National Finale · Houston, Texas
Tejas '26
Finale
Read. Create. Compete. Stand out.
Tejas Events
DDA Conference Sessions
Meals & Networking
01
Friday, June 5
All sessions in CDT · Arrive early, collect your badge, get excited · Hilton University of Houston.
Today's Tejas Moments
Your first day as a finalist. 🔥
Author talks, a live showcase, and your first Tejas Talks. Today you get to see the world you've been reading about — and meet the people who've shaped it.
Tejas Author Talk × 2
Tejas Showcase
Tejas Talks
Book Unveiling
11:00
AM
AM
Opening
Inauguration Ceremony
Welcome address, Ashirwachan, and the highlight of Day 1 — the Book Unveiling. See the books Tejas participants will be reading in future seasons.
1:45
PM
PM
⭐ Tejas
Icebreaker Session
Setting the stage for the conference. Meet your fellow competitors, shake off the nerves, and get fired up for what's ahead.
2:30
PM
PM
Talk
Short Talk, Big Impact
Three speakers, three big ideas, one charged room. These are the kind of talks that stick with you for years.
Shekhar Mayanil
Koustuv Dalal
Raj Vedam
4:00
PM
PM
☕ Tea + Networking
4:30
PM
PM
Tejas Author Talk
Hear from the author of one of the books that launched this whole journey. Ask the questions you've been sitting on all season.
Subhash Kak
5:00
PM
PM
⭐ Tejas
Tejas Showcase
Selected work from Tejas participants on display. The posters, booklets, and content you've created — seen by the whole conference.
5:30
PM
PM
Tejas Author Talk
A second author conversation — another book, another perspective, another reason the reading was worth every page.
Dheepa Maturi
6:00
PM
PM
⭐ Tejas Talks
Tejas Talks
Two special speakers bringing ideas from the world of Dharmic thought and action. This is the kind of conversation that only happens in rooms like this — and you're in it.
Shailesh Rao
Aadit Kapadia
02
Saturday, June 6
All sessions in CDT · Tejas Finale begins. Rounds 1 and 2 today · Student Center South, University of Houston.
Today's Tejas Moments
The competition is ON. 🏆
Finale Round 1 and Round 2 both happen today. You've prepared. You've read. You've created. Now you show what you've got — in front of the people who can change your trajectory.
Finale Round 1
Finale Round 2
Keynote with Anil Rajvanshi
Cultural Performance
8:30
AM
AM
Anchoring + Meditation
A moment to settle the mind before a big day. Breathe. Be present. You're ready.
9:00
AM
AM
Keynote
Opening Keynote
An ideas-packed opening to Day 2. If you've never heard Dr. Anil Rajvanshi speak, you're about to understand why people call him unmissable.
Anil Rajvanshi
9:45
AM
AM
☕ Transition + Tea · Move to parallel rooms
10:00
AM
AM
DDA Parallel Sessions
Conference Deep-Dives
Two expert panels happening simultaneously — choose the one that speaks to you, or float between rooms.
Room 1 · Space City, UH
Aligning Technology with Dharma
Alok Chaturvedi
Anand Rao
Arijit Patra
Biplav Srivastava
Nomesh Bolia
Room 2 · Ballroom, UH
Health Beyond Medicine
Anand Yadav
Devraj Nayak
Koustuv Dalal
Shreela Sharma
Sonal Gupta
2:00
PM
PM
🏆 FINALE · Round 1
Tejas Finale — Round 1
The first competitive round of the Tejas National Finale. All finalist teams present. Judges take notes. This is what you trained for.
3:00
PM
PM
🕐 Break
3:30
PM
PM
🏆 FINALE · Round 2
Tejas Finale — Round 2
Round 2 — the competition tightens. Judges are watching. Teams dig deeper. By the end of this room, you'll know what you're made of.
4:30
PM
PM
☕ Tea Break
5:00
PM
PM
Talk
Short Talk, Big Impact
Nitin Seth
03
Sunday, June 7
All sessions in CDT · Final round, top performances, awards — this is your day · Student Center South, University of Houston.
Today's Tejas Moments
Championship Sunday. 🥇
Finale Round 3. Author Talk. Internship Fair. Top Performances in the Theater. Today is when winners are crowned and futures are launched. Show up fully.
Finale Round 3
Author Talk
Internship Fair
Top Performances
Awards Ceremony
8:30
AM
AM
🏆 FINALE · Round 3
Tejas Finale — Round 3
The final competitive round. This is it — the last opportunity to bring everything you've got. The judges will deliberate after this session.
9:30
AM
AM
🕐 Break
10:00
AM
AM
Tejas Author Talk
One last author conversation — intimate, direct, unforgettable. Come with your biggest questions.
Deepali Patwadkar
10:30
AM
AM
💼 Internship Fair
Internship Fair
Your next chapter starts here. Meet Indic organisations, authors, and DCF partners who are actively looking for people exactly like you. Every Tejas participant is eligible for an internship — this is where you find yours.
1:30
PM
PM
⭐ Tejas Top Performances
Tejas Top Performances
The best-of-the-best Tejas content — YouTube shorts, podcasts, posters — showcased on the main stage in front of the full conference audience. If your work is selected, this is your standing ovation moment.
2:00
PM
PM
DDA
Summary of Themes
The DDA conference synthesises its six themes across three days — a powerful closing intellectual session that connects all the dots.
3:00
PM
PM
🥇 Awards Ceremony
Concluding Session + Awards
Keynote address, Guest of Honor remarks, and the moment everyone has been waiting for — the Tejas '26 winners are announced. Cash awards. Internship placements. Applause that echoes.