Time to talk: Youths start online platform to help people interact more during pandemic


Psychology major Janak Ashok Teckwani started the TimeToTalk project to encourage more online interaction and meaningful conversations. Photo: TimeToTalk

Psychology undergraduate from Taylor’s University Janak Ashok Teckwani, 22, felt that he and his friends were not getting enough interaction during the pandemic, so he started a platform called TimeToTalk where they could interact online.

“I felt that everyone needed a ‘distraction’ from all the negativity during the pandemic, and we weren’t getting the interaction we needed during the MCOs,” he says.

Session with national toastmasters champion Gurmeet Singh. Photo: TimeToTalkSession with national toastmasters champion Gurmeet Singh. Photo: TimeToTalk

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