Theme: ESCAPING REALITY

With creativity, innovation and moral consciousness as our cornerstones, the vision of TEDxBMCC is simple- to structure discourse that pervades stereotypes, said notions, and reclusive prejudices, in order to integrate the diverse diaspora, as we know it, to a fluid, thinking, and informed community.
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Dr. Cyrus Poonawalla Hall, Brihan Maharashtra College of Commerce
845, BMCC Road, Deccan Gymkhana, Shivajinagar
Pune, Maharashtra, 411004
India

Bhooshan Shukla

Doctor

Dr. Bhooshan Shukla M.D. (Psychiatry), D.N.B. (Psychiatry), MRCPsych (London) & holds a Medical Diploma in Hypnosis (London). He is a practicing Child & Family Psychiatrist in Pune, India. Dr. Shukla has worked as Consultant Psychiatrist and Psychotherapist since 1999. After completing further education in psychiatry in the UK, he returned to India in Feb 2008 and started full-time work as child and Adolescent Psychiatrist, and Parenting Coach.

Dhruv Dhami

Member of The Knights Crew, which won The Asia’s largest college cultural fest, Mood Indigo

Ganesh Ghuge

Member of The Knights Crew, which won The Asia’s largest college cultural fest, Mood Indigo

Nipun Dharmadhikari

Founder of the Pune-based theatre outfit, Natak Company

The 30-year-old is best-known for reviving century-old sangeet-nataks (musical dramas)— long, five-act plays performed through the night in Shakespearean tradition —that were lost on contemporary theatre-goers. These plays have been received warmly not only in the Marathi theatre circuit but also at festivals in the US and at Bharat Rang Mahotsav (the prestigious theatre festival of Delhi’s National School of Drama). His famous plays and movies include- ‘Cycle’, ‘Lose Control’, ‘NautankiSaala’,’Harishchandrachi Factory’.Forbes India named him as of the recipients of the ’30 under 30’ honor, calling him a theatre revivalist.

Radhika Ingale

Director of Mass Communication and Film-making at MKSSS

She is currently a PhD research scholar at Symbiosis International University,researching on ‘Influence of Grips theatre on content, creators and audiences’.Completed 20 years of working experience. Areas of Research- Children and media, Intimate children’s and young adults theatre andaudience studies are her areas of research interest.

Saumitra Joshi

Mr. Joshi has worked in several reputed MNC’s over his 18 years of professional experience. He is an avid reader who staunchly believes in the evolution and economics of life.

Sudhir Reddy

founder of Reddy & Reddy Law firm

Sudhir Reddy is a well-renowned advocate practicing mainly in Pune and Mumbai High court. His passion towards law inspired him to open up his own law practice in Pune and build his own law firm. At present, the firm consists of five advocates working with Sudhir Reddy. Masters in Law from Cardiff University, UK. He is also a qualified and accredited civil and commercial mediator from Align Mediation situated at Oxford, UK and regularly acts as a mediator in civil and commercial disputes, including divorces and family disputes, and that he also intervenes in all types of negotiations. Sudhir is an Associate member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, London and has been appointed as sole arbitrator in commercial disputes and regularly acts as counsel in arbitral proceedings.

Yogiraj Khanwelkar

Master Mariner

At 17, Yogiraj left land to commence a career out at sea. He spent 13 years braving the storms and navigating ships across the oceans. After a stellar professional rise, he stands today a recipient of the coveted license of the Captain of a ship. After having sipped a little wisdom from each of the seven seas, Yogiraj is now on land to share it with the world and he chose his path through the stage. He took to writing, which he still pursues. Months of writing and campaigning for morale upliftment opened up avenues of Public speaking. And he hasn’t looked back since then.