Stories of passions pursued, off-beat performances and standing ovations characterised the fifth edition of TEDx at MSRamaiah Institute of Technology (MSRIT) on Saturday.
Over a hundred people attended the event for which DH was the print media partner. The talks kicked off with an energetic performance by fusion band Hamsadhwani. Every speaker had an insight to offer to the audience.
Sinu Joseph, a menstrual hygiene counsellor, showed that rural women have fewer instances of menstrual problems like dysmenorrhoea and their understanding of the natural process is far better than that of urban women.
Naresh Narasimhan, an architect, discussed the issue which unites every Bengalurean - traffic. He presented surprising facts that the city has one vehicle for every two people and that the BMTC buses form only 0.1% of the total traffic on the road but cater to 50% of all trips made. Public taxis and quadrupling the number of BMTC buses were the suggestions he made to solve the issue.
Singing again
"I was 34 when I had a heart attack and the doctor told me that I could never sing again. Since then, I have performed in 111 concerts." said Harish Sivaramakrishnan, a designer and member of the Carnatic progressive rock band Agam. He urged everyone in the audience to pursue their passion seriously and not as a hobby. Dr Vikram Huded, a neurologist, Neil Menon, a physicist who is popular on Quora, and Madhuvanthi Ananth, an entrepreneur, also spoke.
Besides the talks, there were music, art and dance performances to engage participants. Mahesh Pattar speed-painted a portrait of Charlie Chaplin and beatboxer Karun Krishna entertained the crowd by creating music without instruments. A classical dance fusion and a performative poetry piece by Aayana Dance Company left many in the audience filled with emotions and at a loss for words.
Supriya Pherwani, a participant and a student of design in Sydney, said, "The thought of travelling in Bengaluru's crazy traffic to get here made me a bit reluctant at first. But it has been totally worth it. Each talk was so enlightening and the performances were amazing too!"
Over a hundred people attended the event for which DH was the print media partner. The talks kicked off with an energetic performance by fusion band Hamsadhwani. Every speaker had an insight to offer to the audience.
Sinu Joseph, a menstrual hygiene counsellor, showed that rural women have fewer instances of menstrual problems like dysmenorrhoea and their understanding of the natural process is far better than that of urban women.
Naresh Narasimhan, an architect, discussed the issue which unites every Bengalurean - traffic. He presented surprising facts that the city has one vehicle for every two people and that the BMTC buses form only 0.1% of the total traffic on the road but cater to 50% of all trips made. Public taxis and quadrupling the number of BMTC buses were the suggestions he made to solve the issue.
Singing again
"I was 34 when I had a heart attack and the doctor told me that I could never sing again. Since then, I have performed in 111 concerts." said Harish Sivaramakrishnan, a designer and member of the Carnatic progressive rock band Agam. He urged everyone in the audience to pursue their passion seriously and not as a hobby. Dr Vikram Huded, a neurologist, Neil Menon, a physicist who is popular on Quora, and Madhuvanthi Ananth, an entrepreneur, also spoke.
Besides the talks, there were music, art and dance performances to engage participants. Mahesh Pattar speed-painted a portrait of Charlie Chaplin and beatboxer Karun Krishna entertained the crowd by creating music without instruments. A classical dance fusion and a performative poetry piece by Aayana Dance Company left many in the audience filled with emotions and at a loss for words.
Supriya Pherwani, a participant and a student of design in Sydney, said, "The thought of travelling in Bengaluru's crazy traffic to get here made me a bit reluctant at first. But it has been totally worth it. Each talk was so enlightening and the performances were amazing too!"
Stories of passions pursued, off-beat performances and standing ovations characterised the fifth edition of TEDx at M S Ramaiah Institute of Technology (MSRIT) on Saturday.
Over a hundred people attended the event for which DH was the print media partner. The talks kicked off with an energetic performance by fusion band Hamsadhwani. Every speaker had an insight to offer to the audience.
Sinu Joseph, a menstrual hygiene counsellor, showed that rural women have fewer instances of menstrual problems like dysmenorrhoea and their understanding of the natural process is far better than that of urban women.
Naresh Narasimhan, an architect, discussed the issue which unites every Bengalurean - traffic. He presented surprising facts that the city has one vehicle for every two people and that the BMTC buses form only 0.1% of the total traffic on the road but cater to 50% of all trips made. Public taxis and quadrupling the number of BMTC buses were the suggestions he made to solve the issue.
Singing again
"I was 34 when I had a heart attack and the doctor told me that I could never sing again. Since then, I have performed in 111 concerts.” said Harish Sivaramakrishnan, a designer and member of the Carnatic progressive rock band Agam. He urged everyone in the audience to pursue their passion seriously and not as a hobby. Dr Vikram Huded, a neurologist, Neil Menon, a physicist who is popular on Quora, and Madhuvanthi Ananth, an entrepreneur, also spoke.
Besides the talks, there were music, art and dance performances to engage participants. Mahesh Pattar speed-painted a portrait of Charlie Chaplin and beatboxer Karun Krishna entertained the crowd by creating music without instruments. A classical dance fusion and a performative poetry piece by Aayana Dance Company left many in the audience filled with emotions and at a loss for words.
Supriya Pherwani, a participant and a student of design in Sydney, said, "The thought of travelling in Bengaluru’s crazy traffic to get here made me a bit reluctant at first. But it has been totally worth it. Each talk was so enlightening and the performances were amazing too!”
Over a hundred people attended the event for which DH was the print media partner. The talks kicked off with an energetic performance by fusion band Hamsadhwani. Every speaker had an insight to offer to the audience.
Sinu Joseph, a menstrual hygiene counsellor, showed that rural women have fewer instances of menstrual problems like dysmenorrhoea and their understanding of the natural process is far better than that of urban women.
Naresh Narasimhan, an architect, discussed the issue which unites every Bengalurean - traffic. He presented surprising facts that the city has one vehicle for every two people and that the BMTC buses form only 0.1% of the total traffic on the road but cater to 50% of all trips made. Public taxis and quadrupling the number of BMTC buses were the suggestions he made to solve the issue.
Singing again
"I was 34 when I had a heart attack and the doctor told me that I could never sing again. Since then, I have performed in 111 concerts.” said Harish Sivaramakrishnan, a designer and member of the Carnatic progressive rock band Agam. He urged everyone in the audience to pursue their passion seriously and not as a hobby. Dr Vikram Huded, a neurologist, Neil Menon, a physicist who is popular on Quora, and Madhuvanthi Ananth, an entrepreneur, also spoke.
Besides the talks, there were music, art and dance performances to engage participants. Mahesh Pattar speed-painted a portrait of Charlie Chaplin and beatboxer Karun Krishna entertained the crowd by creating music without instruments. A classical dance fusion and a performative poetry piece by Aayana Dance Company left many in the audience filled with emotions and at a loss for words.
Supriya Pherwani, a participant and a student of design in Sydney, said, "The thought of travelling in Bengaluru’s crazy traffic to get here made me a bit reluctant at first. But it has been totally worth it. Each talk was so enlightening and the performances were amazing too!”