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03 NOVEMBER 2023
‘DEVELOPMENT WITHOUT DESTRUCTION; A NEW CHALLENGE FOR THE NEW DECADE’
ABOUT OUR EVENT
Our event is called TEDx STS DWARKA YOUTH, where x = independently organized TED event. At our TEDx STS DWARKA YOUTH event, TED Talks video and live speakers will combine to spark deep discussion and connection in a small group. The TED Conference provides general guidance for the TEDx program, but individual TEDx events, including ours, are self-organized.
About us
A LITTLE VIEW ABOUT our mission
St. Thomas’ School, Dwarka is a progressive educational institution that believes it is not the imagination which makes one achieve big goals but hard work, persistence and honesty which leads to the accomplishments of the bigger goals. The school strives to be amongst the venerated centres of world-class education to foster academic excellence, physical fitness, and social consciousness. Our philosophy is to develop a caring community, exercising concern and respect for the welfare of others and emphasizing the overriding importance of sensitivity, tolerance, and goodwill.
Our school motto ‘Light to Lighten’ in an elaborate manner emphasizes and projects the school as the servant of the community and to accept its appropriate share of responsibility for equipping our future generation to find their own niche in not just their occupation but in the society as well.
We seek to provide the most effective education through a broad range of experiences in and beyond school. The school will contribute largely in organizing this event and make it a success. The support from management, faculty and the students will make it a memorable experience.
Venue
St. Thomas' School, Dwarka
Near Sector19, Dwarka, New Delhi – 110071
- tedxstsdwarka@gmail.com
our THEME
‘Development without destruction; a new challenge for the new decade’
In the face of rapid industrialization and globalization, the need for sustainable development has become increasingly evident. The destructive consequences of unbridled progress, which have wreaked havoc on our environment and communities, can no longer be ignored. As we enter a new decade, the challenge before us is clear – to pursue development without destruction. The urgency of this challenge lies in the fact that our current approach to development often prioritizes short-term gains over long-term sustainability. Natural resources are exploited without regard for their finite nature, leading to deforestation, pollution, and the depletion of essential ecosystems. Communities are displaced and their cultural heritage destroyed in the name of progress, leaving behind scars that are difficult to heal. However, a shift towards sustainable development is possible. It requires a holistic approach that looks beyond economic growth and considers social and environmental factors. Sustainable development seeks to meet the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.
To achieve development without destruction, we must focus on conservation and renewable resources. Investing in clean energy technologies and adopting sustainable agricultural practices can minimize our carbon footprint and mitigate the impacts of climate change. By promoting responsible consumption and production patterns, we can reduce waste and minimize our impact on the environment. Furthermore, sustainable development requires the engagement and empowerment of local communities. Their knowledge and participation are crucial in finding innovative solutions that harmonize development with local customs and traditions. Embracing diverse perspectives and ensuring inclusivity are essential aspects of sustainable development. Educating and raising awareness among the public is another vital step towards development without destruction. By understanding the interconnectedness of our actions and the impact they have on the planet, individuals can make informed choices and advocate for sustainable practices in their daily lives.
As we embark on this new decade, we have an opportunity to reshape our approach to development. By embracing sustainable practices, conserving our natural resources, and empowering local communities, we can forge a path towards development without destruction. It is a challenge that calls for collective action, global cooperation, and a commitment to leaving a positive legacy for future generations. Only then can we ensure a prosperous and sustainable future for all.
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, TED Talks video and live speakers combine to spark deep discussion and connection. 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.)
