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MAY – KAJORI DASGUPTA
Kajori Dasgupta author of the book ‘Ambient Silence’, is about her
personal tormented experiences in life that compelled her to become a
writer. A book that will move you and surprise you that such a life exists,
and someone can come out of it positively. The book generates empathy
and enhances knowledge.

JUNE – VARUN & NAVJYOT

Young entrepreneurs and owners of 4 different businesses which employ
100+ people, that has helped several fellow friends join them in their
journey through partnerships and investments.

JULY – DR. ARUNA JHA

Dr. Jha Founding member of the Asian American Suicide Prevention
Initiative (AASPI) professionally trains people in QPR (Question, Persuade
and Refer), a gatekeeper training to help people recognize the signs that
someone may be suicidal, ask the right Questions to probe deeper and
Persuade the individual to seek help, and then Refer the person to the
appropriate professional help. She has focused on suicide prevention for
the last 25 years both in the US and in India.

AUGUST – JOSH MYSORE

Josh Mysore, a rising senior at the St. Mark’s School of Texas, has been
awarded a National Security Language Initiative for Youth (NSLI-Y) Virtual
Summer Intensive full scholarship to study the Hindi language for five
weeks. A Plano, Texas, resident, Mysore initially applied to the NSLI-Y
program—a U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and
Cultural Affairs (ECA) program that promotes critical language learning
among American youth in Zaragoza, Spain. Mysore would go on to pass
the semifinalist stage and would ultimately be chosen as a finalist to study
Hindi with NSLI-Y, a multi-agency U.S. Government initiative launched
in 2006 to improve Americans’ ability to communicate in select critical
languages, advance international dialogue and provide Americans with
jobs skills for the global economy.

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