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Jamnabai Narsee School, N.S Road No. 7 Juhu
JVPD Scheme, Vile Parle (w)
mumbai, Maharashtra, 400049
India

Harnidh Kaur

Ms. Harnidh alternates between 15 and 50 years old mentally, and is stuck at a rather inelegant 19, physically. She's a history student at LSR college, Delhi University, hoping to continue further studies in the field of international relations. Literature, food, travel, trivia, current affairs, purple and arguments make her very happy. She's a debater, writer, social media addict, and slam poet. Her teenage is almost done, but her drama queen days aren’t over just yet.

Jameel Shah

Jameel Shah was once any other individual that escaped an old life in hopes to create a better one. Now he owns Shah Shoes, a company that manufactures dancing shoes for Bollywood’s best such as Katrina Kaif, Bipasha Basu and many more. At the age of 11, Jameel Shah left his hometown, a village called Doghra in Bihar to come to Mumbai, the City of Dreams. He began as a worker in a factory, where he made bags and wallets. He soon moved upward to shoes where he mastered the art of making flexible dance shoes. A great believer in God and hard work, Mr. Shah is a man that has accomplished what many can only dream of, and his journey goes on.

Parasher Baruah

Parasher Baruah is a Film and Television Institute of India graduate in Cinematography and balances his work in Mumbai with work in Northeast India. He has been associated with a number of feature films and documentaries as a Director of Photography and is now beginning to direct films as well. His documentary about the lives of 3 ‘rag pickers’ in Dharavi, titled “Waste”, was screened at the Dokfest in Munich 2009. He has also shot the highly acclaimed documentary “Supermen of Malegaon”. He produces music based programmes for MTV and is also associated with many independent film projects. He is also preparing to start work on his documentary on Dharavi Rocks, a band he has been filming since 2008. His films have been to many national and international film festivals and he was also awarded the assam state award for best cinematography in 2012.

Raj Halve

Mr. Raj Halve is currently the Operating Partner at Samara Capital - a Private Equity firm. He is also an advisor and mentor to various companies ranging from mobile technology, ERP, RPO and even a USA based firm focusing on revitalising communities. He has held CXO level jobs for the past 10 years. Over 28 years of experience has seen him work with companies such as Titan, British American Tobacco, Lintas Advertising, Reliance Telecom and Go Air. He was a Gold Medallist throughout his academic career.

Shlok Paul

Our student speaker, Shlok Paul, is 17 years old and currently pursuing the International Baccalaureate Program. Inspired by the action of the ALM in his neighborhood, he volunteered to be a change maker in his community by working closely with NGOs like Haiyya (organize for change) and Awaaz Foundation (action against noise pollution.) He is currently building a unique initiative called ‘The Thal Project’ to help alleviate the financial issues and lack of awareness in India around Thalassemia - a genetic disorder where the individual lacks the ability to produce normal, adult hemoglobin. Fueled by an urge to unlock the unknown and a passion to analyze tons of statistical data, he is looking at creating a more effective detection and screening of this deadly disorder.