Play it (Un)Safe at TEDx IIT Hyderabad 2021

Risks are what life throws at us. Sometimes they come uninvited in our lives, while other times, we venture out towards it. Living through the pandemic era, risk-taking is being redefined as we are pushed to rethink and come out of our comfort zones. Ultimately, playing Unsafe is the only safest paradigm that ensures our actual existence in the world.

Let's listen to people who have done that all!

Let's play unsafe!

About TED

The nonprofit organization TED is devoted to Ideas Worth Spreading. TED has evolved to support its mission with varied initiatives since 30 years ago, starting as a four-day conference in California. The two annual TED Conferences invite the leading thinkers and doers worldwide to speak for 18 minutes or less. TED has welcomed speakers like Bill Gates, Jane Goodall, Sal Khan, Sir Richard Branson, Elizabeth Gilbert, Philippe Starck, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Daniel Kahneman and Nandan Nilekani.

Every spring the annual TED Conference takes place in Vancouver, British Columbia. The media initiatives of TED include TED.com, TED Translators and TED-Ed. TED has established The Audacious Project to create change; TEDx supports individuals or groups in hosting regional, self-organized TED-style events and the TED Fellows program, helping groundbreaking innovators worldwide amplify the impact of their exceptional activities and projects.

About TEDxIITHyderabad

TEDx is a local, self-organized program in the spirit of ideas worth spreading, bringing people together to share a TED-like experience.

TEDxIITHyderabad is a team of highly driven students from a different discipline that resolves to bring our audiences and sponsors an experience of a global event amidst world-class speakers from a diverse domain.

Speakers for TEDxIITHyderabad 2021 are:

Vimal Chandran - Self-taught visual artist adept in various art and photography genres and the founder of 'Unposted letters'.
Aruna M. Bahuguna - First woman IPS officer in Andhra Pradesh who had risen to the seniormost rank of Director General of Police.
Kamal Nayak - Founder of the NGO Good Universe which strives for sustainability in the field of women’s health, climate change and gender equality.
Meghnad - Associate Editor at Newslaundry and a former LAMP fellow who has worked with multiple MPs in the past.
Pooja Dagli - Co-founder of the Robin Hood Academy, which serves to empower underprivileged kids and bridge the education gap.
Anahita Sarabhai - Founder-Director of QueerAbad, who weaves an intriguing dialogue with gender, sexuality and the self.
Swami Sarvapriyananda - Monk in Charge, Head of the Vedanta Society, NewYork whose spiritual lectures, teachings are widely popular.
Tejas Sidnal - Founder of Carbon Craft Design who explores innovative sustainable strategies around clean air, water and food.

Experience diverse notions of Playing (Un)Safe on 21st March 2021 from 10 AM to 4:30 PM.

For more details: tedx.iith.ac.in