TEDx NITSilchar

25/01/2020

Team TEDxNITSilchar feels extremely delighted to share that one of our esteemed guest speaker - famed and revered Oncologist of Silchar, Dr. Ravi Kannan has been announced as one of the recipients of the Fourth Highest Civilian Award in the Republic Of India - Padma Shri.

Dr. Kannan has treated over 70,000 cancer patients free of cost in Barak Valley, which also included accommodation, food, employment, and spreading awareness. He has literally transformed the rural cancer center into a full-fledged hospital and research centre. He has also launched innovative measures for "healthcare at doorstep" including home visits and satellite clinics.

Dr. Kannan is currently the Director of Cachar Cancer Hospital and Research Centre, Silchar. He is a member of the Association of Surgeons of India, Indian Society of Oncology, Indian Society of Head and Neck Oncology and the Head and Neck Foundation, India.

During his medical journey, he received the Anatomy Prize in his first year, the First Certificate of Merit in pathology in the second year, the First Certificate of Merit in surgery in the third year and the Urology Gold Medal at Kilpauk Medical College and the Dr. A. Venugopal Gold Medal awarded by the Madras Urological Society during his MBBS. He received the Mohanlal Nayar Award for the best junior resident during his M.S. at Maulana Azad Medical College. He won the ICRETT fellowship in skull base surgery awarded by UICC, the International Union Against Cancer in 1996. He was awarded the Young Scientist’s Award for the best oral presentation at the Asia Pacific Cancer Congress in Chennai in 1999 and the Dr. K.S. Sanjeevi Award for service in 2004.

His other awards and recognitions include:

• Dr. Kuppuswamy oration at and Citation of honour from Basavatarakam Indo-American Cancer Hospital and Research Institute, Hyderabad, 2016

• The Telegraph “True Legend” award 2016 Northeast in recognition of the outstanding achievements and contributions towards society, Guwahati, 2016

• North East India Emarat-E-Shariah and Nadwatut Tameer, Maulana Abdul Jalil Choudhury Memorial Award 2015 for outstanding contribution to the nation as a social worker and cancer specialist, Badarpur, 2015

• Sixteenth Bhagwan Mahaveer Foundation Award for excellence in human endeavour in the field of Medicine, New Delhi, 2013

• Award for excellence in the field of oncology 2012 from Cancer Aid & Research Foundation (CARF), Mumbai, 2012

• “Karmajyogi” award, Lionistic year: 2010-11, an award for outstanding service to community instituted by district fund foundation of district 3220, Lions Clubs International, Jorhat, 2011.

Team TEDxNITSilchar is honored and proud to have hosted him during the show. He is undoubtedly the ‘Medical Messiah for Cancer Patients in Barak Valley’ and one true inspiration for each and every citizen of this country.

Please do watch and listen to his amazing talk, if you haven't yet.

https://youtu.be/w78V3kGl5So

Dr. Ravi Kannan is Director, Cachar Cancer Hospital and Research Centre, Silchar and a member of the Association of Surgeons of India, Indian Society of Onco...

19/06/2019

Introducing the talk of our sixth and final speaker for TEDxNITSilchar 2019, Miss Alankrita Sahai

Alankrita Sahai is an Indian model-turned-actor and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned as Miss India Earth 2014. She is the first Indian to win 7 titles at the Miss Earth pageant held in the Philippines. In 2018, she made her acting debut with the Netflix romantic comedy film called Love per Square Foot. She was featured in the much popular music video ''Haye ni tera Coka" which crossed 115 million views on YouTube. In this talk, she presents her childhood struggles and fight against bullying while also highlighting the various obstacles she had to overcome in order to make it in the industry.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3IYHsulnAsw&t=7s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3IYHsulnAsw&t=7s

Alankrita Sahai is an Indian model-turned-actor and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned as Miss India Earth 2014. She is the first Indian to win 7 tit...

19/06/2019

Introducing the talk of our fifth speaker, Dr. Ravi Kannan.

