Photos
Little Me
This is me when I was about two years old, reading my first book ever. (The Rainbow Fish. I still remember it.)
Mini Notebook Business
These are some of the notebooks I made just before going to an outdoor event where I knew I'd have the opportunity to sell them. I made a lot of money and learned a lot of skills that day!
NJHS Induction Ceremony
This is me at the formal NJHS Induction Ceremony when I was in 7th grade. Through NJHS, I earned the President's Volunteer Service Award Bronze Medal!
Fall Classic Speech Tournament
This is me after the Fall Classic Speech Tournament, holding my awards. It was a great day, full of excitement, competition and lots of joking around with friends!
You Be The Chemist Challenge
This is me at the You Be The Chemist Challenge. The most memorable thing about that day, besides the chemistry, of course, was the giant cookies they had provided as a snack while we waited for the results. They certainly increased the anticipation!
ChickTech Conference
This is me standing with my friend and mentor, Jyotsna V. We presented together about the technological part of my business ventures at the 2019 ChickTech Conference. The conference gave me the opportunity to meet many esteemed female entrepreneurs and subject matter experts!
Toastmasters Conference
This is me at the Toastmasters Conference, where I was an acclaimed guest speaker. I presented my self-written stand-up comedy, "A Perfectly Normal Day in my Perfectly Normal Life." If you would like to see it, go to the Speeches page.
CHSSA Speech Tournament
This is me holding my Storytelling trophy from the CHSSA Speech and Debate tournament. It was an amazing experience - I learned a lot!
Hang In There!
This is some chalk art my sister and I did on the sidewalk to inspire our neighbors. We wanted to give anything we could to the community during our troubled times, so we drew this on the sidewalk. It lasted for a week before fading!
2020 Regional Spelling Bee
This is me at the 2020 Regional Spelling Bee, standing on the stage and spelling my word for that round. I got 7th place after misspelling "holophrastic." (I should have known!)
Eye Level Oratacular
This is me after winning second place at the Eye Level Oratacular. I wrote and presented my speech about the dangers overuse of technology posed to our world. I still am an advocate of using technology in moderation, utilizing it to advance our world but not taking it too far.
Project CSGirls
This is me at the Project CSGirls National Gala in Washington, D.C. My partner and I coded a ski game to teach people about inequalities in our nation, and we were selected out of 700 participants as finalists. It was a hotspot of technological progress and an amazing learning opportunity!
CTA Graduation
I've been taking classes at California Tamil Academy since I was 6 years old. I started with Basic 2 (the equivalent of kindergarten) and I have now, in 2021, graduated by way of Zoom from Grade 8 and completed the entire of the CTA curriculum. I am now helping CTA as a Teaching Assistant!
Blueprint Oasis Workshop
Screenshot from our workshop, where I presented on food insecurity!
COSMOS
Me in my COSMOS Summer Program! In this image, I am posing with the rest of my cluster (Cluster 2) in the middle of the lab in which we did various activities such as synthesizing quantum dots and making gold nanoparticles.
DECA
This picture is me at our 2023 State Career Development Conference, on my way to a 'Medieval Times' experience our whole club participated in for fun.
DECA Campaigning
This is me running for the position of California DECA Vice President of Marketing! It was a great experience and I met some really nice people.
Graduation
Me with my friends at senior year graduation! We ended our Capstone classes with Trimester 2 and had a little party to celebrate. This is one of the pics we took!