Sarvajanik Education Society

Sarvajanik College of Engineering & Technology

A

Report on

TED talk by

Ms. Madiha Ahmed

On

“Saying Yes to Yourself”

Organised by

SCET TED club

Date: 12th March 2018

Time: 8:30 to 10:30

Venue: AV hall EC Department

About Speaker:

A dreamer and doer, a lifelong learner and

a global citizen, presently residing in

Kolkata, Madiha started the journey of

becoming the woman of her dreams 2

years ago. Currently she is heading an

Indo-US collaboration-Women in STEM

Road show 2018 as a Local Expert for

Kolkata, as the Chief Strategist at REDUX,

a that offers teacher trainings and educational consultancy, as the CEO at

YouEd-Empowering YOU to LEAD that offers leadership programs and

motivational workshops, as a Talent Team Member at Lifebushido (USA),as a

Founder at MERI PEHCHAAN, to bridge the gap across generations (theme

2018),as a Volunteer Catalyst at +Acumen (USA) and a +Acumen Corps

Member. She is also a Volunteer at Sri Aurobindo Bhavan for Children's events

and at iVolunteer-Your skills can change lives.

She was recently selected as a Speaker at Allercon 2017, the 7th National

Conference on Respiratory Allergy and Immunology at Kolkata where she

delivered a lecture titled “Re-Search the Soul” to the audience consisting of

scientists, scholars and students.

Madiha is doing several courses online from NovoEd and Udemy to equip her

to lead effectively in her mission for a Peaceful World while being trained in

Gosoku-Ryu from International Gosoku-Ryu Karate-Do association to be fit to

fulfil her dreams. She is selected as a Finalist for the Woman of Dignity

International Award 2018 in Surat.

The session started with the SCET TED team conducting an activity where a

form was shared with the audience and they were asked to write down their

childhood dream of what they wanted to be and what they are currently doing.

This was a houseful session with students from various departments and years

joining the Talk. Further, the hosts gave brief information about TED and its

motto, along with a brief introduction about SCET TED club.

“No Makeup or Dress can make someone look more beautiful than a

woman who wears confidence and dignity.”

-Komal Pungalia

This is how Ms. Madiha Ahmed, who chose to be the woman of her dreams 2

years ago, was welcomed by the hosts. She started her talk with an ice

breaking session with the audience. Further, Madiha Ahmed talked about how

financial independence made her realize the value of her voice because she did

not demand and instead contributed to the family. She shared her experiences

where she had been rejected but then, she used those opportunities to “say

yes to herself” and started living the journey of being the woman of her

dreams.

She talked about financial independence, choices we make in life and how the

correct choices have finally lead her to be what she wanted.

She carried out an activity named

PSPA, where she asked the students to

write about their Passion, Skills,

Problem they want to solve and

Activities that can be done. Students

performed the activity in pairs. She

was amazed by the thoughtful answers

given by students. Further, she asked

them to draw or write whatever comes

in their mind when they hear the word “Freedom”. Students came up with

very interesting and innovative ways to describe it.

During the interactive session, when a

student said “I can be a good leader”,

Madiha corrected him and told

students that how important it is to

believe in ourselves and asked that

student to say “I am “ instead of “ I

can” . This is how Madiha filled the

environment with positivity and

inspired students.

She told students how important it is

to have a mentor in life and that even

she has some mentors. She ended her talk by telling about an activity FISHES,

which will help students to identify their important goals and work on them.

The event ended with Prof. Mayank Dalal presenting

memento to Ms. Madiha Ahmed and thanking her

for her inspiring talk with students and further

motivated students to be a regular part of upcoming

talks.

The event was successfully carried out by enthusiastic members of SCET TED

club.

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