I am Akshara Thakur

I am a student at Dubai International Academy pursuing Science with Computer Science. I am also an alum of Modern School, Barakhamba Road where I completed my CBSE class X and secured 96 % aggregate.

"How can I make a game changing impact to positively impact the world and make it a better place to live?" This is a question that has been a driver of the purpose of my life. I started on this journey by taking baby steps. Initially, I was involved in providing tuition to slum dwellers with the intent of building their basic educational foundation.

I further progressed by volunteering to help the visually impaired with computer education and pot making so that they could earn their livelihood. I came across the elderly poors who could not afford to undertake cataract operations. I anchored a crowdfunding scheme which could provide free cataract operations to over 100 odd patients. These successes motivated me to move ahead. I identified sustainability as one of the key focus areas for enhancing quality of human life. It came as no surprise when I created 3 Guinness world records in the sustainability initiatives. The hunger is for identifying more initiatives for creating a much larger impact. My desire to equip myself with a basic engineering degree from an University of repute will provide me the right skills to achieve this objective.

In summer 2021, I received the opportunity to participate in Stanford's summer school where I learnt a lot about Quantum Computing. To find out more about the topics I learnt and my intructor's evaluation click here.