About ted
TED is a non-profit organization devoted to ‘Ideas Worth Spreading,’ often in the form of short talks delivered by leading thinkers and doers. Many of these talks are given at TED Conferences, intimate TED Salons, and thousands of independently organised TEDx events around the world. Videos of these talks are made available, free, on TED.com and other platforms. Audio versions of TED Talks are published to TED Talks Daily, available on all podcast platforms. TED’s open and free initiatives for spreading ideas include TED.com, where new TED Talk videos are posted daily; TEDx, which licenses thousands of individuals and groups to host local, self-organized TED-style events around the world; the TED Fellows program, which selects innovators from around the globe to amplify the impact of their remarkable projects and activities; The Audacious Project, which surfaces and funds critical ideas that have the potential to impact millions of lives; TED Translators Program, which crowdsources the subtitling of TED Talks so that big ideas can spread across languages and borders; and the educational initiative TED-Ed. TED also offers TED@ Work, a program that reimagines TED Talks for workplace learning. TED also has a growing library of original podcasts, including The TED Interview with Chris Anderson, Work Life with Adam Grant, Far Flung with Saleem Reshamwala and How to Be a Better Human. Follow TED on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and on LinkedIn.
WHAT IS
In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TED has created a program called TEDx. TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience.
tedx Team
MENEKA I. SINGH
ORGANIZER
She is the Head of School of St. Thomas’ School, Dwarka. As a leader, she strongly believes in establishing a culture in school that is conducive to learning for both teachers and students. She is dedicated to facilitating students leapfrog into the 21st century as independent intellectuals, imbibing traits of initiative and leadership to help them evolve into global citizens. Under her able guidance, the school has won innumerable accolades and achievements.
SAGAR JAGGI
TEAM MEMBER
Energetic educator wishing to leverage his passion for Political Science and igniting interest to inspire students and interest in the subject. He is the Head of the Social Science Department, a gold- medalist, and an author of four books written for class XII.
PALLAVI JHA
TEAM MEMBER
A passionate English educator who believes in imparting her knowledge skills to the best of her abilities. With over eight years of teaching experience, she aims to make learning fun, interesting and interactive. She has a deep passion for creative and academic writing which is also her forte.
executive speakers & Performers
meet our SPEAKERS AND PERFORMERS
DOLLY AHLUWALIA
About DOLLY AHLUWALIA
She is an Indian actress and ensemble creator who was awarded the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award in 2001 for costume design. She has won three Filmfare Awards and three National Film Awards, two Best Costume Design awards for Bandit Queen and Haider, and Best Supporting Actress for Vicky Donor, which is additionally her most popular film as an entertainer.
She is an alumnus of National School of Drama, graduated in 1979. She began her vocation by planning ensembles for theatre. From that point she began movie profession with Shekhar Kapur. Subsequently, she worked with some great directors like Vishal Bhardwaj in The Blue Umbrella, Omkara, Kaminey and Haider, with Deepa Mehta in Water and Midnight’s Children, some others like Love Aaj Kal, Luv Shuv Tey Chicken Khurana and with Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra in Bhaag Milkha Bhaag.
The National award-winning actor has acted in many movies and television shows with social commentary using humour, satire, and drama to reach wider audiences which have opened up discussions on hitherto taboo social issues.
About MITA VASISHT
A post- graduate in English literature from Punjab University, Chandigarh, and an alumni of the National School of Drama (1984-1987), she has acted in over fifty-one films, numerous television serials including theatre.
Her award winning performances have been in the films of distinguished directors like Mani Kaul, Kumar Shahani and Govind Nihalani. She has written, produced and directed television shows and theatre productions, and executive-produced the award winning ‘The Name of a River’, a docu-feature on Rhitwik Ghatak which won the Arivandan Puruskaram (2002).
She has been on the juries of several film festivals like Indian Panorama Osian Cinefan film festival 2005, Delhi, International Documentary Film Festival 2008, Mumbai, Short film festival 2013, Kerala, to name a few.
She has been a visiting faculty to the premier film, acting and design institutes in the country including NSD, NIFT, NID and WWI and HoD Acting at the FTII. She has also conducted theatre workshops in London, Birmingham and Damascus.
Her own acting studio ‘The PROCESS’ based in Mumbai has trained several leads of major web series and professional actors.
