Theme: We Are The World

Bluebells School International, Kailash Colony has always believed in the motto “One Planet, The Earth, One Family-Mankind”. In the 72 years of its existence, it has strived to impart value-based, holistic education to its students, a goal divergent from many contemporary institutions.

It was in this school where a highly successful TEDxYouth@BBS was organised last year, with acclaimed personalities like Dr. Gagandeep Kaur Gulati, Devyani Mahajan and Arpan Khosla speaking on the theme “Stand in The Light: Be Seen as we Are”. It brought to light their contributions, and motivated the young audience to embrace their individuality.

Bluebells School International will be hosting yet another insightful TEDxYouth@BBS event in January 2021.Only this time through the virtual medium! The theme this year is “We Are the World”, shedding light on the important juncture of the world history we stand in today and the role that the youth plays in transforming the journey that we embark on from here. We aim to demonstrate the diversity of projects, professions and passions that the youth has undertaken around the world hoping to inspire future leaders, creators and changemakers.

TED has always been a platform for innovative speakers and entrepreneurs, and Bluebells School International wants to give them an opportunity to interact with the country’s youth. Such interactions will be responsible for fostering growth in people who shall become active citizens of the nation.

Zoom
Online platform
Delhi, Delhi, Online platform
India

Ankita Chawla

Visual arts

Ankita Chawla is a visual content creator, a designer and the creator of @hireankitachawla. She is a TEDx speaker known for her art style and creative ways of expression. Having been featured by the likes of Under 25, AIESEC, Times Now, ScoopWhoop, Marketing Mind and many others, she has taken this year to pursue and teach her craft to upcoming visual content creators across the globe. Her work can be found on Instagram under the handle @hustlerani, where she peers through the world as an artist by capturing love, still life and portraits of her imagination.

Banika Ahuja

Psychologist

Banika Ahuja (MBPsS, Memberof the British Psychological Society) is the Founder of. B.Neurofit, a unique endeavour promoting the cognitive health of senior citizens in India. She provides mental health intervention to adolescents and young adults for concerns ranging across self-esteem and internet addiction. She is also CPO and Spokesperson at Youth for Mental Health, India. She has trained in various modalities and Dr. Kimberly Youngs RR programme. Past experiences of collaborations include ADHD Conclave, VH1, Girl Up India campaigns - a United Nations project, Light up, Project Ruhani by LSR, Christ University, among others and Global Mental Health Fest'20 , presented by the World Federation for Mental Health.

Prem Panicker

Journalist

Prem Panicker is now into his 32nd year as a professional journalist. After working his way through a daily newspaper, a city tabloid and a weekly magazine, he became one of the core team of journalists who founded India’s first standalone internet news portals, Rediff on The Net (later Rediff.com). He has also worked as editor of the New York-based India Abroad and as managing editor of Yahoo India. He currently freelances as writer, editor and social media consultant, besides teaching narrative journalism.

Purvi Yadav

Social activist

Purvi Yadav, co-founded Sahas in 2016 with the vision to create a world free of gender-based violence. She is a pharmacist by education. Her curiosity to write and passion for journalism inspired her to work in the media industry for 5 years. On experiencing a lack of sensitivity, fair and responsible journalism concerning the reporting of gender-based violence, she ventured into venture into social change by establishing Sahas Foundation. Purvi designs and facilitates gender sensitization programs with the youth, women, and police. She runs an independent blog that captures the stories on the experiences with gender, sexuality, and reproductive health issues.

Tarik Emir Acikgoz

Global Citizen

Tarik, eighteen, is a kindergarten teacher in Bishkek. Leading an inspiring unconventional life, he has had homes in Turkey, India and Kyrgyzstan and will be shifting to New York City soon. Being an active global citizen, he has witnessed prejudices, stereotypes and various issues of the countries he has lived in. From being a project manager to a teacher, Tarik is a man of many professions. Learn more about an away from the normal life in his TedxTalk!