How Josh met with INK Makers

Josh Radnor, who plays Ted in the popular American Sitcom ‘How I Met Your Mother,’ interacted with young INK Makers from Manipal University at INK Live 2015 in Mumbai recently.

INK Makers or young individuals interested in exploring new innovations and technologies across the spectrum of science, engineering, art and design also met other INK Live 2015 speakers, including Arunabh Kumar, Founder & CEO of the entertainment network called The Viral Fever, and Dr Balamurali Ambati, the world’s youngest doctor, among others.

The students proudly displayed several innovative prototypes they had built, including a ‘Power Assisted Stretcher’ for hospitals designed by Team Spearheads. Unlike a conventional stretcher which requires three or four people to operate, this stretcher can be operated by just one person. “Our aim is to make the maneuverability of stretchers in hospitals a lot easier, safer and efficient,” said a member of Team Spearheads.

INK Live also hosted interactive workshops, discussions and other fun-filled activities for the students. A workshop on ‘Broadcast yourself on YouTube’ by Satya Raghavan, Head of Entertainment, YouTube India, gave students a deep insight into how to build their own brand on YouTube and leverage the most out of the popular video site. 

‘The Drum Circle’ workshop with Dharavi Rocks, a band comprising young slum dwellers and rag pickers from Dharavi, was another popular event.

“INK gave us a platform to meet real heroes and be inspired. We received productive feedback from these achievers on our prototypes and got inputs on how to go about funding, refining our prototype further, and so on. Apart from that, INK Live helped us break away from the conventional classroom learning setup and gave us the room to think creatively and reinvent ourselves", said an INK Maker.  

“The INK experience was wonderful and listening to the inspiring speakers was great learning. The platform provided for school and college students by INK is amazing and I hope more students become part of this INK Movement. I cannot wait to be back next year!” said another youngster.

INK and Manipal University recently came together for INK Makers Program, an initiative to celebrate invention and innovation in every possible aspect of daily life.

What is INK?

INK is a community that transforms imagination to impact. This platform for innovation is committed to sharing inspiring stories and disruptive thinking – gathered from the most unexpected sources. INK is a movement where we write our future…together.

What is INK Live?

INK Live is a unique and stimulating experience to witness a real-time telecast of the INK conference live and uncut. The experience is designed for students and young professionals, and is very affordable. The event hosts interactive workshops, speaker interactions, inspiring and engaging discussions, and other fun-filled learning activities with peers. For speaker interactions, selected speakers are brought to the INK Live venue for face-to-face interaction with the attendees.

About Manipal University

Manipal University is nestled on a plateau in Karnataka’s Udupi district. The University is synonymous with excellence in higher education. Over 28,000 students from 57 different nations live learn and play in the sprawling University town. It also has nearly 2500 faculty teaching in various professional institutions in health sciences, engineering, management, communication and humanities which dot the Campus.