Theme: Explore Your Curiosity

Humans are such curious creatures. We explore, question, and wonder, and by
doing so, learn. From the moment of birth, likely even before, humans are drawn
to new things. When we are curious about something new, we want to explore it.
And while exploring we discover.
In today's world, with so many opportunities to explore our curiosity and
stimulate our creativity, the most important thing we can do is to remain open
and avoid placing limitations on our abilities.
Hence in a world with an infinite pool of ideas, exploring your curiosity is an
exciting and comprehensive way to grow.

Community Hall , Beside Staff Quarters
IIT Bhubaneswar Argul Campus
Jatni, Orissa, 752050
India

Aditi Sharma

Actress + Model

Actress and model Born and brought up in Delhi, Aditi entered into modeling after completing her graduation at Vivekananda Institute of Professional Studies with a major in Journalism. She rose to stardom by featuring in Punjabi hit track Tu Raja Ki Raj Dulhari by Nazarbattu films and later in the music video Taarey by Guru Randhawa. Her big break came when she took up the lead role of Meera in Zee TV’s Kaleerein. Aditi Sharma recently joined the cast of Colors TV supernatural thriller, Naagin 3 produced by Balaji Telefilms. Her accomplishments in modeling include walking the ramp at Amazon Fashion Week India and also for the celebrity Fashion designer Ashish Dwyer.

Anuj Tiiwari

Author + Speaker

A TEDx speaker and marketing consultant settled in Mumbai, Anuj Tiwari was brought up on the bustling streets of Bareilly, where chaos is the order of the day. There, he learned to circumvent the streets first, and then his convoluted life. Instead of getting a ‘modern education,’ Tiwari studied in a Hindi-Sanskrit medium school where there were no English books. Seeing his neighborhood kids reading from colorful storybooks, he started building dreams of being able to read in English; however, he kept those dreams to himself in fear of being mocked at. Despite going through six months of depression and trying to give up on his life in college, Tiwari is now the bestselling author of four books. He has sold his books on the streets of Mumbai and has been listed as one of the top ten most influential authors in India in 2016. Mr. Tiwari is the first Indian author creating a new genre into Indian literature called 'Self Help Inspirational Romance.'

Dr Jagdish Chaturvedi

Ear Nose Throat Surgeon + Serial Medical Devices Innovator + Author + Stand-up comedian.

Dr Jagdish Chaturvedi is a renowned Indian ENT surgeon with commendable achievements as an inventor, author, and an established stand-up comedian. He completed his training in ENT surgery from the St. John's Medical College Bangalore and later on advanced as a Stanford India Bio design fellow in 2012 and received formal training for the same from the Stanford University, California, USA. His several breakthroughs include the invention of 18 medical devices, each presently under development. His hard work reverted back, as he was prestigiously recognized as one of the 35 Inventors under the age of 35 by MIT technology review in the year 2016. His written achievements comprise of 'Inventing Medical Devices - A perspective from India' and 'The Benefits of Failing Successfully'. His recognition as a clean and established comedian proved his mettle as a versatile personality. He performs public stand up comedy shows and has a YouTube channel called The Magaa of small things

Rohit Suraj

Architect

Rohit Suraj, Urban Zen’s Founder, has been acknowledged as one of the Top 50 Inspiring Designers of 2018. Over the years, he has designed and executed a vast spectrum of projects of varying scales and profiles. Starting from multi-million dollar international mega ports to masterplan developments, mid-rise buildings, niche villas and boutiques, Rohit has lived true to his belief that no challenge is too big and none too small, engaging in the design process with equal enthusiasm. His level for attention and detail has been quickly noticed in the design fraternity and Urban Zen has come to be known for dramatically different designs that deliver a strong message. Urban Zen and its founder stay committed, now and always, to designing and delivering living environments that are timeless, experiential and on the leading edge of design innovation.

Sanjana Sanghi

Actress + Model

Born and brought up in New Delhi, Sanjana graduated from Lady Shri Ram College For Women with a degree in Journalism and Mass Communication, as a Gold Medallist of Delhi University in 2017. Sanjana was also the recipient of a special recognition award by the Honourable HRD Minister for making it in the top 0.02% percentile in the CBSE Class XII examinations. She was also heavily involved in social work as a Project Head with an NGO named Aarohan, working with underprivileged children. Sanjana ventured having associated with over 30 brands such as Coca-Cola, Close Up, Cadbury, Tanishq, to name a few in their campaigns on various media - television, digital and print. She essayed character roles in films such as Rockstar, at the tender age of 14, Fukrey Returns, and Hindi Medium. Today, she is playing the female lead in the official Hindi remake of John Green's novel, 'The Fault in Our Stars', being produced by Fox Star Studios, music by AR Rahman, alongside Sushant Singh Rajput.

Sushant Verma

Design Technologist + Design Entrepreneur, Architect + Computational Designer & Educator + Leading RAT[LAB] Studio (Research in Architecture and Technology)

He is a Design Entrepreneur, Architect, Computational Designer & Educator, currently leading rat[LAB] Studio (Research in Architecture and Technology) that investigates intersections of design, art & technology through architecture, interior design and art installations. He holds a Masters Degree in Emergent Technologies & Design from Architectural Association, London and is a former architect at Zaha Hadid Architects, London & a Sr. Editor at Arch2O. He is the founder of rat[LAB] EDUCATION, which is an initiative to spread the idea of computation in design through independently-organized design workshops for profession and academia. Recipient of MAK Schindler Award from Vienna / Los Angeles and a finalist for AIA Emerging Leaders Fellowship from Chicago, his work is widely published and exhibited in London, Los Angeles, New York, Tokyo, San Francisco, Taipei, New Delhi, Mumbai among other places. He has been shortlisted in New Delhi among 5 architects for ’20 under 35’ Exhibition.