Theme: Changing India

Gandhi Medical College, Bhopal since its inception in 1955, has always been at forefront of innovation and solicitous ideology towards a sustainable society. Our predecessors have been great doctors and scientists who redefined not just medicine but also humanity and this legacy goes on till date.Keeping the spirit alive, TEDxGMCBhopal brings a unique mixture of new ideas that stormed the world and left a distinct mark on history. Join us as we take you along a rollercoaster ride of ground breaking ideologies, the will to achieve excellence and a future full of hope. Welcome to TEDxGMCBhopal.

Gandhi Medical College, Bhopal
Central Auditorium, Gandhi Medical College,Sultania Rd Near Hamidia Hospital
Royal Market, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh 462001
Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, 462001
India

Arif Sheikh

IPS and DIG/SSP Raipur, Prestigious International Association of Chief of Police (IACP) Award 2017

Arif H. Shaikh is an IPS officer of 2005 batch borne to Chhattisgarh cadre.He has been awarded the prestigious International Association of Chief of Police (IACP) Award 2017 in Pennsylvania in the 'Homeland Security' category for his campaign 'Amcho Bastar, Amcho Police’. The 'Amcho Bastar, Amcho Police' initiative aimed at bridging the gap between the police and the tribal communities by assimilating with their culture. At the same time, the police has focussed on neutralising the Left wing extremist and also by encouraging the ultras to surrender and join the main stream. He is also the only Indian Police Service (IPS) officer of the country to win this award in community policing twice in a row. He is an avid writer and inspiration to millions.

Dr. Sumer Sethi

Entrepreneur,Doctor and Managing Director, Teleradiology providers and DAMS (Delhi Academy of Medical Sciences)

Unique blend of academic excellence and entrepreneurship, heading leading firms in India- Teleradiology Providers, company that provides teleradiology services in India and DAMS (Delhi Academy of Medical Sciences) Premier test preparation institute in India for MD/MS/MCI/USMLE preparation. To date, Dr. Sethi is the author of approximately 50 publications, and the seventh edition of his book Review of Radiology is a best-seller among medical students. Dr. Sethi has been an inspiration and roll model to thousands of Pre-PG aspirants.

Manu Gupta

Entrepreneur

Initially started with a food delivery company called “Lafoodla”. Manu Gupta started “enable blood” which was a platform to interlink blood abkks and make live blood bank counts available.He founded the official company “Anuj's health 4 sure” and started developing products like biomedical waste management softwares which was a major step towards a sustainable environment and technology based BMW solutions.He also got into collaboration with AIIMS, Bhopal and developed various patient interactions and data management apps for research purposes and proposed ICMR projects. Currently the company is developing a new integrated system that will redefine hospital management and is going to be revealed soon. Simultaneously, the idea of good ergonomics struck him and the need to redefine working culture and workspace started coming up which resulted in a co-working space called “worksthal”.

Parikipandla Narhari

IAS and Commissioner, Dept. of Public Relations, Govt of Madhya Pradesh

Parikipandla Narhari joined the civil services in 2001. He made Gwalior district 95% barrier free for the disabled and old aged people, within 2 years which was highly appreciated in the TV Show “Satyamev Jayate”. In Indore, his multi disciplinary work including health, education and smart city mission including making Indore the cleanest city in India, made him an inspiration for millions. The Better India recognised P.Narhari as one of the 10 most inspiring IAS officers of the year 2017.

Pavitra Shankar

Youtuber

Pavitra Shankar is an undergraduate medical student from LHMC, Delhi. She is a Youtuber of a special kind, she post videos about probably the most unheard genre in India- Medical student life. She has a following of thousands of subscribers within a short period of few months because of her hard work and quality content unheard of, in this genre.

Srushti Jayant Deshmukh

AIR-5, Women's topper, UPSC CSE 2018

Srushti Jayant Deshmukh completed her Bachelor of engineering (Chemical) from Rajiv Gandhi Proudyogiki Vishwavidyalaya in Bhopal and cleared the prestigious civil service exam in her first attempt. She has emerged topper among women candidates in the UPSC civil services final exam. Sporting a multidimensional personality, she is an example of hard work and consistent belief in self can move mountains.

Vishal Mishra Nahia Hussian

Founder and Coordinator, Cerebrexia

Cerebrexia is a well known name in Eastern India. Also termed as the largest medical fest in India. Vishal and Nahia started this journey in their 2nd prof with no predecessor to look upon and no resources to utilise. They culminated their entrepreneur minds, started bringing up bricks to wall and created the largest ever medical fest in India. Their's is a unique story of facing hostility from almost all known corners of authority to facing various communal threats boycotting their initiative while still holding up till the last nail was delivered on the coffin of crushed dreams and a hopeless society.