In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience. At a TEDx event, TEDTalks video and live speakers combine to spark deep discussion and connection in a small group. These local, self-organized events are branded TEDx, where x = independently organized TED event. The TED Conference provides general guidance for the TEDx program, but individual TEDx events are self-organized (subject to certain rules and regulations).

JBCN International School
Plot CTS No. 96, Remison Towers, Near Bhagwati Hospital, Baburao Ranade Marg, Opp Union Bank Staff Quarters, Borivali West
Mumbai, Maharashtra, 400103
India

Aryahi Bhide

Student

Aryahi Bhide has always been an inquisitive mind, and when forced to face the consequences of life's most difficult question she began to think about grief through different perspectives. A reader, she was particularly taken with Shakespeare's 'The Tempest' which was inspired by a hurricane that caused a shipwreck in Burmuda. Aryahi started drawing parallels between a storm and the experience of grief and began formulating plans for overcoming it.

Daksh Thakkar

Student

Daksh is a science enthusiast who frequently uses his knowledge in this discipline to enhance the outcome of human actions. His fascination with music and science led him to surprising discoveries regarding the impacts of music and its influence on human beings. His talk unravels the common misconception that music is distracting and that listening to it while studying has a negative impact. On the contrary, listening to specific music genres has surprising benefits.

Mahira Seth

Student

A complete nerd for words, Mahira has spent most of her young life getting familiar with the intricacies of the English language. From researching about etymology to neologisms, she feels she's read it all. Or has she? Mahira often felt inadequate as a result of being unable to express her feelings accurately. This led her on an compelling journey to the very core of the English language, where she stumbled upon a discovery that would change the way she looked at words forever.

Naimat Sayyed

Student

Naimat is essentially the average 16 year old with a passion for science. He's quite competitive and naturally, that leads to him falling victim to negativity. Having been preached to about maintaining an optimistic and positive outlook on life, Naimat intends to demonstrate once and for all that yeah, you do need negativity to survive. His talk 'Testing Positivity for Negativity' aims to bend conventional perspectives on the idea of 'negative emotion', going the extra mile to portray the significance of typically 'bad' emotions such as rage, loss, and anxiety.

Niyati Gandhi

Student

Niyati is a conscious environmentalist and a huge fan of long, sentimental talks and books that help bring purpose to life. She had to adjust and reevaluate quite a few things when she changed schools and boards, which has helped her become more positive and appreciative of her life. Niyati has frequently been interested in the topic of happiness, specifically how it can be understood and attained. She describes in her talk how this set her on the path to 'Discovering Your Own Happiness'.

Rashee Shetty

Student

Rashee has always loved to read. When her enthusiasm for reading was met with distaste, it left a scar that is still continuing to heal. Now, an older, and hopefully wiser Rashee is trying to gain insight as to where what she considered 'flaws' stemmed from, and in the process, attempting to redefine the contempt her younger self faced. Rashee's talk 'Enough For Me' signifies the journey of self-acceptance, that occurred after words now realized to be insignificant were seen as the truth, and is the passage of discovering how the connotations behind words truly affect the way we see ourselves.

Tanya Jain

Student

Tanya Jain, born and brought up in Bombay has always been an art kid -- drawing on her hands at school when she didn't have a paper, sketching her way through numerous journals and always hiding hands behind her back as she walked by teachers in school (God forbid they find her black inked Mehendi). Tanya believes that there is always a way out of situations that make one anxious if only they were to hang in there and believe. In her talk, Tanya discusses art, anxiety and the pandemic. She paints a picture of the strain young teens have as they discover new worlds and come to the realisation that not everything is as it seems or as you want it to be.

Vansh Gandhi

Student

An ex-cricketer named Vansh Gandhi thinks that everyone should have a life purpose to strive for. He has had incredible success with failures; they have served as a catalyst for pointing him in the right direction. He has learned to manoeuvre through life with more assurance and insight thanks to his failures.