What if the stress you’re trying to escape is actually part of what makes life meaningful?

In a world obsessed with effortless success and perfect life plans, Abdur Rakib challenges us to rethink our relationship with struggle. From university admissions…

In this empowering and personal talk, Yardha reflects on her experiences in sport to challenge the idea that strength, power, and competitiveness belong mainly to men. Drawing on childhood memories, training experiences, and cultural expectations, she explores…

In this powerful and engaging talk, Ylvie explores the hidden and visible costs of being a woman, from the ‘pink tax’ on everyday products to the unequal burden of maternity leave, menstrual stigma, and the devaluation of women’s bodies and labour. Blending…

What remains unchanged when life constantly asks us to evolve? Told by adults that acting and modelling were not meant for a girl like her, Sushmita Singh went on to win an international teen pageant at 18. She went on to work in television before leaving…

The speech discusses how the finish line can be a motivation, but it can also be a danger — it can prevent people from ever seeing clearly what they have already achieved. William Jia isn’t your typical 12-year-old. A middle schooler with a passion for Jiu…

Bhaskar Venkat, Founder of Freshpod India, challenges the belief that successful startups need big cities, big offices, or big budgets. Drawing from his entrepreneurial journey, he explores how a middle-class mindset, resourcefulness, and a focus on real…

In this heartfelt TEDx‑style talk, Angel explores how Brain‑Computer Interfaces (BCI) can restore connection for older adults whose bodies have silenced their voices. Drawing on personal family experience with her great-grandmother and the reality of global…

This speech is about how it is normal for high school students to feel unsure about their future. It explains how trying new things, even when you are not prepared, can help you discover what you enjoy and who you want to become. Through a personal experience…

When you ask people what they want to work on, anger management is consistently top of the list. The most common misconception is that venting or engaging in physical activity is the best self-regulatory strategy. However, research shows that these activities…

The battles of the Mahabharata may belong to an ancient story, but the Kurukshetra inside our minds is very real.

Janhvi Singh connects ancient Indian wisdom with the challenges of modern life, exploring how the mind can become either our greatest friend…

Life does not always prepare us for what comes next. Sometimes, difficult circumstances force us to learn, adapt and become someone we never expected to be.

Drawing from his own journey through financial challenges, work, entrepreneurship and unexpected…

Dagmawi Bedilu invites us to rethink play not simply as entertainment, but as a powerful tool for connection, trust, empathy and meaningful moments. Through games and game thinking, he challenges us to let go of the need to always win, be right, or dominate…

What if the key to understanding our lives is simply learning to step back?
Drawing from her personal experiences, motherhood, struggles, career journey, and the lessons she has learned from her children, Kranti Redkar explores how empathy, resilience, self…

What can riding a motorcycle through some of the world’s most challenging terrain teach us about facing the unexpected?
Travel film producer Theodosis Dallas shares stories from motorcycle expeditions across Morocco, the Himalayas and the Amazon, where accidents…

Many people think that bringing different people together naturally makes a community, but Yuga Morioka realized something that is often overlooked at his university. Just sharing the same place does not mean people connect with each other. Sometimes, people…

This talk explores how the butterfly effect shows up in our digital lives through the small, automatic decisions we make every day without a second thought. The talk traces how those habits build into something much larger, from personal data trails and corporate…

“Pixie Dust” is the first song Amy Minh Hạnh Corey wrote in collaboration with #1 hit songwriter Kirsti Manna. For Amy, the experience itself felt like a dream - a rare opportunity to share a creative space with someone she deeply admired, while learning…

Bhaskar Venkat, Founder of Freshpod India, challenges the belief that successful startups need big cities, big offices, or big budgets. Drawing from his entrepreneurial journey, he explores how a middle-class mindset, resourcefulness, and a focus on real…

What does it look like when a classroom is in a beehive?

Eleena George, a teacher, an educator, speaks about her experiences of working with inmates in prison to Project Unlearn in her TEDxJIMIndore speech. Her speech asks one to put aside their preconceived…

What if the strongest classroom isn't some kind of classroom?

In ‘What Travel Teaches Us About Learning', Tabish Bilal questions the notion of education as he draws inspiration from strange places, experiences and discomfort.

Proceeding from an array of…