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Akhila Krishnamurthy | Art curator & former editor : Akhila Krishnamurthy (@akhila_krishnamurthy) founded her arts management company in 2012, she was one of Chennai’s most well-known features journalists and an editor at The Times of India Group. Today, she wears two hats: one as the founder of Aalaap, and the other as a mother to a four-year-old.

Dr. Shalini N | Mental health clinician : Dr. Shalini N is a renowned mental health clinician, writer, and researcher. Having spoken in various media shows and delivered powerful speeches, Dr. Shalini is an expert in women's mental health and takes an ardent interest in history, culture, human behavior, and the connection between them.

Lalitha Mahaadevan | Traveller : Lalitha Mahaadevan surprised everybody when she quit her job to travel, where she found unity with nature and harmony in living with it. In her travel, she learned the importance of being comfortable with solitude, something most of us are afraid of.

Poulomi Das | Journalist & #MeToo campaigner : Poulomi Das is a writer and editor at Arré, who writes at the intersection of film, pop-culture, and gender. Poulomi was at the forefront of the #MeToo wave in October, outing predators across multiple industries, including the Indian media.
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Preetisha L | Actor & LGBT campaigner : Preethisha was born male. After expressing her desire to be a woman in her teens, she underwent surgery, years later. She now works for Uber Eats, where she is the company's first transgender employee in India.

Dorothy Thomas | Corporate lawyer : Dorothy Thomas is one of Tamil Nadu's leading corporate lawyers, and partner at Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas, India's largest corporate firm. She has over 20+ years of experience working on a wide array of corporate mandates, including mergers, acquisitions, and joint ventures. She is also well versed in advising on private equity and foreign direct investment.
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Established in 2015 - TEDxNapier Bridge | An Independently Organized TEDx Event in Chennai, India
  • Home
  • Attend
  • About Us
    • What is TEDx
    • What We Do
    • Team
  • Past Events
    • Artists for Climate
    • Salon >
      • Mar 2023
      • Aug 2022
      • May 2022
      • May 2019
      • Feb 2019
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