited from education, training and residential services over the past years. He is an advisor for the arts and diversity for numerous government and non-governmental organisations across the world.

Santosh Das

Expert Mithila Art

Practicing a traditional form of art named after the ancient region of Mithila in the state of Bihar in eastern India, Santosh Kumar Das draws inspiration from Hindu mythology and iconography, incidents in recent Indian history and anecdotes from everyday life. Employing Mithila art’s unique Madhubani style and technique, he reinvents enduring themes while paving new ground. Getting an arts degree from the MS University of Baroda, Das went on to become the first teacher at the Mithila Art Institute in the small town of Madubhani. His work has been exhibited nationally and internationally including at the Asia Society in New York.

Siddharth Agarwal

A photographer, a filmmaker, an aerospace engineer from IIT Kharagpur, a dreamer and a social investor

Siddharth Agarwal is a photographer, a filmmaker, an aerospace engineer from IIT Kharagpur, a dreamer and a social investor. He is also the founder of Veditum, a non-profit research and media organisation that undertakes projects on cultural and environmental issues, seeking to raise awareness about and benefit marginalised communities. From June to October 2016, he walked 2000 km along the banks of the river Ganga, starting out from the ocean at Sagar island in West Bengal till Garhmukteshwar in Uttar Pradesh, in an effort to bring the stories and social problems along the river to the mainstream. He has also been featured in The Times of India, DNA and YourStory.

Sudhanshu Kaushik

Founder the Young India Foundation

Sudhanshu Kaushik founded the Young India Foundation, which is currently running its first campaign called Age of Candidacy, aiming to bring the age of candidacy for MPs/MLAs in India from 25 to at least 21, if not 18. Currently an MSc student at New York University studying about modern South Asia, Kaushik has written a book about Haryana's Dichotomy in the 21st Century which is slated to release in February. He is also the co-founder of Qissa Bazaar, a South Asian Journal and Literary Magazine focused on advancing interest of South Asia and promoting South Asian talent.