Dr. Ravi Kannan is the Director of Cachar Cancer Hospital and Research Centre, Silchar and a member of the Association of Surgeons of India, Indian Society of Oncology. His vision has turned a small cancer centre into a full-fledged hospital in Assam’s Barak valley. Dr. Kannan, who was a renowned oncologist at the Adyar Cancer Institute in Chennai, moved to Silchar to serve selflessly for the Cancer-stricken people of the region. Through the talk Dr. Kannan brings forward the pitiful plight of the people fighting cancer in this region and the landmark decisions his team took to bring about remarkable improvements.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w78V3kGl5So
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w78V3kGl5So

Dr. Ravi Kannan is Director, Cachar Cancer Hospital and Research Centre, Silchar and a member of the Association of Surgeons of India, Indian Society of Onco...

19/06/2019

Introducing the talk of our fourth speaker, Chef Payal Gupta - Foodstylist

Payal Gupta is a chef and one of the top food stylist in India today. An alumni of the prestigious Le Cordon Bleu, she creates beautiful looking food for TV commercials and ads which leaves its viewers salivating. She started off as a qualitative researcher in Mumbai in 2004. In July 2007, she quit her job to become a food stylist. Through this talk she uncovers the rather undiscovered world of food styling and the hidden potential of the industry it beholds and also talk about how not giving up on passion is the only right way to feel alive.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rVzL2KonqM4&t=304s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rVzL2KonqM4&t=304s

Payal Gupta is a chef and one of the top food stylist in India today. An alumni of the prestigious Le Cordon Bleu, she creates beautiful looking food in TV c...

19/06/2019

Introducing the talk by our third speaker, Miss Ritabhari Chakraborty

Ritabhari Chakraborty is a Bengali film and television actress, who has also been seen in some of the most successful projects of Bollywood. She runs her own production house along with her mother called SCUD and has also featured in multiple advertisements

Ritabhari urges people to grab the opportunities that knock on our doors and combine all these ingredients into a wonderful recipe! An epitome of beauty and a cauldron of talent, Ritabhari Chakraborty is a prominent name in the television and film industry. Having started with modeling in class 9, she made her first appearance in television after her 10th boards as the female protagonist of the popular Indian Bengali television serial Ogo Bodhu Sundari; and there was no looking back in 2011, she made her big screen debut in "Once upon a time in Kolkata", and many more movies thereafter.

A couple of years ago, she featured in a music video called Orrey Mon alongside Ayushmann Khurrana which has more than 16 million views on YouTube.Early in 2017 - Ritabhari was seen in a short film with Kalki Koechlin titled "Naked" which was in fact penned and produced by her through her own production company SCUD.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Z7xOHDs0BI&t=4s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Z7xOHDs0BI&t=4s

Ritabhari Chakraborty is a Bengali film and television actress, who has also been seen in some of the most successful projects of Bollywood. She runs her own...

19/06/2019

Introducing the talk by our second speaker, Dr. Suresh Devnani

Dr. Suresh Devnani, also known as the Happy Doctor, is a motivational speaker and consultant, who shares practical strategies from all his years of professional experience

Drawn by positive energy and purposeful mandates in creating a happier society for now and tomorrow, he teaches people how to use happiness to boost innovation and productivity. Commonly known as the Happy Doctor, Dr. Devnani is the Founder, Chief Happiness officer, of Dr. Devnani & Associates and one of the world's leading experts on creating happiness within the workplace. Besides this he has served as a management consultant and has spoken and conducted enrichment workshops at Fortune 100 Businesses Luxury Cruises, Colleges, Universities, Schools, Non-profits, Startups, Hospitals, Shelters and Places of Worship. He was recently awarded and recognised as the 101 Top Global Coaching Leaders by the World HRD Congress.

His mission is to inspire people globally to leverage on happiness to boost their resilience, engagement creative innovation and kindness.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B210Vb64YzM&t=6s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B210Vb64YzM&t=6s

Dr. Suresh Devnani, also known as the Happy Doctor, is a motivational speaker and consultant, who shares practical strategies from all his years of professio...

19/06/2019

Greetings ! The TEDxNITSilchar 2019 videos are live on YouTube now.

Introducing the talk by our first speaker Mr. Arun Dohle

Mr. Arun Dohle, a renowned adoption activist, the co-founder of NGO ‘Against Child Trafficking’ (ACT) is an adoptee himself, and has been a forefront fighter to expose and correct loop holes in international laws which are advantageously used to cover up Child Trafficking activities. Through this talk, Mr. Dohle unravels the rather obnoxiously messy world of trafficking rackets as international adoption cover up and also meticulously tells us about his story of growing us an adopted child and his incredible struggle to find the identity of his biological parents.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NvpaFBOGTrQ&t=20s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NvpaFBOGTrQ&t=20s

Mr. Arun Dohle, a renowned adoption activist, the co-founder of NGO ‘Against Child Trafficking’ (ACT) is an adoptee himself, has been a forefront fighter to ...

