SAHUL HAMEED LATHIFA HIDAYA

Personal/Social Background:
25 years old. Mother is a housewife. She is currently employed as a lecturer in Pharmaceutics. She is an optimistic, industrious girl hailing from a remote village in Tamilnadu. Motivated by the encouragement of her homemaker mother. She scored 97.35 percentile in GATE.

Degree sought:
Ph.D in Pharmaceutical Sciences from the “ School of Pharmacy, University of London.”

Academic Background: 
M. Pharma from Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra, Ranchi.

Distinctions, Grants, Scholarships, Prizes awarded: 
Ø Distinction in Standard XII
Ø Pursued M.Pharm with UGC scholarship by scoring 97.35 percentile in GATE, February –2004
Ø Best outgoing student award from KM College of Pharmacy, Madurai, for being college Topper of the batch 1999-     2003

Accomplishments: 
Ø Coordinated college cultural programme
Ø Dramatics performance at the college play organized by the NSS

Stated objective: 
With research experience & drug targeting skill, she wishes to join in a research wing of a reputed pharmaceutical industry & serve the fellow beings.
 

BOYA SANDHYA RANI

Personal/Social Background:
Parents are doctors by profession. She likes to travel a lot, meeting new people & making new friends. She has an interest in animation. Done a course of animation & would want to make science friction film using animation tools. She has been associated with Vivekananda Yoga Centre from last 9 years. Once she had engaged in fundraising for Bangladesh refugees.

Degree sought:
PhD programme in NIMHANS in the field of Brain Tumour Stem Cell Biology.

Academic Background: 
M.Sc In Molecular & Human Genetics from Banaras Hindu University. M.Phil in Neuroscience from NIMHANS.

Distinctions, Grants, Scholarships, Prizes awarded: 
Her project work has been awarded by stem cell week journal of University of Arizona.

Accomplishments: 
Ø Attended 20 courses on Animation
Ø Engaged with fundraising activity for Bangladesh Refugee

Stated objective: 
Her ultimate goal is to answer the problem of Neuro repair with torque of stem cell biology. She would like to establish a stem cell consortium.

NEHA GUPTA

Personal/Social Background:
24 years old. Father is an AGM at UBI & mother is a housewife. Neha is presently working as an Assistant System Engineer at TATA Consultancy Services, Gurgaon. Since her school days computers & electronic gadgets fascinated her & she realised that she fits in the electronic world perfectly.

Degree sought:
M.Sc/ PhD in Electrical & Computer Engineering, Purdue University, Indiana, USA

Academic Background: 
B.Tech in Electronics & Communication Engineering from Indira Gandhi Institute of Technology, GGSIPU.

Distinctions, Grants, Scholarships, Prizes awarded:
Ø Gold Medallist for being Top in all Engineering departments.
Ø Received undergraduate research fellowship, IGIT- 2001-05
Ø Awarded as best project thesis submitted, IGIT, 2005
Ø Awarded as best student for 3 consecutive years.
Ø Received National level Secondary Board merit scholarship & Delhi State level Sanskrit Academy Scholarship.

Accomplishments: 
Ø 1st prize in graphic designing & programming National Technical Fest 2005
Ø 1 st prize in intercollegiate university level G.K. Quiz, 2004
Ø 1 st prize in Intercollegiate Delhi State Level Basketball competition.

Stated objective: 
She wishes to pursue directed research on “ Intelligent Wireless Enterprise System” & be able to design & administrate such networked business. She wants to bring this technology to India & also design useful wireless embedded devices as a scientist.

NINAD RAVINDRA PANDIT

Personal/Social Background:
27 years old. Father has retired from Bhabha Atomic Research Centre as a Scientific Officer, Electronics Division. Mother is a homemaker. He is a core faculty & lecturer of Kamala Raheja Vidyanidhi Institute for Architecture, Mumbai for B.Arch programme & also associated with the Research & design cell of the institute's Dharavi studio as a Project Coordinator. His personal & professional background strongly suggests his inclination for research & practice, as does his passion for teaching. He had developed a vision of development from young age.

Degree sought:
Masters in City Planning from Massachusetts Institute Technology

Academic Background: 
Bachelor in Architecture from Kamal Raheja Vidyanidhi Institute of Architecture, University of Mumbai.

Distinctions, Grants, Scholarships, Prizes awarded: 
Ø Awarded Post Graduate Research Fellowship from KRVIA for pursuing independent Urban Research for the academic      year 2004-05
Ø Awarded Sarai Student Stipendiary Grant for 2005 at the Sarai New Media Initiative, a part of the Centre for the study      of Developing Societies- Delhi for pursuing independent research.
Ø Published paper: “ Living between Laws” paper in The Sarai Reader 05- The Bare Act New Delhi: Sarai/ CSDS 2005
Ø Worked as a research assistant to Rahul Merhotra , Associate Professor of Architecture , University of Michigan in      June 2006- August 2006
Ø Worked as research assistant to Dr. Anupama Rao , Asst Professor History , South Asia Studies Dept. Barnard      College, Columbia University , working on pre- independence Dalit histories of Maharastra in October 2004- January      2005
Ø Selected for the Mumbai Joint Studio with Sci - Arc ( Southern California Institute for Architecture) Los Angeles, in      January 2003
Ø Awarded for best performance in the Short Design Competition at KRVIA in September 2001 & March 2002

