
Why do so many people find themselves awake at 2 a.m., overwhelmed by thoughts and silent struggles? This talk explores the hidden emotional battles people face during their most vulnerable moments and how understanding these struggles can lead to healing and resilience. Aishwarya Yadav is a filmm

What does it mean to belong, make your mark, and find your place? Alexander Murta reflects on his personal journey, showing how moving across the world helped him build resilience and patience—qualities essential for discovering where you truly fit in and how to contribute meaningfully to your commu

“Where are you from?” is not a simple question for everyone. In her talk, Priscila Costa explores her journey of understanding her identity, learning to blend her cultural background, and finding her own answer to this complex question. She reflects on the challenges and rewards of living between cu

What if retirement was not about age, but about alignment with the work you love? In this talk, Arshad Sayyed shares his journey from feeling trapped in the traditional rat race to discovering a skill that turned work into purpose. Through personal experiences and cultural reflections, he argues tha

In this fascinating and interactive talk, Sushil Jaiswal, India’s leading tech magician and mentalist, explores the powerful relationship between technology and human intelligence. Known as “The Brain Unlocker,” Sushil combines illusion, psychology, and cutting-edge digital tools to demonstrate how

We’ve been taught to think our way through emotional pain. But what if thinking is exactly why it stays? The biggest misconception about emotions is that they only exist in the mind. What if the reason emotional pain doesn’t go away… is because we’ve been trying to solve it in the wrong place? In

Proche du spectacle vivant, l'intervention de Ludovic Maréchet, artiste de cirque, nous invite à repousser les limites de l'impossible. Se déplacer à vélo, en tenant en équilibre dessus, est assez commun. Et pourtant, au départ, cela n'a pas été si évident que cela, souvenez vous ! Et si se mesurer

What would you do if you were given sixty three million dollars? In this thought provoking talk, Mr. Kiante Bush challenges the audience to rethink the way we view wealth, responsibility, and community impact. Rather than focusing on personal luxury or individual success, he asks a deeper question.

Healing is often thought of as a destination, but what if it is actually a creative process? In this reflective talk, Gabrielle Hall explores the idea that healing is not simply about recovering from pain but about learning how to transform it. She invites the audience to view healing as an art tha

Communication is an ever-prevailing aspect of human life: over the thousands of years of evolution our species has undergone, we have developed as social creatures, and through our interactions we have been able to build society as we know it today. Oftentimes, however, our inability to convey meani

In today’s always-connected world, it’s easy to let likes, shares, and comments define how valued we feel. This talk takes a closer look at what really happens behind every notification—the small dopamine rush that keeps people coming back for more. It gently unpacks how social media’s reward system

What happens when you walk into a classroom and no one looks like you? In this inspiring talk, a young programmer shares how moments of invisibility in tech revealed a powerful truth: representation changes what we believe is possible for ourselves. Through personal experience, she shows how visibil

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Presence is the thing everyone wants and almost no one can hold for more than a few minutes — and the best teacher, argues Gautam Vaishnav, a Mumbai balance artist who has introduced rock balancing to more than 18,000 people across India, has been there all along in nature. In this talk, he shares w

Her mother said three words — Don't. Be. Me. — and Pallavi Verma spent years obeying them, running from tradition, from the saree worn at 5am, from every role her mother had carried without being asked. In this spoken word performance, the writer and PenPal founder traces how she slowly realised her

In a world that rewards speed, optimisation, and constant stimulation, we lose contact with the beauty that is already here: rain on a window, the sound of a city, the simple fact that we can feel and be moved. Johanna reframes beauty not as an aesthetic preference, but as a daily, trainable practic

Emily addressed a critical reality: social connection has been declining for years, and since the 2020 pandemic, isolation has reached historic levels. Storytelling is not entertainment. It is how humans survive. Drawing on neuroscience, Emily explained how stories activate the brain, releasing oxy

In this deeply reflective talk, Sumit Awasthi challenges the idea of becoming “complete.” Drawing from nearly three decades in journalism, he shares how failures, career detours, rejection, and uncertainty shaped his path more than success ever did. From missed dreams and career confusion to coverin

This talk explores how resilience, disciplined focus, and intentional mindset shape success in high-stakes environments. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Vikram Rai is the CEO at GE Aerospace - South Asia and a seni

We no longer consume narratives, we live inside them. In this talk, Tvisha Tuli explores how algorithms shape the realities we experience, reinforce existing beliefs, and fragment shared truth in an age of personalized feeds. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but in

El jugar es cosa de grandes. Durante la infancia, el juego nos invitaba a estar plenamente presentes: sin pensar en el pasado ni anticipar el futuro, solo entregados a la experiencia, al descubrimiento, a la risa y al error como parte del aprendizaje. Con el paso del tiempo, y al ingresar al mundo