Art and Activism: What's Your Roar Within? | Ashra Kunwar | TEDxUF

Nepali singer-songwriter and PhD student Ashra Kunwar has found a way to bridge the gap between grief and activism. Through music and conservation research, she shows how pain can be turned into art, and invites the audience to find the roar within.
Ashra Kunwar from Nepal is a young and relentless Ph.D. Student at the University of Florida, UN Human Rights Delegate speaker from Nepal, Brand Ambassador for the most reputed Governmental Bank of Nepal, Agricultural Development Bank Limited, and a Singer/ Songwriter/ Founder of the rock band Ashra & The Parables. After completing both her Bachelor’s & Master’s in Environmental Science with Research, she is now doing her Ph.D. degree at the University of Florida, being awarded a Full assistantship scholarship.

She is a relentless, goal-oriented person who is willing to go above and beyond on any project related to her expertise. Top 25 selected youth at the US Embassy youth council, amongst 30,000 plus participants, and a civic engagement project awardee. She is still hungry to meet new goals and overcome challenges, and effectively bring success to the team as she works with relentless hard work and introspection, as her two core values in life. 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