Mangaluru: The students of St Joseph Engineering College (SJEC), Mangaluru, hosted TEDxSJEC for the very first time at the college campus on Sunday, 16 February 2020. 

The event was inaugurated at the college quadrangle by all dignitaries. The speakers and the performers joined hands with Rev. Fr Wilfred Prakash D’Souza, Director of SJEC, Rev. Fr Rohith D’Costa and Rev. Fr Alwyn Richard D’Souza, Assistant Directors, Dr Rio D’Souza, Principal, Rakesh Lobo, HR Manager of the college in the lighting of the lamp. Dr Binu KG, Faculty Coordinator of TEDxSJEC, Crystal D’Souza, Licensee & Lead Organizer of TEDxSJEC, Vernon Serrao, Co-Organizer of TEDxSJEC were also present.

Post the inaugural, all speakers and performers planted saplings on the campus as a part of the Go Green Initiative of SJEC. A walk through the “Corridors of Love”, a unique attempt by the students displaying creative installations of exhibits symbolizing the theme of the event “Love Conquers All” was the main attraction of TEDxSJEC. The “Corridors of Love” lead everyone to the venue where a series of talks and performances mesmerized the participants.

During the event, the following speakers addressed the gathering with their life experiences and intellectual insights: 

Corrine Antoinette Rasquinha, Social Worker and Founder of White Doves NGO

Girish Bharadwaj, Padma Shri Awardee, Engineer & Social Innovator

Ria Sharma, Model, Speaker, Storyteller and an LGBTQAI + Youth Activist

Omkar Pai, Engineer and Nature Enthusiast

Aarohi Pandit, World Record Holding Indian Pilot

Abhiraj Rajadhyaksha & Ms Niyati Mavinkurve, Chief Storytellers at Following Love/Travel Writer and Author

Vaishak JP, Mountaineer

Smitha Hedge, Teacher & Scientist

Apart from the speakers, the following performances won the hearts of all participants:

Yakshagaana by Vidushi Mahima S Rao & Team, Yakshagana Artistes

Performance by Gladson Peter, One Man Band

Play by Prithesh Bhandari & Team, Theatre Artist & Film Maker

Bharatanatyam by Vidwan Deepak Kumar & Vidushi Preethikala, Bharathanatyam Artistes

 

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Mumbai (PTI): Ryan Rickelton's whirlwind unbeaten ton was overshadowed by Heinrich Klaasen's unbeaten 65 as Sunrisers Hyderabad defeated Mumbai Indians by six wickets in an IPL match here on Wednesday.

Chasing an imposing 244-run target, Travis Head (76 off 30) and Abhishek Sharma (45 off 24) shared 129 runs for the opening wicket to set the platform for SRH.

Klaasen (65 not out off 30 balls) then displayed his all-round hitting abilities to guide SRH home with the help of Nitish Kumar Reddy (21) and Salil Arora (30 not out off 10) in 18.4 overs.

Earlier, Rickelton's knock powered MI to 243 for five.

MI rode on a 93-run stand between Rickelton (123 not out off 55 balls) and Will Jacks (46 off 22) in 7.1 overs for the opening stand to power the side.

MI skipper Hardik Pandya scored a valuable 31 off 15 balls before being dismissed.

Praful Hinge (2/54), Eshan Malinga (1/29), Sakib Hasan (1/39) and Nitish Kumar Reddy (1/31) were the wicket-takers for SRH.

Brief Scores:

Mumbai Indian: 243 for 5 in 20 overs (Ryan Rickelton 123 not out; Praful Hinge 2/54).

Sunrisers Hyderabad: 249 for 4 in 18.4 overs (Travis Head 76, Heinrich Klaasen 65 not out; AM Ghazanfar 2/51).