‘Mandala’ Space for Arts Collaboration Research and Education, a non-profit organization that she founded in 2001, works intensively with trafficked minors in a remand home in Mumbai creating theatre and performing arts modules for the empowerment and rehabilitation of trafficked minors.
Her diversified work as an artist, director and a screenwriter has resulted to several prestigious awards and accolades such as Filmfare OTT Awards, Indian Television Awards, Bengal Film Critics Award and Screen Awards for best actress.
RAKESH KHATRI
About RAKESH KHATRI
An acclaimed documentary film maker with over 400 films to his credit and an environmentalist popularly known as the “Nest Man of India”. He has made over 4.75 lakh bird nests with students and young professionals. The completely unique bird nest made of jute and bamboo rings that is taught by him has a record rate of adoption of over 90%. Founder & Managing Trustee of Eco Roots Foundation, he has committed his life to stimulate young minds towards conservation of environment. For this, his work has been acknowledged both at national and international level.
Awards & Accolades received by him:
∙ National Science Award 2020-21 awarded by Department of Science & Technology, Government of India.
∙ Social Leader of the Year by Social and Business Enterprise Responsible Awards (SABERA) 2022.
∙ Mention in Limca Book of World Records twice; once in 2012 for doing theatres with 1.2 lakhs children across India in 12 languages in 24 cities and; secondly, in 2019 for conducting Water Theatre Workshops with over 2 lakhs girl children across the country.
∙ Earth Day Network Star by ‘Earth Day Network – India’ in 2020.
∙ Shining World Compassion Award by ‘The Supreme Master Ching Hai International Association’ , Taiwan.
∙ Declared SDG Changemaker & Ambassador by SDG Chaupal (a collaboration of various Ministries & Govt. Departments.)
∙ Awarded IUCN International Membership in 2020.
∙ International Green Apple Award, 2013 by the House of Commons, London.
∙ Invited to be featured in the Kapil Sharma Show for his work on sparrow conservation.
∙ Recognized by various publications by dedicating a chapter on him in the EVS books both for CBSE & ICSE.
- Waste to Wealth – Creating income generation opportunities for marginalized rural women. This project has been awarded by SIDBI India under the Swavalamban Challenge Fund. This project combines Environmental and Water Conservation with generating sustainable income for the local women in the villages.
- Green Window – Creating awareness and sensitivity among the younger generation on environmental issues. This is a hybrid (online+ offline) Green Literacy program reaching out to children teaching them use of media for Environment Conservation. This project is supported by HCL Foundation.
- Paryavaran, Vigyan aur Samwaad – This is an innovative program where Eco Next Media Trailblazers Awards were given by NCSTC, DST, GoI where the children across the country are taught to communicate science through theatre.
- Sci-Fi Media Trailblazing – Promoting scientific temperament among the students through sci-fi media competitions. This project is also supported by NCSTC, DST and GoI.
- Nature Detectives – Nature Trails, visits to the sanctuaries and national parks.
- Theatre for Environment – A program on water conservation and role of women in it through theatre. Similarly, another program on Climate Change supported by Panasonic India.
About PRIYANKA KHURANA GOYAL
She is an Indian model, actress, the winner of Mrs. Earth 2015 pageant, and Mrs. India Queen of Substance beauty competition, 2015. She is the first Indian to win this title. After winning the title, Priyanka started her fashion line. She has modelled for famous designers such as Manish Malhotra and Shaina NC. She made her acting debut in 2020 with the short film “An Indian Girl”. Priyanka was also Featured in a Music Video “Tere aane se Pehle ” by Zee music Company in 2021.
She graduated from IIM Kolkata and works at Nomura Securities as Managing Director. She has also contributed to social causes and is an ambassador for the Festival of Hope for cancer awareness. She also often volunteers at the Tata Memorial Cancer Hospital. She has also worked in the field of investment banking as an executive director at Nomura Securities.
