Uttara - Personal Portfolio

WHAT I DO

My Experiences

Sports

Community Services

Internships

Adventure

Specialization

Research

Sports

Sports, the key learning beyond academics

Where 3 Es of my life converge – Energy, Enthusiasm & Enjoyment

Sports has taught me discipline and the spirit of competition without compromising on the value of fairness. I had been a trainee at the AKG Table Tennis academy in Nehru stadium, Chennai for eight years. A consistent progress in my game has got me to win pre-quarters, quarters, and semi-finals. I have had the opportunity to participate in national-level tournaments after having proved myself at the state-level. I was the 2019 District Champion, ranked 6th in the state of Tamil Nadu, and 4th in the city of Chennai.

Community Services

Pehlay Akshar

Conducted storytelling sessions for underprivileged children with the view to inculcate not just moral values, but also the importance of expressing oneself through effective communication skills.

Relief efforts during the Kerala floods

The unprecedented floods in the South Indian state of Kerala in 2021 caused extensive damage to property and also led to loss of life. I was one of the chief organizers, actively involved in the relief efforts organized by my school and ‘Goonj’, an NGO. We conducted the entire procedure in a phased manner. We divided ourselves into groups to perform varied tasks and to procure goods required for distribution. I played an integral role in the following functions.

Research and Analysis: A need-based analysis performed to ensure there wasn’t wastage of relief material and also to ensure it reached the truly needed and affected. This was done by connecting with the NGOs and other resources closer to the affected regions to get an estimate of the requirements in the region. We also did a survey on the products required by the affected to make sure we sent the appropriate goods and materials.

Procurement: The shortlisting of the final list of products required – diapers, sanitary pads, milk powder packets, tissues, clothes, etc., followed by a social media drive soliciting aid in procurement of these items.

Sorting and Packaging: After procurement, sorting based on product category like hygiene, food and clothing and finally packing in cardboard boxes.

Transportation and Distribution: Partnered with the NGOs to reach the relief materials to the responsible volunteers for distribution.

Budgeting: This was a key area under my portfolio. I was entrusted with the responsibility to take charge, ensuring proper budget allocation in the various activities towards the relief efforts right from procurement of resources, creating awareness and timely distribution.

Internships

SPORTALYTICS PVT. LTD.

In order to explore my aptitude for analytics, I am doing a short stint as an intern at SportAlytics, to gain knowledge of the purpose and procedures of Data Analytics in the field of sports. I am learning the fundamentals of MS-Excel to use it to perform the basics of data cleaning and reading statistical reports of players.

Direct India – Centre for Child Development & Mental Health

The importance of mental health of children can never be over emphasised as I believe that it lays the foundation to their contribution to the society they grow and evolve in. My experience in this organisation gave me valuable insight into cognitive impairment in children through observed therapy sessions. It also gave me experience in Organizational Behaviour and motivated me to do a detailed, comparative study of the understanding of Psychology in India versus in other countries.

St. Joseph's Senior Secondary School

My empathy for children with mental issues led me to offer my services at St. Joseph’s Senior Secondary School, where I assisted pre-kindergarten and kindergarten teachers in identifying mentally distressed children needing special emotional care and handling. Finding innovative ways to gather information of the children’s behavioural patterns from their parents was one of the key areas in which I contributed significantly. Thereby, helping teachers to recognise the real underlying problem with the children and advice the parents to address it accordingly.

Mentorient

Interned with the marketing department of Mentorient, a start-up company that provides a platform for students across the globe to connect with eminent people in their chosen career path, and also other students who have been accepted into their University, to seek guidance and career counselling. I was responsible for spreading awareness through social media and other avenues of communication to increase the client base. I also led and mentored freshers in their own marketing internship and guided them in prospecting and led to conversions.

Adventure

Specialization

Over the last few months, to broaden my horizons, I did courses in the subjects below offered by Coursera and curated by Wharton Business School, in order to gauge my aptitude for the business field.