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The 4th edition of annual TEDx University event of DTU,<br />

TEDxDTU 2019 was organised in April, where 8 esteemed<br />

speakers imparted knowledge on the theme ‘Power of<br />

Doubt’. The event was graced by Prof. Yogesh Singh,<br />

Hon’ble Vice Chancellor, DTU.<br />

Filmfare award nominee and Indian music producer, Ram<br />

Sampath was one of the speakers of the event and talked<br />

about the rich roots of the Indian musical history as he took<br />

the attendees through a journey back in time.<br />

Other eminent speakers of the event included Leena<br />

Kejriwal, a social worker and avid photographer, who has<br />

been working on spreading awareness about sex trafficking;<br />

Nikita Sharma, a model, microbiologist and Founder, Silver<br />

Linings, an association that spreads cancer awareness;<br />

Vicky Roy, a ragpicker turned photographer and social<br />

worker, who uses photography to uplift the underprivileged;<br />

Aman Sanduja, Founder, TowardsBlockChain, who<br />

is focused on promoting cryptocurrencies globally;<br />

and Ashish Joshi, CEO, Classic Legends (Jawa Motorcycles).<br />

Extraordinary magician Rahul Kharbanda and<br />

Tattoographer Karan were among the speaker line-up as<br />

well.<br />

Through their talks, the speakers spoke about various<br />

facets of the theme, such as doubt being proof of the fact<br />

that we are using our rationality, and how, while doubt may<br />

be a negative emotion, when controlled can provide the<br />

strongest motivation.

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