As many as 14 achievers from various walks of life shared their experience at the maiden event of TEDx Kanke in Ranchi on February 23 at Chanakya BNR Hotel.
The event was curated by Rajeev Gupta who has received license from TED, US to organise the event in Ranchi, Jharkhand.
The theme ‘Breaking Barriers’ featured speakers of national and international acclaim from the fields of leadership, innovation, and art and culture. Sharing their experiences, the guests urged the audience to have a positive outlook in life in order to reach the pinnacle of success.
“This is one of the events of its kind ever organised in Ranchi The highlight of this was getting people from all over the world who are doing some very interesting and inspiring work on one platform. It was a big thing for the students and young entrepreneurs to connect with such people which will help in broadening their horizons,” said co- organizer Rashmi Saha.
One of the prominent speakers on the occasion was happiness activist and cyclist Hannah Kern (25) who has cycled over 8,000 Kms. “Whenever I make eye contact with someone, I smile. In response people also spontaneously smile back. i also make it a point to say ‘Hello’ which is the easiest way to break the ice with strangers,,” said Kern.
Kern has been cycling to raise funds for charity and spreading happiness along with messages of love, environmentalism and women empowerment.National level athlete and mmarathon enthusiast Manju Jakhar shared her endeavour to overcome all difficulties when she decided to make a career in a completely new sport even after she got married.
Busting the myths about the Indian police IPS Siddharth Kaushal emphasised on the various welfare programmes initiated by his team including Project Abhay and Project TATA.
Nandita Nagangoudar- engineer,- manager turned mountaineer has conquered four of the seven mountain peaks of the world including Mount EvEverest spoke on how she overcame adversities and conquered the highest peaks of every continent.
The other prominent speakers included names like Professor Dr TV Rao- Founder and First President of the National HRD Network, Archana Sharma senior scientist at the CERN laboratory, Geneva and Caroline Chavier from Paris.
Sumit Kutani, Founder Handpan Academy, Rishikesh and musician, producer and director Clive Vaz also performed on the occasion.
The title sponsor of the event was Tata Steel while it was Supported by CCL, TCSIiON, GS Associate Star Travels Moti Mahal and Ranchi Mall.
