Mangaluru: St. Joseph Engineering College hosts first edition of TEDxSJEC
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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Sharad Pawar discharged from Pune hospital; advised rest for few days
Pune (PTI): NCP (SP) chief Sharad Pawar, admitted to a hospital here with dehydration, was discharged on Wednesday morning, with doctors saying he is doing fine.
The 85-year-old Rajya Sabha member was admitted to the Ruby Hall Clinic in Pune on Sunday following complaints of dehydration.
"He is doing well. He has been given discharge, and he has already left for Mumbai. He has been advised to take rest for the next couple of days before resuming his normal routine," said Dr Purvez Grant, the chief cardiologist, chairman and managing trustee of the private hospital.
Earlier, the former Union minister was admitted to the same hospital on February 9 following a chest infection and was discharged on February 14.
