TedX Talk Held in Dehradun at Welham Boys’ School

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TedX Talk Held in Dehradun at Welham Boys’ School

Friday, 12 October 2018 | Anupma Khanna | Dehradun

The spirit of sharing knowledge and experiences  made the TedX Youth Talks organised by Welham Boys’ School enriching not only for the students but also for the adult guests who attended the programme late on Wednesday evening.

TED is a reputed international nonprofit devoted to spreading ideas, usually in the form of short talks. TedX are independently run events that bring the spirit of TED’s mission of ideas worth spreading to local communities around the globe.

The TedX Youth hosted by Welham Boys’ School had a diverse lineup of speakers. It featured former vice-chancellor of the University of Delhi and Padma Shri awardee Dinesh Singh, media personality Roshan Abbas, head of Christie’s in India, Sonal Singh, filmmaker and author Shiv Kunal Verma, a team from Teach for India and young native musicians Ankit Chamoli and Suraj Singh Rawat.

Abbas has achieved fame as a radio jockey, theatre actor, TV anchor, impresario, event manager and director. While narrating his story, Abbas impressed upon how important it is to to grow up in a culture of learning, to be curious to know and to take every opportunity seriously even if it is a small one.

Relating how he built his career never saying no to any chance that he got even if it had challenges and how one small step led to another bigger outcome, he stressed that at the very foundation of success is this insatiable curiosity to know and that one should never hesitate to ask questions. Abbas’ affable, honest and realistic talk left the audience motivated and set the tone for the rest of the evening.

Noted mathematician Dinesh Singh gave a powerful talk on how modelling oneself on Gandhi’s adherence to truth brings success even in contemporary times. With his knowledge of Gandhian philosophy, eloquence and intellect Singh succeeded in bringing out as to how Gandhi’s principles are still very relevant. “Success is not to be measured with the yardstick of money or fame but if it is the voice of your conscience. If what you do resonates with the inner drumbeat of your heart, you are successful. Adherence to the truth takes courage but always brings success like it did to Gandhi,” he said.

Bringing fresh perspective on the realm of art was Sonal Singh who talked crisply on the global art scenario and India’s place in it. She utilised her experience of heading Christie’s in India and working closely for Asian modern and contemporary art development to encourage the audience to discover the beauty of art in daily life. “My mother was a painter and during my childhood I would play with her colours just to enjoy. And that eventually became my passion in life,” she said.

Shiv Kunal Verma recounted the making of ‘The Long Road to Siachen’ and ‘The Northeast Trilogy’. He also shared his idea of the need for alternative education and about his ambitious project of developing a module to bring military history into the educational ambit in India.

The team from Teach For India propounded the idea of how feminism is not restricted to women but that it symbolises the universal idea of equality and persuaded young boys to take up the cause to become change makers. The TedX Youth talk concluded with a  performance by Chamoli and Rawat who staged their original hip-hop compositions in Hindi and ‘pahadi’ language against social ills like rape, gender bias and rural-urban migration.

Chairman of the board of governors of Welham Boys’ School, Darshan Singh, principal Gunmeet Bindra and vice-principal Mahesh Kandpal also attended the talk.

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