25/03/2019

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The Journey started with a dare, a dare to dream. A dare to not be an understatement. A dare to create an extraordinary experience as a gift back to the esteemed institution that gave us everything. And oh yes we said it and we made it !!

The spark was ignited back in April 2018 and after months of preparations, curation, decoration and man management, we're proud to announce that the 2nd edition of TEDxNITSilchar has been conducted successfully.

Taking inspiration from the ' City of Love ' - Silchar, we promised to deliver you the ' Happiest TEDx Ever '. And given from the feedback we received post-event along with the smiling countenances that greeted us at the exit, gave us the vibe that we did deliver on our promise virtuously.

We had a great line up this year, with speakers belonging to different trades of life sharing their vast experience and ideas with us which meticulously injected a hope of 'a Positive Slope' in us.

The idea was simply to spread hope. And along with a team of extremely dedicated and determined individuals, we spearheaded the process of the event with the fullest of our heart, soul, and capabilities. Any shortcomings on our part are deeply regretted and will be rectified positively.

That being said this vote of thanks would be incomplete without acknowledging the organizers of TEDxNITSilchar 2016, whose immense experience was inherited by us and who have been a constant source of inspiration and motivation to the team of 2019. So a big shout-out to Aklank Jain Yashash Gaurav Shruti Datta Gupta Rajkamal Roy Rishav Kanth Rajeeb Talukdar and team. We're forever indebted to you.

The way we are indebted to our seniors, in a similar manner we are extremely proud of our juniors who in a short time gelled together as a team, and made the ex*****on of the event smooth and flawless. We are confident and assured that the future of TEDxNITSilchar is in safe and capable hands.

The vote of thanks would be incomplete without acknowledging our Faculty Advisors Dr. Wasim Arif and Dr. G Ramesh who have helped us through thick and thin. And our Chief Patron Director NIT Silchar-Prof. Sivaji Bandyopadhyay who has been a constant source of inspiration for us.

So without any further adieu, for one last time, the team heads of TEDxNITSilchar 2019 :

Sourav Das - Licensee
Tanay Lohia - Co-Licensee
Mayukh Paul - Publicity and Content Head
Bhaskar Ganguly - Publicity Head
Shahid Ahmed - Hospitality Head
Rohit Upadhya - Technical Head
Monish Revuri - Marketing Head
Penchala Preethi & Nur Mahammad Khandakar - Decoration Head
Aksh*ta Raju - Curation Head
Rishabh Pincha - Operation Head
Bishal Nahata - Hospitality Co-Head

Thank You for being a part of our journey. We hope to see you again soon. Till then :

" Feel The Tempo! Liven The Hope! Walk Straight Up The Positive Slope! " ❣️

23/03/2019

All Set !! See You At 4 !!!! (2)

23/03/2019

The Rules and Regulations for today's event. Every attendee is expected to abide by it. Nuisance or disarray of any sense will be dealt with severity.

23/03/2019

All Set !! See You At 4 !!!!

23/03/2019

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We deeply regret to inform you that, Mr. Akshay Jain is unable to join us for this evening's TEDx Talk owing to some last minute emergency.

However, we promise give you the ' Happiest TEDx ever ' , and we intend to deliver it with full virtue.

So it gives us immense pleasure and honour to introduce before you our final speaker for TEDxNITSilchar 2019, famed and revered Oncologist of Silchar, Dr. Ravi Kannan.

Speaker Profile :

Dr. R. Ravi Kannan is Director, Cachar Cancer Hospital and Research Centre, Silchar. He completed an M.B.B.S. from Kilpauk Medical College, Chennai, a Master of Surgery, M.S. from Maulana Azad Medical College, New Delhi and a Master of Chirurgie, an M. Ch., a superspecialty in Surgical Oncology from Cancer Institute (W.I.A.), Chennai. He served in various positions in the Cancer Institute, Chennai and when he moved from the Institute, he was Professor and Head, Department of Surgical Oncology and Head, Head and Neck Division. He then served as a member of the Madras Cancer Care Foundation for close to 8 months and then moved to Silchar as Director of the Cachar Cancer Hospital and Research Centre.

