Most of the times, teenagers speak two contradictory things at the same time that you rarely understand how to respond to them. Recently, one of the kids in my family shares his desire of making a police commissioner or a preacher when he will turn big. It was an odd combination that took me in the deep understanding that how about arranging a career counseling session for him.
Career counseling is the desire to confer to kids when they are kids so that they can prefer the subjects accordingly and work on accomplishing their goals respectively.
I explored many sites online but land up at nothing fruitful.
Happily, one of my friends shared about Teen Fest- Indic Teen Fest at Gateway Campus, Sonipat. This Fest was organised especially for teen all around the country between 8th June to 10th June 2018.
The fest was created to offer the lectures that the education system rarely goes beyond the classrooms, but it is needed badly.
Indic Teen Fest at Gateway Campus, Sonipat has its first edition for 3 days long with 30 speakers who are best in giving the career counseling to the teens with 50+ activities.
It was a big event and gave an opportunity to the teen to explore the different career options available, they get a chance to meet qualified minds, and spend 3 days out from the comfort zone.
First edition of Teen Fest was a Knockout Hit and proved to be very profitable.
In this blog, let us see what all was included in the 1st edition of Teen Fest 2018
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1. Workshops
Teen fest was organized keeping in mind the interest area of kids all around the country. Organized as Teen Fest- Indic Teen Fest at Gateway Campus, Sonipat, this fest was filled with 50 plus activities and programme especially for teens. The programmes were teen centered and can be chosen as per the preferences of teens.
The activities includes-
- Toy-Making
- Flute Workshop
- Odissi Dance
- Madhubani Art
- Hindustani Vocal
- Dance Night
- Essay Writing
- Cooking
- Yoga
- Volleyball
- Aerobics
- Zumba
- Skating
- Tennis
- Basketball
- Horse Riding
All the workshops were headed by experts in its own domain. We are pleased to announce that the workshops were sure sort hit and loved by teens as well their parents. Many parents appreciated the initiative and looking forward for the next edition soon.
2.Speakers- For motivation and career counseling
Teen Fest first edition was available with A-lister speakers from diverse fields for teens. This is also USP for this Fest. Although it was the first time Teen first arrange such event for the teens, the response was beyond expectation.
30 speakers include-
Mr. Chandrahas Halai- Mathematician
Chandrahas Halai is an engineering consultant with interests in many ... Recently his book, “Vedic Mathematics Inside Out” was released.
Mr. Tanuj Bhojwani- Entrepreneur
He is from Ashoka university, he is an enthusiastic entrepreneur, currently working at Bharat Innovation Fund, a venture capital firm.
Mr. Sanjeev Sanyal- Economist and Author
He is widely regarded as one of Asia's leading economists and was Deutsche Bank's Global Strategist and a Managing Director till 2015. he was named "Young Global Leader 2010" by the World Economic Forum at Davos.
Prof. VM Chariar- Professor, IIT Delhi
Dr Vijayaraghavan M Chariar is an Associate Professor at the Centre for Rural Development and Technology, Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi. He is a joint Faculty at IIT Delhi's National Resource Centre for Value Education in Engineering where he delivers courses and workshops on “Wisdom-based Leadership” for professionals and institutions. Dr Chariar's research interests are Design for Sustainability, Traditional Knowledge Systems, Ecological Sanitation and Wisdom-based Leadership.
Mrs. Madhu Kishwar- Academician, Writer, and Social Activist
She is Senior Fellow at the Centre for the Study of Developing Societies (CSDS), Delhi, and Director of the Indic Studies Project based at CSDS which aims to promote the study of Religions and Cultures in the Indic Civilization”.
Mr. Luv Ranjan- Director and producer
Luv Ranjan is an Indian film director, writer and producer. He was born in Ghaziabad district, Uttar Pradesh. He has directed films such as Pyaar Ka Punchnama Sonu ke Titu Ki Sweety, Pyaar Ka Punchnama 2 and Akaash Vani.
Mrs. Shashikala Ananth- Vaastu Expert
Sashikala Ananth holds a degree in architecture from the School of Architecture .Her books on Vaastu include The Indian Tradition of Design Based on Vaastu .This will cover the cave temple, the village settlement, city culture and much more.
Mr. Sudarshan Khanna- Toy Designer
Prof. SUDARSHAN KHANNA. Design Educator Professor Sudarshan Khanna , was Principal Designer, Chairman of Education & Research and Head of Toy Innovation Centre at the National Institute of Design (NID), Ahmedabad, India.
Mr. Hindol Sengupta- Author and Journalist
Hindol Sengupta is an award-winning author and has written eight books. He's been published in the United States, UK and India, among other countries. He has been a journalist at the Indian editions of Fortune magazine, Bloomberg TV, CNBC and CNN. He is the founder of the global solutions journalism platform Grin.
Dr. Radhakrishnan Pillai- Leadership Coach
Dr. Radhakrishnan Pillai. A renowned leadership Coach and Author, he currently works as the Deputy Director of Chanakya International Institute of Leadership Studies (CIILS), at University of Mumbai.
Mr. Ramesh RB- Chess Coach
Ramesh. Known as the Super Coach of India, Grand Master R.B. Ramesh is one of the most successful chess coaches in the world today. He won the British Chess Championship in 2002 and the Commonwealth Games in 2007.
Mr. Anand Ranganathan- Associate Professor, JNU
Author of The Land of the Wilted Rose (Rupa) and For Love and Honour (Bloomsbury). A man of varied interests, he is researching dengue and tuberculosis at the International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, Delhi and Special Centre for Molecular Medicine, JNU.
Mr. Shobhit Mathur- Social Activist
Mr. Jitin Chawla- Professor, IIT Delhi
Mr. Saumil Majmudar- CEO Of SportzVillage
Mr. Apurv Mishra- Professor
Ms. Kavita Dwibedi- Professor
Leading Odissi danseuse, Kavita Dwibedi is ebullience personified. She is the founder of Odissi Akademi in Delhi, and over a long and distinguished career.
Mr. Ashwani Shankar- Shehnai & flute player
Sanjeev & Ashwani have been consolidating their knowledge under the able guidance of the legendary sitar maestro Pt. Ravi Shankar .
Mr. Ashwani Shankar- Shehnai & flute player
n the year 2003, Sanjeev gave part of the background score and also played Shehnai in the film “Letters from Rishikesh” which was produced for the National Television of Israel.
Pandit Riteish Kumar- Musician
3. EDM Night With Zaeden
Sahil Sharma, also known as Zaeden will be setting the stage on fire with amazing remixes of song for the teen that will groov them whole night. He is a Teen sensation.
In short, First edition of Teen Fest has it all to impress the Teen as well as Parents.
Keep updated for the second Edition soon.