Radhika Bhandari is a dynamic aviation professional and academic leader currently serving as the Dean of Aviation at Indus University and Director of Western India Institute of Aeronautics Pvt. Ltd. (WIIA), India’s only women-led Aircraft Maintenance Engineering institute. With a background in Metallurgical Engineering and a postgraduate degree in Management from Warwick Business School, UK, she is deeply committed to promoting diversity and inclusion in aviation, aeronautics, and defense aerospace. Beyond her professional pursuits, she is a trained Bharatanatyam dancer, rifle shooter, and horse rider, embodying a disciplined and creative lifestyle. Passionate about India’s intellectual legacy, she advocates for integrating traditional knowledge systems into modern education to create a more holistic and culturally rooted learning environment. Radhika Bhandari is a young aviation enthusiast at Indus University. She holds a degree in Metallurgical Engineering and a postgraduate qualification in Management from Warwick Business School, UK.She serves as the Dean of Aviation at Indus University and is the Director of Western India Institute of Aeronautics Pvt. Ltd. (WIIA) — India’s only women-led Aircraft Maintenance Engineering institute. Passionate about empowering women in aviation, she actively works to promote diversity and inclusion in the field of Aircraft maintenance, Aeronautics, Aerospace, and Defense Aerospace.A trained Bharatanatyam dancer, rifle shooter, and horse rider, Ms. Bhandari draws on these varied interests to cultivate discipline, creativity, and a balanced approach in her personal and professional life.She is deeply inspired by India’s intellectual heritage and strongly believes in restoring and integrating traditional knowledge systems into mainstream education to make it more holistic, globally relevant, and rooted in India’s civilizational values. 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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