TEDx Organizers

Working with learners of all ages to help them explore what it means to them to be educated.

I’m passionate about helping people believe in their voices—especially those who were taught to stay quiet. As a language educator, public speaking coach, and women’s rights advocate, I’ve seen firsthand how confidence in communication can transform lives. I’m deeply passionate about creating learning environments where students don’t just study English—they learn how to express their thoughts, challenge norms, and dream aloud. Growing up in Uzbekistan, I saw how many girls were expected to follow a script: get married young, stay home, avoid leadership. But I chose a different path—and I’m passionate about helping others do the same. Whether it’s through launching a speaking course, coaching IELTS learners, or mentoring students through TED-style talks, I help people unlock the confidence to say what they truly think, not what they’re expected to say. I’m also passionate about blending education and technology. My background in engineering allows me to design digital tools and mobile apps that make learning more accessible—especially for people in underserved communities. I believe that innovation and empathy must go hand in hand if we want to build a better future. Above all, I’m passionate about empowering others—particularly women and youth—to break through limitations, tell their stories, and take up space. Because everyone deserves the right to be heard, and no one should ever have to apologize for their voice.

In my life, I'm deeply passionate about two things: freedom and learning. Freedom to me means the ability to make choices that align with my values and aspirations, to live authentically, and to pursue my passions without unnecessary constraints. Learning is a lifelong journey for me; I thrive on acquiring new knowledge, exploring diverse perspectives, and continuously challenging myself to grow intellectually and personally. Both freedom and learning are fundamental to my sense of fulfillment and purpose, driving me to seek opportunities for self-expression, discovery, and meaningful contribution to the world around me.

The most definitive aspect of my life has been an aversion of the boundaries and conformities that seek to confine me and dictate who I am. In the words of A$AP Rocky, “I'm here to be the first so that the people after me don't have to think twice about expressing themselves and being free.” Pursuing an academic interest in Physics and Chemistry as part of my formal schooling did not obstruct my fervent passion to pursue Computer Science as a career path. A healthy respect for the rules and comfort in the rhythm of a fixed schedule can make way for the anticipation and jubilation that comes with successfully exploring the unknown. Partaking in the organization of a multifarious event like TEDxYouth@JPIS will enable me to channel my disparate passions and fascinations: curating talks on everything from the role of the Fifth Estate in politics to the latest interpretation of quantum gravity. TEDxYouth@JPIS will conduct my discordant mind into a mellifluous symphony. One of the cliches that I aspire to live by is “Never Settle.” From one conquest to another, a love for the “grind” is my daily fix rather than a tendency for boredom-induced Netflix binging. Whether it’s writing Machine Learning modules to analyze Twitter and predict the future trends of the stock market for a Global High School Investment Competition or learning to play a particularly difficult bass line for the school band, I find myself performing an assortment of tasks and challenges to keep myself successfully occupied. In the same vein, after organizing a multitude of smaller conferences and events - like U&MUN as well as Helix MUN - I find myself invariably looking to take on the mantle of being a TEDx licensee and pursuing my passion for TED by progressing to being an organizer from an attendee. In my pursuit to constantly challenge myself, as a hopeful TEDx organizer, I see myself striving to push our team and this event to unparalleled heights: be it through incorporating something like stand-up into our speaker line-up for the first time in TEDxYouth@JPIS history or by endeavoring to the first TEDx simulcast event. Entrepreneurship taught me the importance of failure and the necessity of falling down the ladder before conquering it and forced me to explore avenues outside of my comfort zone and conquer my apprehensions when it came to participating in activities that are far removed from my academic pursuits. Music is an outlet for me to spend time relaxing and indulge in my love for music. However, earning my Grade 5 Certificate in Classical Guitar from Trinity College London was a relentless pursuit of perfection that involved bleeding fingers and broken nails but culminated in the execution of classical music that seemed to me as a guitarist like Latin would to an Indian. As a student, my interests consist of but are not limited to Computer Science, public speaking, Entrepreneurship and Finance, Music, and forging social change. As a student pursuing the International Baccalaureate, I was asked to choose between Physics, Chemistry and Computer Science and opt to study any two of the above. The decision left me incredibly confused and torn between my appreciation for the rigor of either Physics or Chemistry and an innate love for the modern wonder and beauty of Computer Science. Instead of resigning myself to my fate, I chose instead to forge my own path and decided to study Physics and Chemistry under the conventional umbrella of school life and utilize all the modern technological prowess available to humankind to foster my passion for Computer Science through an unconventional, self-taught path of learning. The never-ending urge to express my opinions led me to debate and Model United Nations (MUN) to not only spread my ideas but also allow them to be challenged by others who may not share the same viewpoint. It taught me that sometimes the best way to form strong, credible opinions is not to think alone but have the courage to have your strongest convictions be tested, tried and stripped down by complete strangers. In doing so, I learnt the importance of not only amplifying my own voice, but of making the voice of those around me heard, a realisation which is at the core of why I hope to organize a TEDx event -- to be able to create a platform to propagate the inspiring ideas worth spreading of those in my community. Finally, I hunger for being a changemaker in society: be it through volunteering with Parvaah, an NGO that advocates for the protection of the Environment or organizing Helix Model United Nations in Pune whose profits we donated to various local youth programs. I also partnered with MFI India, an NGO that provides underprivileged children access to MUN conferences and worked as an Executive Board member to train the kids brought in by the NGO. As a TEDx organizer, I aspire to channel this fire for social change in each idea we propagate amongst our attendees, inspiring them to pay it forward.

Saving the environment and having a great time.

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