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Editing, entrepreneurship and the stories behind unexpected success.

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Elysian.

School magazine · Assistant Editor Lead · 2024

During 2024, I helped shape the words that made it onto the page as Assistant Editor Lead of Elysian, my school magazine — leading the team of 5–6 assistant editors was my responsibility.

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Surprise Success.

An independent blog

I write about surprising entrepreneurs and companies: the ventures and stories that make me look twice.

The stories behind
the unexpected.
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An index of curiosities
HomeData science, economics, and building for people.AboutThe questions, interests and education behind the work.WorkProducts, research and ventures built around real questions.GroovAbilityA sensory-friendly fitness app for neurodiverse children.Syncora WearablesA discreet SOS wearable and app for women’s safety.Swachh BharatOne sanitation policy, two questions: stakeholder framing and declared versus measured outcomes.ResearchFinTech cybersecurity, adaptive interventions and policy research.More workCashify, EchoShield, Seema Mittal Foundation, NYAS and Innovation Incubators.ExperienceInternships at EY, Cashify and AIS, and academic programs.AchievementsAcademic honors, research recognition and entrepreneurship awards.WritingElysian and Surprise Success: editing and writing about entrepreneurship.RésuméEducation, honors, research, projects, experience and skills.ContactResearch collaborations, GroovAbility partnerships and conversations.CommunityGroovAbility partnerships, digital literacy and peer-led entrepreneurship.Data-Driven Cybersecurity Risk Assessment in FinTech: A Mixed-Methods Analysis of Breach Patterns, Vulnerability Factors and Financial Impact, 2008–2025Accepted · Princeton Journal of Pre-Collegiate ResearchData Breaches and Cybersecurity in Fintech — A Comprehensive AnalysisPublished · IJISRT · April 2025From Accessibility to Prediction: A Data-Driven Framework for Designing Adaptive Digital Interventions for Neurodiverse ChildrenResearch paper · CREST Gold Award 2026GroovAbility: A Visual-Guided Fitness System to Improve Motor Skills in Neurodiverse ChildrenPilot study paper · 2025–2026A Computational Text Analysis of Stakeholder Framing in the Swachh Bharat MissionUnder review · Journal of Emerging Investigators (JEI)Declared vs. Measured: ODF Declarations and NFHS-5 Sanitation Outcomes across 704 Indian DistrictsWorking paper · In developmentCREST Gold AwardSwachh Bharat Mission research: an NLP pipeline with VADER, TF-IDF and LDA on a 55-document corpus, with EY mentorship.CREST Gold AwardGroovAbility: a sensory-friendly fitness app integrating adaptive digital interventions and real-world pilot testing.Accepted · Princeton Journal of Pre-Collegiate ResearchData-Driven Cybersecurity Risk Assessment in FinTech: a mixed-methods analysis of breach patterns, vulnerability factors and financial impact, 2008–2025.Academic Excellence · Grade 9Mathematics Excellence — 91%+ in both terms.Academic Excellence · Grade 10CBSE 96.8% overall; Subject Topper in German.Academic Excellence · Grade 11Mathematics Excellence (A1, 91%); Subject Topper in Physics and German, batch of 100.Grade 12 Predicted Scores · 97%Predicted Class XII aggregate of 97% for the 2027 graduation, CBSE.Semi-Finalist · ARSSDCAsian Regional Space Settlement Design Competition, Bangkok; one of 31 Indian school teams. Finance & Business Development Lead.24th Rank · HUSO IndiaHarvard Undergraduate Science Olympiad; Top 50 in Round 1.HKIMO · Silver & Merit AwardsSilver Award in National Heats (60th percentile+, qualified for International Finals); Merit Award in International Finals (20th percentile+).75% Merit ScholarshipShiv Nadar School, Grades 11–12.SAT · 1550Math 800 · EBRW 750.TYE · Delhi 1st, National 1st, Global Top 6Syncora: Global Top 6 of 400+ teams across 30+ chapters.Semi-Finalist · Cross-Campus ColloquiumEchoShield · Shiv Nadar School.State-level chess playerChess is a longstanding personal interest alongside mathematics.