09Beyond the classroom

Leadership & activities

The clubs, teams and initiatives where I learned to organise people, not just ideas.

Quiescence

Founder & President · Student-led initiative

400+ students reached
  • Leadership
  • Community Service

A student-led initiative focused on stress management and student mental health awareness — connecting student well-being with what neuroscience tells us about stress.

Key contributions
  • Founded the initiative
  • Recruited and managed a team of 12
  • Organised six seminars
  • Reached 400+ students
  • Conducted community-based campaigns, discussions, and awareness activities
Award / certificate · coming soon

Student Science & Wellness Council

Founder & President · Aspire Junior College

300+ at Science & Innovation Day
  • Leadership
  • Science & Technology

A student council promoting science learning and well-being.

Key contributions
  • Established a seven-member committee
  • Organised four science quizzes
  • Conducted two inter-house competitions
  • Organised three wellness workshops
  • Hosted Science & Innovation Day for 300+ students
  • Started a mentorship programme pairing 25 juniors with seniors
Award / certificate · coming soon

Young Biologists' Society

Co-Founder & Lead · Aspire Junior College

12 supervised experiments
  • Leadership
  • Research
  • Science & Technology

A hands-on biology society running teacher-supervised experiments.

Key contributions
  • Co-founded a group of 10 students
  • Created three project teams
  • Conducted 18 fortnightly meetings
  • Organised 12 teacher-supervised experiments
  • Worked on strawberry DNA extraction, osmosis, microbial growth, and stomata counts
  • Presented six exhibits at the school Biology Exhibition to 250+ visitors
Award / certificate · coming soon

Brain & Behaviour Research Club

Co-Founder · Aspire Junior College

Neuroscience Week · 300+ students
  • Research
  • Science & Technology
  • Leadership

A club exploring memory, attention and the brain through student experiments.

Key contributions
  • Co-founded a 15-member club
  • Conducted 14 fortnightly sessions
  • Organised three team research challenges
  • Conducted a memory experiment with 60 student participants
  • Organised Stroop attention tests
  • Built two interactive brain models
  • Conducted a five-day Neuroscience Week reaching 300+ students
Award / certificate · coming soon

Model United Nations

Director General · Under-Secretary General · Executive Board · Delegate · International Press · Operations · Various MUN conferences, Hyderabad

15+ conferences
  • Debate & Public Speaking
  • Leadership

Participation and leadership across Hyderabad MUN conferences.

Key contributions
  • Participated in 15+ MUNs
  • Held leadership positions across conferences
  • Currently serving as Volunteer Head for a charity MUN partnered with a medical school
  • Leading a team of 45 volunteers
  • Supporting a charity MUN for cancer research and treatment for underprivileged communities
Award / certificate · coming soon

Language Clubs

President & Event Organiser · Pragathi Central School

Best Club · 3 years running
  • Leadership
  • Writing & Publication
  • Art & Culture

English, Telugu, Hindi and Sanskrit literary activities.

Key contributions
  • Led a 25-member team
  • Managed English, Telugu, Hindi, and Sanskrit literary activities
  • Organised Language Day assemblies
  • Led literary contributions and events
  • Won Best Club for three consecutive years
Award / certificate · coming soon

Editor

Editor · Pragathi Central School

40+ submissions a year
  • Writing & Publication

Editing student poems, short stories and articles.

Key contributions
  • Edited poems, short stories, and articles
  • Reviewed 40+ student submissions annually
  • Six student pieces were published in The Times of India's student edition
Award / certificate · coming soon

Museum of Ordinary Things

Founder & Curator · Independent curiosity project

120 objects catalogued
  • Art & Culture
  • Research

An independent curiosity project documenting everyday objects such as vintage postcards, matchboxes, and old coins.

Key contributions
  • Collected and catalogued 120 objects
  • Involved 20 friends
  • Researched and wrote 45 object stories
  • Curated a digital exhibition
  • Organised a one-day pop-up exhibition for approximately 150 visitors
Award / certificate · coming soon

Arts, Heritage & Creative Expression Society

Student Coordinator · School society

60+ artworks exhibited
  • Art & Culture
  • Leadership

Celebrating regional art forms through exhibitions and workshops.

Key contributions
  • Co-curated an exhibition of 60+ artworks by 35 students
  • Featured Cheriyal scroll painting and Nirmal art
  • Organised three creative workshops
  • Exhibition reached approximately 400 visitors
Award / certificate · coming soon

The Curious Cortex

Founder & Writer · Personal science blog

3,200+ views
  • Writing & Publication
  • Science & Technology

A personal science blog explaining neuroscience and biology in accessible language.

Key contributions
  • Published 18 posts
  • Each article approximately 250–300 words
  • Six posts available in Telugu
  • Reached 3,200+ views
  • Built an audience of 140 email subscribers
Award / certificate · coming soon

Cultural Community Participation

Organiser & volunteer · Neighbourhood community

10+ events a year
  • Community Service
  • Art & Culture

Organising cultural events and neighbourhood festivals.

Key contributions
  • Organised cultural events and neighbourhood festivals
  • Helped coordinate 10+ events annually
  • Supported local fundraising activities
  • Received the All-rounder of Community award
Award / certificate · coming soon

Social Justice Campaigns

Participant · Community campaigns

4 campaigns
  • Community Service

Participated in four community campaigns.

Key contributions
  • Dengue prevention
  • Student mental health awareness
  • Environmental conservation
  • Anti-bullying awareness
Award / certificate · coming soon

Robotics & AI

Team Lead · Pragathi Central School

1 of 12 selected
  • Science & Technology

Selected among 12 students in a robotics and AI programme.

Key contributions
  • Selected among 12 students in a robotics and AI programme
  • Led a three-member team in building a robotic pick-and-move arm within a 45-minute challenge
Award / certificate · coming soon

Fine Arts

Artist · Long-term practice

40+ works
  • Art & Culture

40+ finished works over four years.

Key contributions
  • 40+ finished works over four years
Award / certificate · coming soon

Tennis

Player · Inter-school & district junior

4 tournaments
  • Athletics

Four inter-school and district-level junior tournaments.

Key contributions
  • Four inter-school and district-level junior tournaments
Award / certificate · coming soon

Kuchipudi

Dancer · Classical dance training

3 recitals
  • Music & Dance

Four years of training and three recitals.

Key contributions
  • Four years of training
  • Three recitals
Award / certificate · coming soon

Carnatic Music

Vocalist · Classical vocal training

  • Music & Dance

Long-term Carnatic vocal training.

Key contributions
  • Long-term vocal training
Award / certificate · coming soon

French

Learner · RK Math · Duolingo

600+ day streak
  • Art & Culture

600+ day Duolingo streak and an A1-level programme with RK Math.

Key contributions
  • 600+ day Duolingo streak
  • A1-level programme with RK Math
Award / certificate · coming soon