In this candid and motivating talk, Prince Sir shares his journey of repeatedly starting over from dreams of cricket, struggles with engineering, and the world of advertising, to failed startups, corporate stints, and finally building an innovative sports-tech company. Through stories of resilience, self-discovery, and bold decisions, he reveals why the first step to starting up is the hardest, how failures can be powerful teachers, and why fear of failure should never hold us back. Speaking directly to young dreamers, he urges them to embrace time as their safety net, find their true passion, and take that leap because the biggest risk is never starting at all. Prince Thomas is an ad man, marketer, and serial entrepreneur with over 16 years of experience across brand strategy, growth marketing, and product innovation. Having led impactful campaigns at Ogilvy & Mather, CreativeLand Asia, and as Head of Marketing at BankBazaar, Prince now serves as CEO and Co-Founder of MetaShot — a startup redefining cricket gaming through patented technology. Its flagship product, the MetaShot Smart Bat, mirrors real-world shots into a virtual game, delivering a console-quality experience. Featured on Shark Tank India Season 4 and backed by top investors, MetaShot is expanding globally under Prince’s leadership, inspiring innovation at the intersection of technology, sports, and entertainment. 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

In this powerful talk, Crispino Lobo shares his journey from witnessing the devastating droughts of Maharashtra in the 1970s to co-founding the Watershed Organization Trust (WOTR), which has transformed over 7,000 villages across India. He recounts how capturing rainwater and regenerating landscapes can break the cycle of poverty, empower women, and create climate-resilient agriculture. With stories of communities rising from despair to prosperity, he explains why water is not just a resource but the foundation of life, livelihood, and dignity and how collective action can secure our future against the growing challenges of climate change. Crispino Lobo has over 36 years of experience mobilising rural communities and working with governments, corporates, and civil society to reduce poverty and enhance climate resilience. He co-founded the Watershed Organisation Trust (WOTR) and other non-profits, impacting 8.4 million people across India, regenerating landscapes, promoting climate-responsive agriculture, and improving livelihoods. He has led large-scale programs like the Indo-German Watershed Development Program, contributed to national adaptation funds, and advised government policy. An alumnus of Harvard University and the Gokhale Institute of Politics and Economics, Crispino holds five academic degrees and has authored 12 books. 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

Dr. (Capt.) Ritu Biyani takes us on a bumpy, lumpy extraordinary drive from a small-town girl to India’s first woman paratrooper of Army Dental Corps, from breast cancer warrior to a record-setting adventurer. With stories that span military service, leaping out of aircrafts , scaling mountains, personal battles to pioneering nationwide cancer awareness expeditions with her daughter Tista, Ritu shares how fear, grit and gratitude shaped her. Infusing wit and honesty she recounts her setbacks and comebacks, inspiring us to embrace life head-on and live fully, no matter the odds. Dr. (Capt.) Ritu Biyani is the first lady paratrooper and mountaineer from the Indian Army Dental Corps, a breast cancer warrior, and founder of High Ways Infinite. After surviving high-risk breast cancer, she turned her journey into India’s first road expedition for cancer awareness, driving over 2,00,000 km and reaching 3 lakh+ people in remote and urban communities. A Limca Book of Records holder and motivational speaker, she has navigated thousands of patients and caregivers, pioneered international cancer survivor expeditions, and undertaken record-breaking treks, including to the Kumar Post at Siachen Glacier. Her mission: to change mindsets, reduce late-stage cancer cases, and celebrate survivorship. 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

We often think of success as a ladder—one rung at a time. Promotions, titles, achievements. But ladders only go one way: up. And when life becomes one-dimensional, driven only by external performance, we quietly starve parts of ourselves—our health, our relationships, our curiosity, our sense of meaning.In this talk, Kedarswamy Ravangave shares his journey across boardrooms, mountain summits, and Ironman finish lines to uncover a different way of living and leading. He introduces the Compounding Identity Model a framework built not on hacks or shortcuts, but on intentional deposits across four dimensions of life: professional, physical, emotional, and spiritual.Through stories of endurance, failure, and reflection, he shows how identity, like wealth, compounds over time. Small, consistent rituals whether a 5AM run, a moment of silence, or a meaningful conversation create resilience and wholeness.This isn’t about quitting your job or chasing extreme goals. It’s about asking: What if success wasn’t just about rising higher, but becoming fuller?A call to move beyond metrics and embrace meaning, this talk invites us to stop climbing and start cultivating. Kedarswamy Ravangave, one of the youngest Heads of Marketing at Amazon India, reached the pinnacle of his career only to discover a deep sense of emptiness—prompting a transformative journey inward. His TEDx talk, “Redefining Success: A Life Beyond Limits,” introduces the idea of “Compounding Identity,” where consistent, intentional acts across emotional, physical, professional, and spiritual dimensions create a more meaningful life. From leading brand transformations at Marico and Kotak Mahindra Bank to launching a startup, running marathons and Ironman triathlons, summiting Himalayan peaks, and embracing daily self-reflection rituals, Kedar has turned brand-building strategies inward to reshape his own identity. He believes success isn’t about titles or outcomes but about designing who you become. Today, as a CXO, mentor, and endurance athlete, he helps people and organizations spread ideas that matter—anchored in clarity, courage, and contribution. 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

In this talk Hari ma Priyanka gives a new direction to life and its ways of functioning. This is a speech that gives you a deep insight about Consciousness, this talk explains the relationship between consciousness, life and individual self. Hari ma Priyanka shares her experiences and realizations about life, how old were she when she realized that things are not the way it seems to be? And how she became from a model and actor to this. This talk discusses about some very major questions, what is the nature of reality? Where she shows the audience an exercise, she also explains that how life operates? what is freedom and to be? if life has failed us? And if we must have all the answers about life, how we can live as a human being and how her insight and experience could be usable for people. Hari Maa Priyanka (born Priyanka Roy) is an Indian-origin saint, mystic, poet, vocalist, and philosopher of reality and consciousness, who despite being married follows celibacy (Brahmacharini) while caring for her family. Born into a royal family and daughter of a well-known cricket umpire, she trained in martial arts, ballet, and jazz from an early age, won three gold medals for India in karate, and pursued studies in biology, food science, and fitness. Having endured a difficult childhood marked by violence, she raised herself with resilience, worked to support the helpless, and later became an entrepreneur running a fashion production house before renouncing it to dedicate herself to spirituality and service. 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

NOTE FROM TED: This talk only represents the speaker's personal views and understanding of technology, the brain, and development, which warrants further investigation. Comparisons to substance addiction lack scientific support and may be alienating to some viewers. We've flagged this talk because it falls outside the content guidelines TED gives TEDx organizers. TEDx events are independently organized by volunteers. The guidelines we give TEDx organizers are described in more detail here: http://storage.ted.com/tedx/manuals/tedx_content_guidelines.pdfHow is the screen time epidemic changing our brilliant and sensitive brains? And what do these changes mean for the future of the human species? In this talk, Morwenna explores these questions from a social, psychological and evolutionary perspective, giving some advice on how to foster better social connections despite the prevalence of distraction by our phones. Morwenna Lewis is a UKCP Psychotherapist and Parenting Coach. She specialises in helping families where addiction to screens and tech have fragmented the family system and left the parents and children experiencing disconnection and grief. She works in a systemic way, focusing on the relationships and attachment styles within the family as the addiction is often a symptom of underlying disconnection and emotional isolation.This talk was recorded as part of TEDxAberystwyth, learn more at: https://tedxaberystwyth.com/ 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