Beyond Horizons: Overcoming Personal Limits | Dr. Vidya Yeravdekar | TEDxSIU Hyderabad
The speaker’s talk was about pushing her limits beyond horizons and turning challenges into opportunities for growth. From the beginnings of her medical career to transforming barren hills into an iconic museum and shaping ideas into lasting institutions, she illustrated how grit, vision, and determination fuel progress. She recounted overcoming legal, political, and regulatory hurdles while remaining deeply committed to empowering women and carrying forward her father’s values. Her reflections emphasized that horizons are not defined by distance, but by daring. Each horizon crossed unveils another, making the journey of growth and discovery endless. Dr. Vidya Yeravdekar is the Principal Director of Symbiosis Society, and Pro Chancellor of Symbiosis International University. Symbiosis International University is a multi-disciplinary, multinational, multi-cultural University having more than 45000 students from all States of India and international students from 85 countries. The Symbiosis Society not only has under its ambit the Symbiosis International University but also has K12 Schools, College of Arts and Commerce and Museums- the Afro Asian Cultural Museum and the Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Museum & Memorial. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx
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