Aju Ani Justus

Artist, Christian, Concerned citizen, Engineer, Event planner, Global soul, Photographer, Student

I am a third year, civil engineering student, at College of Engineering, Trivandrum.

According to me, being passionate about something is to have a yearning to learn, to explore, to broaden my horizons and develop a diverse interest and experience pallet. Professionally, I am training to be a civil engineer. On the creative front, I consider myself an ardent lover of new experiences, travelling and reading. It is perhaps my love for travelling that kindled my interest in photography as a young teenager. I find myself in my element when I look at the world through a camera lens. But, for me, the drive to make a change, to make a difference, to be remembered is the most liberating passion.

AutoCAD, Event Management, Photography, Photoshop

In the formative years of my life, my family moved frequently due to the nature of my father’s job. It took a toll on my childhood but it taught me an extremely important skill to be able to adjust and adapt. I understood that everything changes and that we have to adapt; the world is continuously changing and to grow, our society needs to adapt too. The very first TED talk I came across was “How many lives can you live?” by Sarah Kay; I was just a 14 year old who followed Sarah Kay videos to that TED video on YouTube. Ever since, without deliberation, TED talks and TEDx events became an integral part of growing up. I realized that the very motto of TED connects with my very being. Hence, at the third year of my under graduate education, I decided to apply for a TEDx license!

teaching myself a new language or skill.