PRIYANKA KHURANA GOYAL
TANISH SHENOY
About TANISH SHENOY
He is the Founder/CEO, #1 International Bestseller author and an accomplished high school junior from Silicon Valley, California with a passion for innovation and technology. At just 16, he has achieved significant milestones, including the development of a successful quiz app and the founding of an online gifting platform. Shenoy’s contributions as a TEDx speaker, bestselling author, and medium writer have positioned him as an influential thought leader and a mentor for aspiring teen entrepreneurs. Shenoy’s upcoming courses, The GenZ Entrepreneurship Boot Camp Course and GenZ Entrepreneurship Mastery Course, exemplify his dedication to empowering young entrepreneurs with the knowledge and skills needed for business success.
He has got featured in notable US media outlets like Mountain Democrat and Diamond Queen “The Gen Z Entrepreneur ” and has been recognised as an #1 International Bestseller on Amazon Medium Writer, contributes expertise on entrepreneurship, technology, and innovation.
Tanish expresses his journey, passion, and learning opportunities via his YouTube station. Stay tuned for his amazing TEDx Talk and all the things that he does to spread his message across
SMITA DAS JAIN
About SMITA DAS JAIN
She is the Founder and CEO of ‘Empower Yourself’, is a Certified Executive Coach, Personal Empowerment Life Coach and NLP Practitioner. An IIM Indore and SRCC alumna with about 17 years of experience, of which 14+ years have been in leadership roles with KPMG, United Technologies Corporation, and JLL advising Indian and global clients in their business strategies and transformation, Smita knows that people need more than strategies to succeed. Her Empower Yourself Coaching Programs empower executives to get better at what they do.
An International Coaching Federation accredited PCC coach, Smita has guided multiple level professionals in communication, time management, strategic thinking, conflict management, team building and career transition matters. The Asia Business Outlook has named Smita as one of the Top 10 Executives Coaches in Asia, 2022, and Silicon India has mentioned her among the 10 Most Promising Executive Coaches in India, 2023. She was also named among India’s Top 10 Women Entrepreneurs in the HerRising Awards 2023 by HerKey (formerly JobsForHer).
Smita is also a TEDx speaker, a keynote speaker on various platforms, corporate conferences and panels. She was amongst the Top 10 trending expert speakers at SpeakIn and appeared in the expert speaker panel of CNBC Awaaz, Zee Business and Credent TV. She is also a bestselling author of three books and has been featured in world’s leading personal development site ‘Addicted2Success’ and India’s leading newspapers and periodicals like ‘GQ India’, ‘The Times of India’, ‘Fortune India’, ‘India Today’, ‘The Pioneer’ and ‘The Daily Guardian.’
Inesh Singh Pahwa
About INESH SINGH PAHWA
He is a knowledge seeking young boy and a jack of all trades. From dancing his heart off, rapping his thoughts, converting creativeness into beatbox and writing intense poems, he has surely proved his ability on various occasions. He is a voracious public orator and plays many sports. He also mesmerizes by acting in Nukkad Natak. He has been to many reality television shows and likes to learn, adapt and become better as he grows. He is a national level taekwondo and boxing champion. He is friendly and humble who likes to help everyone in need.
Anmol
About ANMOL
With the honour of serving as the former head boy of the esteemed institution, he cultivates a passion for leadership and teamwork with commitment to upholding the values of the institution. His pursuits extend to a keen interest in new technology, showcasing his inquisitive mindset, a practical approach to collaborative endeavours, and engaging in meaningful interactions and contributing positively to the academic community. Beyond academics and leadership, his interests and hobbies are reflective of a curious and practical mindset. He intends to bring about a change around him through his philanthropic efforts.
NAVYA SHARMA
About NAVYA SHARMA
She is an artistic soul, finding creativity around everything she sees, breathing in drama, tracing the intricate patterns of life, choosing to grow from the experience. Strung up on perfectionism, she hopes on living a life full of silliness and thrills. She pens down her thoughts to the paper out of conscience, filling each blank that her decisiveness restricts her to. She wants to grow, glow, learn, relearn, forgive and evolve everyday in every way.
