Intangible Mechanisms

As a member of the Learner Council, I worked on day-to-day student concerns and issues, upcoming school events, social-change initiatives, and student responsibilities across the school. I contributed to planning and supporting student-facing events, helped represent student perspectives, and worked alongside other council members to turn ideas into initiatives that could benefit the wider school community. As Valiant Vikings House Captain, I took responsibility for coordinating and motivating my house, with a focus on both performance and teamwork. I planned activities by understanding my teammates' strengths and placing them where they could contribute most effectively, while also making sure everyone was comfortable and happy with their choices. I regularly checked in with team members, followed their progress, and helped coordinate participation across activities. We ultimately won the House Trophy that year, completing a hat-trick of consecutive victories.

Co-founded and served as the founding president of JBCN's first STEM Club. The club focused on hands-on learning through practical experiments rather than purely theory-based activities, with the aim of fostering curiosity, critical thinking, and problem-solving. I helped organise guest lectures, university visits, and student-led workshops, giving members opportunities to learn from professionals as well as from one another.

Along with Arhaan Lightwalla, Shivaan Sharma, and Vir Gangoly, I organised a bake sale at school to raise funds for the Shraddha Foundation, a shelter for cancer patients and survivors in Chembur. The idea was to use a school event to create a direct contribution to a local cause. We proposed holding the bake sale during a Quarter 2 PRD, planning to sell simple, non-spillable, room-temperature items such as muffins, cupcakes, bagels, brownies, and cookies. The initiative eventually took place during a parent-teacher meeting on the school campus, allowing us to reach a much wider section of the school community. We baked and prepared items ourselves while also receiving contributions from other students, turning the sale into a broader student-led effort. All proceeds from the bake sale went to charity, supporting the Shraddha Foundation and helping contribute towards a Christmas celebration for the people it serves, including food and gifts.

Created Teen Health Decoded, a platform focused on making healthy eating and lifestyle information more accessible and relevant to teenagers. The idea grew from my interest in the relationship between food, health, behaviour, and the environments in which young people make everyday choices. This became particularly interesting as I explored the wider policy landscape around food in schools. FSSAI's school-food regulations restrict the sale of foods high in fat, salt, and sugar (HFSS) to school children in school canteens, messes, and hostel kitchens, as well as within 50 metres of school gates. The framework also encourages schools to promote safe and balanced diets and healthier food environments. Rather than viewing healthy eating simply as an individual responsibility, I became interested in how schools, food environments, policy, and education can collectively shape the choices available to teenagers. Teen Health Decoded is my way of contributing to that conversation by sharing practical, accessible ideas around food and healthier lifestyles through a platform created specifically with teenagers in mind.

📖 Reading

The Psychology of Money
by Morgan Housel

📄 Working On

Publishing my research paper on consumer behaviour and the diminishing marginal utility of consumption.

🏃 Training

Building endurance for a 5 km race.
Next milestone: 10 km.

🎓 Learning

Young Scholars Programme

🧩 Speedcubing