TEDxVIIT 2021 - Red Shift
Redshift is an astrophysical phenomenon that supports the theory of an expanding universe, which can be applied to personal growth and expanding one's thought process. Just as the universe is ever-expanding, so should our thoughts and ideas. Embrace infinite possibilities and never stop learning and growing. Redshift is the ultimate tool for boundless creativity.
Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and its associated safety concerns, TEDxVIIT 2021 was conducted entirely online.
Our Speakers
Hena Mehta
Hena Mehta is the Co-Founder and CEO of Basis, which aims at building a community and education-driven financial services platform for urban women.
In this talk, she emphasizes the need to let women break free from the shackles of illiteracy and justifies how unplanned personal finance can be a burden for all.
Hena completed her graduation from the prestigious Wharton School of Business and made it a mission of her life to take a stand for Indian women who generally hesitate to opt for financial education making it a male-dominated space.
Gaurav Baid
Gaurav Baid is an entrepreneur and founder of Avataar.me, which is an initiative that revolves around augmented reality and digital avatars. He is an ardent supporter of the advent of decentralization and technologies accompanying it, including metaverse.
Deepak Deshpande
Deepak Deshpande is the Vice President and Head of HR practices at Tata Business Excellence Group and has 29+ glorious years of experience.
There are no magic beans for a company to be successful. But those organizations which take care of all the components of creating good culture can stand apart. The consistency of emotions and energy of this culture are then forever maintained by everyone else further in the long run.
Krish Ashok
Krish Ashok is a multifaceted personality and a geek. He is a food science enthusiast and the author of ‘Masala Lab: The Science Behind Indian Cooking.’ He is the Global Head of Digital Workplace Practices at Tata Consultancy Services and has been associated with the organization for the past 22 years. He is also an open-source enthusiast and a talented musician.
Cooking has become an essential part of human civilization. It makes the food more healthy and more delicious to eat and also opens up room for experimentation. But do we know why we cook the way we do? What makes dishes like Chicken Curry so full of flavor? How has cooking evolved so far? Find out as Krish Ashok tries to explain and dive deep into the history, evolution, and complex chemistry involved in cooking in a way we all might have never thought.
Kiran Sabnis
Kiran Sabnis is a Co-Founder and Director of 2Dot47 Consulting Pvt Ltd and has 20+ years of rich experience in user experience design across industries and academia and is eventually a passionate design strategist.
Design plays a crucial role in technological development and enhancement of the user experience with frictionless execution. It is a very powerful force that’s been ever-changing. While design has its role to play in a business strategy, the world is now looking into humane designing which proposes the practice of designing systems so that users can experience dignity throughout the system.
Our Performers
Navin Joshi
Navin Joshi is the founder of Ishaad and writer of Sarmaya. His performance includes his beautiful composition, "Ek Katha," in which Navaa exquisitely elucidates the questions of the human heart. Following this was his ghazal which gives us a new perspective on the philosophy of travel and life.
Tanishka Bahl
Tanishka Bahl is a Singer, who mesmerizes the audience with her melodious voice. She has a successful Instagram page, where she covers famous Bollywood hits. Singing beloved musical numbers, she astonished all the attendees with her voice.
