SPEAKER : DIVYA S IYER IAS

TOPIC : MINDFULLNESS

PROFILE

Divya Sesha Iyer (born 16 October 1984) is an Indian bureaucrat, medical

doctor, editor, and author who is part of the Indian Administrative Service in
Kerala. She is the current District Collector of Pathanamthitta. She was the
Mission Director of Mahatma Gandhi NREGA.
NOTES
 Spoke about how people lack discipline towards the end of a task.
 It is always the next thing and not continuing on one thing.
 This is why nowadays meditation and mindfulness are practiced. This is
done to bring back attention.
 One must also try to practice ikigai and ichigo ichie, which means simply
to make the maximum of a moment.

SPEAKER : MOHAMMED HANEESH IAS

TOPIC : CIVILISATION
 PROFILE
He is the nodal officer of FIFA World Cup, 2017. He is the managing director
of Kochi metro rail. He is also the receipt of the Kerala State E Governance
award by Govt of Kerala.
NOTES
 Spoke about how it used to be back then and how it is now.
 How humans changed due to mobile phones and internet services
 Spoke about globalization and industrialization.