Accomplishments: 
Ø Editor & writer of the website www.wahwah.in that looks at documenting urban Mumbai & archiving urban practices.
Ø His digital artwork has been di9splayed at Print Emotions, Nexus Interface Exhibition of Digital art at Bangkok, July      2004
Ø Student Co- Editor for all publications in KRVIA between June 2000 & April 2002
Ø Co conducted Photoshop Workshop for the students of KRVIA in January 2001
Ø Volunteer with Mumbai Grahak Panchayat, Non Profit consumer Rights group, 1989 onwards.

Stated objective: 
He intends to work as a planning & development professional working with Academic institutions as a faculty, & Government & NGOs as consultant he intends to make a difference to the planning practice & development in India by contributing in the academic space & produce scholarly work on urban planning.

ANIRUDDHA MAITRA

Personal/Social Background:
25 years old. Father has expired & mother is in service. He works for CNN-IBN, Delhi. He has taught a part of a Queer Studies module offered to MA students at Jadavpur University. During his student life in Jadavpur & Alliance Françoise & his engagement in amateur theatre his efforts were always directed towards contextualizing his theoretical work on culture hybridity & sexual subalternity.

Degree sought:
PhD in English & Comparative Literature from the department of Modern Culture & Media at Brown University, US.

Academic Background: 
M.A in English from Jadavpur University, Kolkata.

Distinctions, Grants, Scholarships, Prizes awarded: 
Ø  Ranked 2nd in UG & PG level at Jadavpur University
Ø  Won Charles Wallace (India) scholarship & Scottish Universities' International Summer School Scholarship on 2004
Ø  Selected for TPF scholarship 2005 & SOAS Bursary 2006 but declined for inadequate funding

Accomplishments: 
Ø Was actively involved in theatre in Kolkata. Worked with groups like “The Red Curtain”, “Theatron” & “ Theatrician”
Ø Wrote articles, reviews for “The Statesman Campus” & ran a column called “ The Beat”.
Ø Selected to represent the CNN IBN at the prestigious CNN “ International Professional Programme” at the CNN head     quarter at Atlanta, GA.

Stated objective: 
He intends to teach in a University and carry on with journalism in some form.

ARADDHYA MEHTA

Personal/Social Background:
24 years old. Father is the Executive Director; The National Foundation For India & mother is the Joint Secretary, Ministry Of Panchayai Raj. She spent her most of the childhood in visiting the Rajasthani villages. She has a keen interest in Hindustani Classical Music & classical dances like Bharatnatyam. She has been an active swimmer through out her academics. Her enthusiasm & upbringing had added value to her career.

Degree sought:
M.Phil in Development Studies, at St. Antony's College, University of Oxford.

Academic Background:
M.A In History (Modern India), from Jawaharlal University.

Distinctions, Grants, Scholarships, Prizes awarded:
Ø Won State award – for pre – final year project in 2003 .
Ø Won state award – for final year project in 2004
Ø Applied for patent with regard to the Project – ‘Artificial Larynx'.

Accomplishments:
Ø Youngest dancer of “ Spauda” a professional Bharatnatyam Dance Company since 2004
Ø Scored top in Hindustani Classical Music in 1999, in ICSE stems
Ø Represented the state Rajasthan in swimming in under 13,16,19 & 21 National Aquatic Meets.
Ø Was the co-captain in 1999 in the swimming team
Ø Awarded the State Championship award in 1998 & 1999

Stated objective
She plans to work in the public sphere in the field of activism & academic research.

GADADHAR MAHAPTRA

Personal/Social Background:
23 years old. Father is engaged in agriculture on daily wage basis & mother is housewife. After his schooling & graduation from Orissa he joined Jawaharlal Nehru University to pursue his Post Graduate in Sociology & now he is pursuing M. Phil in Sociology. Along with this he is working at D.S.A library, JNU as a part-time student. He has worked in the field of “ Poverty Reduction through social capital formation” & on sociology of medicine with reference to “ Child Health Care” in India & Bangladesh.

Degree sought:
Direct PhD in Sociology on “ Povert Reduction through social capital formation” from Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. Admitted.

Academic Background: 
B. A in Sociology Honours from Fakir Mohan University, Orissa, M.A & M. Phil from JNU in Sociology.

Distinctions, Grants, Scholarships, Prizes awarded: 
Ø 1 st division with distinction in his graduation
Ø Merit cum means at BA level
Ø As he was the 3 rd topper in the JNU entrance got DSA scholarship at MA

Accomplishments: 
Worked as a volunteer in the national seminar on Dynamics of Indian Society: Stratification and Change at the Center for study of Social Systems, School of Social Sciences, JNU , New Delhi

Stated objective: 
He wants to be a good academician & wants to pursue higher research in the field of sociology. He would definitely try for lectureship under the global placement cell.