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When I spoke to Anirudh for the first time, I saw a taciturn, matter-of-fact academically-oriented young man who had his heart set on studying engineering at a top university in the world. He had good grades, a 1500 SAT score, and was passionate about (surprise!) science and math. What came out as I got to know him better, however, was the story of a young man who had grown up watching his dad tinker in his workshop, a man who had inspired a love of machinery and mechanics that led Anirudh to asking his own questions about how things worked.

I remember September 2018 like it was yesterday! She told me that she wanted to go to a top ranked academic college, but dare not dream of the Ivy League — because, of course, it was too tough getting there! That’s when we started the journey with our now-Dartmouth-bound student, Kyla Widodo. It’s been a little over 2 years, and now it has come to an end. An ending that is the true culmination of passion, labor, hard-work, commitment and belief!

College Golf and Journey to the US Growing up in India, I faced a decision many junior golfers face. Most had to pick between their golf or academics, due to the sport not being classified as a competitive one in Indian colleges. I could have easily taken the route of playing in amateur tournaments and […]

Communication is Key Some Say Silence is Key to Success, in a Team, There’s No Such Thing as Staying Quiet – Communication is Key. Those who are close to me might think I’m quite a talker, but what they may not know is that I’m not comfortable talking in front of a new crowd, or […]

“Student-Athlete life is very different from the working world- Be prepared!” Diving into the working world after being a student athlete for 16 years, the environment change from court to desk is tangible, but my time on the former has definitely prepared me. In the working world, time is money – and nobody knows how […]

Good Things Come In Small Packages I have always been a huge believer in the old adage: “Good things come in small packages”- after all, I’m small in stature and yes… I’ve used that saying on multiple occasions. It would be my go-to defense in the schoolyard ribbings that would occur from time to time, […]

2nd Innings at College Counselling “What college do you go to?” – an urban-millennial version of asking “what do you do?”. Urban high school seniors are obsessed with discussing which University they will be spending their years after graduating high school. They take pride in talking about their offers from Princeton and Cornell, whilst their […]

It’s Only Half Time There is something about being a sportsperson, a team player, a persistent risk taker, and a lover of the game that rewires your life forever. It certainly happened to me, and I’ve never looked back since. Somewhere between the two ends of a goal post lay my life goals – out […]

Student-Athlete to Counselor: My AddedSport Journey As I begin my day in AddedSport during the current work-from-home situation in Kochi, I recall my journey as a tennis student-athlete which began over 8 years ago right here where I currently sit. From the small city of Kochi to Singapore, then the United States and finally back, […]

Check Yourself: How the Choices You Make Can Serve You (and Those Around You) “Between stimulus and response there is a space. In that space is our power to choose our response. In our response lies our growth and freedom.” – Viktor Frankl Let me take you back ten years. In June 2010, I was on […]

Life has come full circle – from being competitors before, to guiding junior athletes to a successful career! It is every tennis player’s dream to get to play with the Top 4 (Roger Federer, Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal and Andy Murray) in the world of tennis. I was lucky enough to play with 3 of […]

Unfinished Business – From being an athlete to guiding one You’re alone on the road in the middle of nowhere and just lost in a third set tiebreak. You head back to the hotel to pack your bags and book an early flight home the next morning. Is it worth it? Do you belong out […]