Volunteer activities:

1. Member, Youth Red Cross Unit, BMC&RI

  • Organised and participated in multiple blood donation camps and drives across three years.
  • Involved in organising and conducting breast-feeding awareness and breast cancer awareness amongst pregnant women and new mothers in the hospital wards.
  • Part of Rapid Response Team to ensure quick arrangement of voluntary blood donors from the college registry on request among Bengaluru.
  • Trained school children in Active Bleeding Control.

2. Research Head, Manas, Mental Health Club, BMC&RI

  • Involved in set up ‘Whisperbox’, a college level anonymous mental health support system.
  • Conducted ‘Nurture’ sessions for middle and high school students on topics of puberty, relationships, academic pressure, peer pressure, and positive lifestyle practices.
  • Hosted mental health information sessions on relevant topics of suicide, depression, and men’s mental health.
  • Conducted a survey on the status of men’s mental health amongst medical undergraduates.
  • Conducted a study on assessing risk factors for online compulsive sexual behaviours amongst medical undergraduates.

3. Volunteer, Aryan Ashraya

  • Taught science to underprivileged students in 9th grade.

4. Volunteer, Avadana

  • Took part in sessions addressing parents of school children concerning adolescent health and behaviours.

5. Volunteer, Tarang

  • Took part in sessions addressing importance of menstrual hygiene and various products, their pros and cons.

6. Volunteer, Umeed

  • Took part in health camp for children conducted at orphanage.

Research activities:

1. “Effect of Breath Regulated Surya Namaskar on Cardiorespiratory Fitness in Young Adults – an Interventional Study.” Status – Manuscript in Submission. Principle Investigator.

2. “A Study to compare Working Memory Capacity under High Intensity Situations in Medical Students before and after Short Duration Breath Counting Meditation” Status – IEC Approved, Data Collection. Principle Investigator and Research mentor.

3. “Early internet exposure, adult attachment styles and family functioning as predictors for online compulsive sexual behaviour in Medical Undergraduates: A Cross-sectional survey” Status – IEC Approved, Data Collection. Principle Investigator.

4. Research mentor, Science & Research Club, BMC&RI.


Work experience:

1. Front office intern (2 months – 6 hours per day) at Aayug Multi speciality Hospital.

2. Observer-ship under Dr Sanjiv Rao, Manipal Hospital (2 weeks – 8hours per day)

3. Observer-ship under Dr Gopala Krishnan M S, Aayug Multi speciality Hospital (2 weeks – 6 hours per day)

4. Observer-ship under Dr Sunil K S (2 weeks – 2 hours per day)

5. NABH level 1 accreditation, Aayug Multi speciality Hospital.


Co-curriculars:

1. Magazine Secretary, Student Council 2024-25, BMC&RI

2. Editor, Literature Club, BMC&RI

3. Design head, Panacea – BMC&RI’s annual undergraduate medical conference.

4. Literature head, Cobalt Skies – BMC&RI’s annual cultural fest.

5. Quiz incharge, Pre&Paraclinical Quiz, Panacea – over 140 participants.

6. Avid quizzer – Notable achievements:

  • 1st Place in BGS Paraclinical Quiz.
  • Final 6 in AIIMS Patna Clinical Quiz.

7. Photography – Certified course in DSLR photography.

8. Poetry.