Dr. Ravi Kannan is a member of the Association of Surgeons of India, Indian Society of Oncology, Indian Society of Head and Neck Oncology and the Head and Neck Foundation, India. He received the Anatomy Prize in his first year, the First Certificate of Merit in pathology in the second year, the First Certificate of Merit in surgery in the third year and the Urology Gold Medal at Kilpauk Medical College and the Dr. A. Venugopal Gold Medal awarded by the Madras Urological Society during his MBBS. He received the Mohanlal Nayar Award for the best junior resident during his M.S. at Maulana Azad Medical College. He won the ICRETT fellowship in skull base surgery awarded by UICC, the International Union Against Cancer in 1996. He was awarded the Young Scientist’s Award for the best oral presentation at the Asia Pacific Cancer Congress in Chennai in 1999 and the Dr. K.S. Sanjeevi Award for service in 2004.

Dr. Kannan has made presentations at conferences, written papers in journals and chapters in books and served as faculty at updates and continuing medical education programmes. He has served as an examiner for M.Ch. in surgical oncology for the Tamil Nadu Dr. MGR Medical University, Chennai, Rajiv Gandhi University for Medical Sciences, Bangalore and Gujarat University, Ahmedabad.

Some of the awards and recognitions Dr. Kannan received recently include:

Dr. Kuppuswamy oration at and Citation of honour from Basavatarakam Indo-American Cancer Hospital and Research Institute, Hyderabad, 2016

The Telegraph “True Legend” award 2016 Northeast in recognition of the outstanding achievements and contributions towards society, Guwahati, 2016

North East India Emarat-E-Shariah and Nadwatut Tameer, Maulana Abdul Jalil Choudhury Memorial Award 2015 for outstanding contribution to the nation as a social worker and cancer specialist, Badarpur, 2015

Sixteenth Bhagwan Mahaveer Foundation Award for excellence in human endeavour in the field of Medicine, New Delhi, 2013

Award for excellence in the field of oncology 2012 from Cancer Aid & Research Foundation (CARF), Mumbai, 2012

“Karmajyogi” award, Lionistic year: 2010-11, an award for outstanding service to community instituted by district fund foundation of district 3220, Lions Clubs International, Jorhat, 2011.

Witness Dr. Kannan live at TEDxNITSilchar , in Slot 2 at the same timing.

This is it !! We're here !

21/03/2019

Thank you My Silchar for featuring us. ❣️

Only a few tickets left , grab yours now : https://www.townscript.com/e/tedxnitsilchar-213113

TEDxNITSilchar 2019, is scheduled to take place on 23rd March 2019.

19/03/2019

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झंझट #02 :- " Pados Wali Aunty"

"Gossip is often a favorite recreation and an innocent pastime at all levels of society, in all walks of life and in all ages. It can be a tonic to the woman who are alone all day and crave adult conversation.

So, I know about your life better than you do. I know where you go, whom do you meet (especially if they're of the opposite s*x), who drops you home etc. You know why? Because I'm your “sweet”, “innocent”,”respected pados wali aunty”.

I know how much you've saturated your lives to mobile technology and social media. Every time you come home late or someone drops you home, I've each and every little detail. Not only do I have the information but I also have a hand in passing it on to other people.

I'm the reason why you youngsters have to think “what will people think” before each decision you take. Be it following your dream or falling in love with someone or doing what you like. It becomes worse when it comes to girls.

I always have an opinion on what you wear, if you go to a bar with your friends or if you don't perform well in your academics. I'm too concerned about your marriage also, you must have some serious issue if you're not married until 26. You can always hop in for some of my precious advice over tea!

So, you see I'll always be a part of your life no matter what you want. "



#झंझटTalks

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18/03/2019

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Story #3 :

Humans of TEDxNITSilchar are back with another inspiring story. This story is of a man who fought for his life. He has justified that we can't direct the wind, but we can adjust the sails.

"In November '16, I was in third semester of my B.Tech. One evening, during my exams, I had a pulsating headache. I took Disprin and thought it was just another exam-ache. Destiny had some plans for me and I didn't have a clue.

I used to vomit every morning and the condition worsened with my growing sensitivity towards bright light and noise.

