Theme: Challenge: A Catalyst for Greatness

In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience. At a TEDx event, TEDTalks video and live speakers combine to spark deep discussion and connection in a small group. These local, self-organized events are branded TEDx, where x = independently organized TED event. The TED Conference provides general guidance for the TEDx program, but individual TEDx events are self-organized (subject to certain rules and regulations).

Kodaikanal International School
Seven Roads Junction, Club Road, Kodaikanal, Tamil Nadu
Kodaikanal, Tamil Nadu, 624101
India

Dr. Radha Kumar

Chair of UNU Council & Director General, Delhi Policy Group

Dr Kumar, Director General of the Delhi Policy Group, is a specialist in ethnic conflicts, peace-making, and peace-building. Formerly director of the Mandela Centre for Peace and Conflict Studies at Jamia Mallia Islamia University (2005–2010), Dr Kumar has also been a senior fellow in peace and conflict studies at the Council on Foreign Relations in New York (1999–2003), executive director of the Helsinki Citizen’s Assembly in Prague (1992–1994), and associate fellow at the Institute for War and Peace Studies at Columbia University (1994–1996), and was a member of the Council on Security and Cooperation in the Asia–Pacific (CSCAP India). She currently is on the board of the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) and the Council of the United Nations University.

Ms. Deepa Gopalan Wadhwa

Ambassador of India (Retd)

Ambassador Deepa Gopalan Wadhwa joined the Indian Foreign Service in 1979 and retired in December 2015. She has served as the Ambassador of India in Japan, Qatar, and Sweden, and also was accredited as the Ambassador to Latvia from Stockholm, and the Republic of the Marshall Islands from Tokyo. Between missions in numerous nations, including Geneva, Hong Kong and China, and the Netherlands, Ambassador Deepa Wadhwa served in the Indian Council for Cultural Relations, and International Labor Organization.

Ms. Tiffany Brar

Founder of Jyothirgamaya Foundation

Tiffany Brar is an Indian community service worker who has been blind since childhood. She is the founder of the Jyothirgamaya Foundation, a non-profit organization whose stated mission is to help blind people in all spheres of life to gain the skills needed for a successful and smooth existence.She is a social activist and trainer, working to create awareness on disability.She is an advocate for building an inclusive society

Siddharth Gupta

Student

Siddharth Gupta is a senior at Kodiakanal International School. He is the president of the Student Council, former president of the debate team, but most importantly, a peer determined to strive for the betterment of all. His unique points of view and ideals often spark conversations, ranging from existentialism to epistemology. With rationalism at his core, Gupta is currently an aspiring Computer Science Engineer. His voracious curiosity often has him questioning the motives behind the unknown. He hopes to have a positive impact on everything, and wishes to establish a school of his own one day. His life experiences, even at such a young age, offer a unique look at life; one that might seem controversial to many. His talk at TEDxKodaikanalInternationalSchool is one that he is eagerly looking forward to, and he truly hopes that the talk is one that is worth sharing.