Staff Reporter, Dhaka : With hopes to aspire and inspire the young minds of Bangladesh, DPS STS
(Delhi Public) School Dhaka with a license from TED has successfully arranged the grandiose sequel of the
well-received TEDx event titled “TEDxDPSSTSSchool” at DPS STS Senior Campus Auditorium on October
15, 2022.
The event featured several influential achievers from various fields, who focusing on the event’s theme
“Mind Over Matter”, shared their inspiring stories of breaking out of shells, overcoming obstacles, and
amplifying their skills through the power of their mind.
TEDx is an initiative created by the TED organization to galvanize ideas that can foster pragmatic change
in society. TEDxDPSSTSSchool was a full-day event where guest speakers and performers shed light on a
range of thought-provoking and inspiring matters to educate and amuse the audience.
Guest speakers of this event included Ghulam Sumdany Don, corporate trainer and Chief Inspirational
Officer at Don Sumdany Facilitation & Consultancy; Manizey Ibrahim, author, lawyer and the Director of
Legal Affairs at Ibrahim Securities Limited; Md Tajdin Hassan, founder of Mission Save Bangladesh and
Chief Business Officer at The Daily Star; Anika Rabbani, certified yoga instructor under World Yoga
Alliance and founder of yoga school Yoganika; Debra Efroymson, author, co-founder and Acting
Executive Director of The Institute of Wellbeing Bangladesh; Rizvana Hredita, co-founder and Chief
Operating Officer of Hydroquo+ and Lingwing; Rakin Absar, renowned digital content creator; Sadman
Sadik, educator at 10 Minutes School and co-author of several self-help books; Sajid Asbat Khandaker
and Sourodip Paul, winners of World Universities Debating Competition (WUDC) 2022; Shah Rafayat
Chowdhury, award-winning environmentalist & co-founder of Footsteps Bangladesh.
TEDxDPSSTSSchool was very effective in boosting the intelligence of attendees and providing a divergent
experience. The motivational event was sponsored by Monash Pathways at Universal College
Bangladesh and M A Tayab Limited. The event was inaugurated by Dr. Shivananda CS, Principal of DPS
STS School Dhaka. Dr. Sandeep Ananthanarayanan, CEO of Higher Education Wing of STS Group was also
in attendance. DPS STS Senior Leadership Team, students and all registrants joined the event. Ms. Shalini
Agarwalla, Dean of Activities, was the overall in-charge of TEDxDPSSTSSchool.
Dr. Shivananda CS, Principal, DPS STS School Dhaka, said, “TEDx talks stand out from other forms of
presentations as it is highly effective in conveying information to the target audience. It is a platform
where the achievers share their personal journey and struggle, and their strategies to overcome them. It
is not just a speech; it is a narration of individual drive to success. With the TEDxDPSSTSSchool, our goal
was to bring bright minds together under one roof. Through this event, we focused on allowing
conversations that are idea-focused and inspire attendees to make a difference in the world.”