After the exams when I was going back home, I had a seizure. I started gagging and my limbs were getting twisted, my tongue came out and I was biting it. I was taken to a hospital and then dropped home. I was medicated with migraine. In January '17, I returned to the college, all healthy. But my mother had an instinct that it was not some normal ailment. So after three months we consulted a doctor in Kolkata and I had an MRI done.
The MRI report said that it was a Brain Tumour.

I was motionless and found myself sinking in the seat of the car. My whole life now started playing in front of my eyes, my childhood, my siblings, my school, my friends, the girl I love, literally everything. Why me? I had a billion dreams left to be fulfilled. Deep down in my thoughts I accepted that the end is approaching and I have to live years in the few days left in my hand.

My mother was sitting next to me observing me. I told my father about the tumour. He started googling every term on the report. Trying hard to be brave, my father said, "Son, you are my pride. What would be left of me without you?"

The doctor saw the report and said that its a tumour, but it's less likely to be cancerous. Its curable and the treatment holds a success rate of 85-90%. In a nutshell, he gave us hope.

My father decided to take me to a hospital in New Delhi. We planned that I will undergo the surgery after the 4th sem exams. When my fruends got the news they felt pity for me, but I used to laugh it off.

I was admitted in the hospital for seven days with no hint of exact date of my operation. Meanwhile I was under continuous observation and all sorts of tests were performed. One fine day, a doctor came to us for signing of the Consent Bond. He told us all risks involved and explained us the procedure. My operation was planned to take place on 29th June 2017.

On that eventful day, I was told to be ready by 8AM in morning. Before entering the Operation theatre, I had goosebumps down my spine. But I was brave and I am proud of it till date.

When I came back to my senses, I was still in the OT, surrounded by doctors. I asked the doctor if the operation was successful and he was assertive about it. After listening to that, I started screaming in joy, "Doctor, I fought it. I have done it. I fought it."
I showed a remarkable recovery and within three days of my operation, I was discharged. I was back to normal.

Now when I look back to that time I feel amazed for being so brave. Even today when I tell anybody that I suffered from Tumour, their grave expression explains the seriousness of the disease and the ease with which I sailed through it. My outlook towards life has changed. I am more emphathetic towards it and towards people. Difficulties we face in our lives teach us how to pick ourselves, shed the dirt and move ahead, with A Positive Slope."

---- Shubham Singh
EIE, 8th Sem
NIT Silchar

17/03/2019

The wait is OVER!

We are proud to present the EVENT PASSES for TEDxNITSilchar to be happening on 23rd March 2019.

The event will be spread across two slots, with each slot comprising three Speakers. You can buy a PASS for any one Slot, or for both the slots.

There is NO FREE Entry on the day of the event. Interested ones are to buy a PASS online, and are to produce the confirmation message while entering the venue.

So grab your PASS at the earliest. PASSES are available in :-https://www.townscript.com/e/tedxnitsilchar-213113

With such an amazing lineup, TEDxNITSilchar is just 7 Days Away. Don't miss this grand opportunity to witness the Happiest TEDx ever!

Feel The Tempo !
Live The Hope !
Time To Walk A Positive Slope !

15/03/2019

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14/03/2019

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Speaker Profile :

Mr. Akshay Jain is the founder of Namo E-waste, the fastest growing e-waste management company in India working with many public and private sector companies.

Graduated as a mechanical engineer, he attained his master’s degree in business management from Greenwich University, London and was previously working as a management trainee at Maruti Suzuki factory in Gurgaon before he saw the dire need for a responsible recycling system in our country for our sustainable growth. The idea got into the shape of Namo eWaste in 2014 and since then, with his enthusiasm at a young age of 28 years, he has taken big steps to reach the goal of building one of the best e-waste recycling facilities in India.

Akshay is very flamboyant in putting up his views and is the youngest person to be invited at ‘Policy Making’ meets by various ministries. He has featured at many events as a speaker/panellist and featured by leading media houses as one of the top budding entrepreneurs in India.

His company was awarded as ‘Best Recycling Company of the Year’ at Green India Awards, New Delhi 2018 and received 2nd Prize at ‘3R Excellence Award for E-Waste Recyclers In India’ at 8th Regional 3R Forum In Asia and the Pacific at Indore 2018.
Akshay and company, comprising of educated professionals and highly experienced members, aims at becoming number one company in e-waste recycling by setting the best standards for environment protection as per the international norms

Catch our 6th and Final Speaker Mr. Akshay Jain Live at TEDxNITSilchar 2019.