Every three years, more than 30 million Hindu worshippers gather for the Kumbh Mela in India, the world's largest religious gathering, in order to wash away their sins. With massive crowds descending on small cities and towns, stampedes inevitably happen, and in 2003, 39 people were killed during the festival. In 2014, then 15-year-old Nilay Kul...

On the edge of the vast Sahara desert, citizens snuck out of the city of Timbuktu and took to the wilderness. They buried chests in the desert sand, hid them in caves, and sealed them in secret rooms. Inside these chests was a treasure more valuable than gold: the city's ancient books. Why were they hiding these priceless manuscripts? Elizabeth ...

Why is the education system around the world, specially India, broken? Who is at fault?

Can everyone in this world have a mentor? Artificial intelligence can be the answer, says product innovator Rahul Kulkarni as he describes the journey of two ex-Googlers who set out to mentor at scale. With real stories, Rahul describes how they turned a people problem into a data problem, turning mentor-mentee psychology into quantitative signa...

Smita Kulkarni tells us the story of Neha, a vivacious young girl, whose inexplicable love for running is hindered by her changing body. Smita highlights the importance of being aware of how feminine hygiene products affect both women and the environment.

Diving deep into experiences seniors have had with technology, Shrushti shows a bright future ahead as designers come together.

Shalaka Kulkarni is a sanguine storyteller and a budding philanthropist who was recently honored with national recognition - Women Disruptors 2021. She's currently exploring the canvas of Neuro-marketing and Spoken Word poetry. In this talk, Ms. Shalaka explains the importance of cherishing success and failure in the journey of life.

My name is Jordan Kelker and I am a rapper and musician with the group Lokyo based here in Tokyo. I began rapping and playing drums in high school and by college I was freelancing as an audio engineer while using this work to make friends in the industry. Now that I’ve graduated I perform regularly, continue to build my fanbase, and every day I ...

Mr. Girish Kulkarni founded the organization Snehalaya, which has helped more than 1 lakh people and operates to aid the Women and Children marred by Prostitution and Sex trade. Mr. Girish was bestowed the Dr. Durgabai Deshmukh National award by the President of India for his service in the field of Social Work.

At the start of the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration we look at the challenge of Restoring a Billion Trees to Ireland within 10 years. Where would we plant, what are the logistics involved and what would Ireland look like compared to our European neighbours when we were finished? What do we have to do first? - the conclusion may surprise you;...

Our society has numerous groups of people which are harmonized through common experiences. How these communities become harmonized could be based on fundamentally different circumstances. Stronger Together is the idea in which these seemingly disparate groups can work together to heal, adapt, and build a nation. Continue the conversation with ...

On the night of 26/11/2008, the world came to a standstill when the city of Mumbai descended to chaos overnight as a group of terrorists set out to wreak havoc all around the city. For Mrs.Rajita Kulkarni, a dinner with a friend turned into a near-death experience as she and her husband were caught right in the middle of the deadly attack inside...

What does it mean to create a ripple effect? How can small positive actions make a difference? How can people power a campaign on climate change ? Smita Kulkarni, Co-Founder of Stonesoup.in talks about her experience of activating the citizens led movement on single use plastic ban in Bengaluru.

Girish Kulkarni grew up in Ahmednagar enjoying life in a middle class, loving and supportive family.Inspired by the Gandhian philosophy of serving the last people in society and recognizing the injustice of a community forced into sex work simply because of their social status he thought: “How can I change the lives of at least a few people?”In...

How can we change perspective and challenge ourselves through adventures, missions and extreme sports?

How do you deal with information overload? How can you look past the noise? Here is a simple way: a framework of just five points that will help you make informed decisions.

Tradition , Modern Life , Creativity . Can these be connected and to what benefit ? Designer Irini Klokkari reveals her own artistic journey were tradition can be inspiring and uniquely adapted to recent modern times.

Le tecnologie ci consentono di fotografare la natura e attraverso dei recettori di temperatura comprendere come si sta comportando, come si sta muovendo e se ad esempio ci sono punti di rottura nella roccia, perché è la natura stessa che ci dice come sta e quello che potrebbe avvenire: sta a noi essere pronti ad ascoltare per prevenire.

The Crisis and Education: How it has changed and how it should change more The COVID-19 crisis has resulted in dramatic and sudden changes in the way we deliver education, and provoked much discussion on the shape of the post-crisis ‘new normal’. Tony Gallagher will suggest that talk of restarting education is misplaced and we need now to focus...

Esteemed music producer and composer Mr. Rohit Kulkarni begins his talk by asking everyone what they consider a challenge. According to him, life is a matter of perception and many of us perceive it as a challenge. He believes that in these trying times, the real challenge isn’t the pandemic, but rather everyone’s mindsets, highlighting the powe...

Emotions and feelings make people a social animal. Animals have feelings too, they too communicate with each other, warn about dangers, call for their mates. Mr. Shankar here with his strong observation power and amazing vocal skills tried to mimic a few emotions.

TEDxNortheasternU 2018 Theme: Wait...why? www.tedxnortheasternu.com Chirag Kulkarni Once an intense workaholic, Chirag noticed the detrimental effects on students and workers when working on long hours. Driven from these experience, Chirag's talk walks us through his personal journey toward taking a pause. What did he realize? That sometimes wo...

He believes the absence of development in a community can be used as an opportunity to give hands on training to students, showcased by his training rural youth and helping them to start technology based enterprises in villages through his Fab Lab in the village Pabal since 2002. Learning while doing in real life situations is a natural way of l...

Ashish S. Kulkarni, a pioneering animator, gives a talk about the different forms creativity and perspective take, and the importance of acknowledging them.

Sportsmen; the best of them, without exception, are required to retire at an early age. Watch, the humble beginnings of a boy, his dream to become a cricketer realized, his inevitable retirement, and his consequent victory at another sports career. Nilesh Kulkarni shares invaluable life-lessons from his time as a cricketer and talks at length ab...

Umberto is a wrestler and musician and has a deep passion for empathy, art and human expression. His talk deals with the topic of mankind and how we will "educate" Artificial Intelligence. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at http://ted.com/tedx

A Thai student's experiences in learning Chinese in a society far from home. Its influences on him and it implications on his life.

Sonalee Kulkarni is a renowned Indian Actress, popular for her work in Marathi Cinema Industry. Sonalee Kulkarni in this talk shares how she overcame many stereotypes whilst setting her foot in the Marathi Film Industry. The struggle to carve a new Identity proved colossal for her as she was the namesake of another popular Marathi actress of the...

When you get stuck in a rut, who or what do you turn to to get out yourself out? Jayne Gallagher talks us through her journey of getting out of the rut and bridging the gap between work and life by identifying her 5 to thrive. Her 5 go to people, ideas, actions, practices or memories that help her bridge the gap and create a balance between work...