TEDxStories- The Theme-Unshell

 I was going through old files and drafts and came across the first theme of TEDxVNRVJIET.  I remember discussing the theme with Vineeth, Meghana and couple of other friends. There could be few iterations but the cored idea of the theme has come out really well. While pursuing to establish the community, in the first place, we were doing our best to be authentic and pursue themes which we believe in, rather than build ideas to convince people. I'm very proud of the team work we put, valuing each and everything we wanted to do to establish this community. Excerpt of the theme-Unshell

"As much as living in societies has helped us progress as a species, it has also constrained us as individuals. it has set us some standards to live by and some limits to live in. we are shown some pre constructed and highly tested roads out of which we are supposed to choose one to journey the rest of our lives. we are told some scary anecdotes of people who tried to take a new road and failed terribly. we are advised to play it safe and are warned against going unconventional. but as long as we let these constraints rule us, as long as we choose to sit in our little bubbles of comfort, we are stuck in a rut.

 

The impressions of ‘life’ the society feeds us, restricts us to think beyond what is traditional. they stop us from aiming big and acting big. these inhibitions build around us like an imaginary shell, layer upon layer and keep us tethered to the ground, preventing us from knowing how high we can fly. we shouldn’t let our fears take control of us and keep us from treading new waters, knowing our strengths and unleashing our potentials. we have to start questioning the existing rules and break free from them. we have to break the shell that is trapping us, taking on one layer at a time. we have to UNSHELL."