For some people sky is the limit and Ishita Katyal is one of them. She is an author, a public speaker, an avid reader who loves the works of Ruskin Bond, a dancer, a singer and also a basketball player in her free time. Guess her age…well, she is just 10!
Ishita,a resident of Pune, has become the youngest Indian to speak at the TED Youth Conference in New York. This little wonder, who studies in 5th standard at the Vibgyor High School in Balewadi, delivered a 4-minute speech on 'What do you want to be now', a topic that raised important points regarding how children too can make a difference.
Her journey with TEDx started in 2013 when she visited an event organized by TEDx Pune. She loved the event so much that she immediately contacted the organisers to be part of the team. Her passion towards the event won everyone’s heart and she was given the permission to organize TEDx Youth@Balewadi, becoming the youngest person to conduct such event at an age of eight.
She went on to clear two Skype interviews with Global Volunteers at TEDx and became their youngest youth organizer in the Asia-Pacific region.
In her latest talk in New York, she speaks her heart out so that more children get inspired to follow their dreams, irrespective of their age. Other than this, Ishita has been achieving extra ordinary things since a very young age.
Ishita’s New York talk has not been released yet, but you can take a look at her Bhilwara talk here-
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