Finding a Voice

2009–2021 — Abacus Montessori, Chennai

One school, start to finish. Where I learned to lead a room and argue a point.

House captain → Cultural Secretary

Vice captain, then captain of my house, then Cultural Secretary of the school.

A steady climb through school leadership — from vice captain to captain of my house, and finally Cultural Secretary of the school. Running events, wrangling people, and learning that organising is its own kind of building.

Debating

Deep in the debating circuit through all of school.

Debating was the through-line of my school years and carried straight into college. It's where I got comfortable thinking on my feet and making an argument land.