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The Aga Khan Academy, Hyderabad
Survey No: 1/1
Hardware Park Maheshwaram Mandal, R.R. District
Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, 500005
India

Anoop Shaji

Anoop Shaji, final year dentistry UG Student at Century International Institute of Dental science & Research Centre, Kasargode, Kerala, India. His area of interest lies in oncology-based translational research. Till date, he has delivered dozens of award-winning scientific presentations at various international and national scientific meets on his locally developed, promising concept models.

Arshi Lalani & Group

Arshi Lalani and her dance troupe are experienced performers, having choreographed and executed many dance and dramatic sequences at the Aga Khan Academy Hyderabad.

Aryan Srivastava

Aryan Srivastava is a student who is in the last year of his IB Diploma Programme. An avid orator, any opportunity to speak in public, Aryan takes. Aryan is known for his ambitious attitude and his excellence in the art of debate.

Diana Nazari

Having grown up in a war-zone, Diana Nazari is an inspiring Afghan girl, currently studying at the Aga Khan Academy Hyderabad. Before joining the Academy, Diana encountered many life-changing experiences that have moulded her into a strong and spirited young girl. She is passionate about bringing to light struggles that Afghans are going through, particularly women's rights and the refugee crisis.

Iliyan Hariyani & Group

Musicians at the Aga Khan Academy Hyderabad perform renditions of Sufi songs.

Isabelle Didsbury

Dr Isabelle Needham-Didsbury works as the School Counsellor at Aga Khan Academy Hyderabad. Prior to joining the Academy, Dr Needham-Didsbury worked in the UK supporting marginalised communities and those in crisis. Before training as a Counselling Psychologist, Isabelle completed her Linguistics PhD at UCL in the UK. Her research, which has been presented at numerous conferences across 7 countries, explored the use of metaphorical language in psychotherapy.

Jai Undurti

Jai Undurti is Creative Director of Syenagiri. He has a background in journalism and writes for leading publications on travel and popular culture. Jai started Every City is a Story – a unique city-centric graphic storytelling initiative. His current projects include "The Cities Beneath" with artist Fabian Stoltz and "The Game" with artist Kishore Mohan.

Kalyan Raygalla

Kalyan Raygalla, 25, is an Asst Professor by profession, vocalist by passion and a writer by choice. He is also a Model UN enthusiast with a specialized approach towards UNIC/ International Press. He calls himself a ‘facilitator,’ and he doesn’t encourage the word, ‘teacher’ or ‘lecturer.’

Nidhi Rao Belman

Nidhi Rao Belman is a final year law student on weekdays, and a self admitted couch potato on weekends, when she isn't working as a freelance public speaking trainer, or attending debates as a chair or a delegate. Inquisitive and introspective by nature, and a feminist by nurture, she attributes these traits to the fact that she comes from a household of 3 inspirational strong women and 2 adopted indie dogs she claims are her spirit animals. Besides travelling, and otherwise killing time with a paintbrush, self help book, or by compulsively cleaning/redecorating her room, Nidhi aspires to do more social work and advocacy in 2019, both online through social media and blogging platforms, and offline through field work with different organisations, and hopes that this talk is a stepping stone in that lifelong endeavour.

Raghav Pathak

Currently a first-year diploma student studying at the Aga Khan Academy Hyderabad, Raghav Pathak is an individual incredibly interested in the areas of socio-economic history, alongside cultural progression. By nature, he attempts to present an unbiased, objective interpretation on topics he speaks about, yet is significantly opinionated, skewing toward a liberalistic point of view. Raghav has always been an avid reader and writer, and has most commonly used the pen and paper to showcase his thoughts and ideas, with the occasional foray into debating.

Salman Jumazada & Band

AKA Hyderabad's band is made up of talented percussionists & guitarists.

Sanvi G

Sanvi is a talented actor currently completing her IB Diploma at the Aga Khan Academy Hyderabad.

Sarah Nathani

Sarah Nathani is a grade 7 student at the Aga Khan Academy Hyderabad. She is an astrophysics enthusiast and a curious person by nature. A voracious reader, she is a bibliophile who particularly enjoys reading Science Fiction novels. Sarah has a penchant for words and an undying love for literature. She is also a keen tabla player and is currently learning the violin. A person who tries to do her work by thinking out of the box, she believes in self-expression and embraces her inner creativity. Determination and perseverance are what she considers the true keys to success.

Tanya Verma & Group

This all-girl dance troupe performs originally choreographed dances to popular music.

Zohair Gandhi

A grade 11 IB student and a fairly new addition to the Aga Khan Academy Hyderabad's student body, Zohair Gandhi brings his extensive leadership and debate expertise to the table. He's enthusiastic about science and technology and never misses out on an occasion to talk about these. When he's not fanboying over Elon Musk's next ingenious idea, he relishes playing the guitar, reading novels and comic books, watching movies and learning something new to keep his mind active. For example, during a period when he was really interested in close-up magic, Zohair totally thought that he could be the next David Copperfield. Unfortunately, people weren't fond of him producing cards randomly from behind their ears. There was also the time when he tried his hand (and his feet, of course) at skateboarding. All jokes aside, Zohair feels strongly about issues around the globe and tries his best to play his part in the larger scheme of things. He wishes to work in research in the future, hopefully answering humanity's biggest questions. He hopes that a day will come when education and basic necessities will be available to all - across borders, continents, and oceans - and he is willing to work to make sure that day arrives soon. In his talk, Zohair will concentrate on the issues of infinitely rising consumerism and how the individual must act beyond this in order to live a fuller life, with less.