Anagha Shah

Leadership

Leading my house, starting service projects, speaking and performing.

Student leadership

  • ISC House Representative, Akbar House, 2026 to 2027Elected by the ISC section of 269 students. I lead 90+ students in Grades 11 and 12 through 15+ events, with 3 trophies so far. I built a student-interest tracker to match students with the right events.
  • Inter-house fashion show leadAuditioned 50+ students, selected and directed 20, ran rehearsals. Won Best Costume for Male Ensemble.
  • House Captain, Akbar House, 2024 to 2025Led 280+ students in Grades 6 to 10 through 45 events. 4 trophies and 3rd place overall.
  • Science project mentorHelped about 20 Grade 11 ISC students with their science projects.
Anagha and fellow student leaders presenting a trophy at the JNS Annual Athletic Meet
House leadership at the JNS Annual Athletic Meet.

Service

  • The Helping Hands Club, founderRaised INR 2 lakh through a book-sale fundraiser with about 10 partner organizations. It funded school supplies for 300 children orphaned during COVID and the continuing education of three girls. I also ran Teen Tech Tutor, teaching 10 senior citizens and 3 domestic staff online banking and everyday technology one-on-one.
  • FemEngineers, founder, 2024 to presentA guidance initiative for girls considering engineering, with a podcast featuring experts in applied physics research, cybersecurity and software engineering.
  • Scribe, 2024Wrote board and preliminary exams for two students with learning differences.
  • ReadingCo-founder and admin of the ISC Book Club (40+ students). Founded the Page Turners book club in 2020 (40 members). Designed the Read India Read app concept and tested it with students from Saaksharta.
Anagha and volunteers leading a reading session with students
A reading session with community students.

Speaking and debate

  • Chair, UNEP Senior Committee, JNS Annual World Summit, 2026Chaired a 25-delegate inter-school committee and wrote the research guide. One of the three delegates I mentored won Best Delegate.
  • Best Delegate and Best Position Paper, IMUN, 2023
  • ISDS Debate, 2023Top 6 speakers of 54. Our team of three qualified for nationals.
  • TED-Ed Club speaker, 2020 to 2024Four talks, including “STEM Through Dance” and “What If the Future of Healing Isn’t Human?”
My first TED-Ed talk, “Is Gen Z Really Missing Out?”, 2021. Open on YouTube

Arts and interests

  • Kathak, Nalanda Dance and Research Centre, 2016 to 2023Completed the seven-year program, performed annually and taught Kathak to students from community organizations.
  • Speech and Drama, Trinity College London, 2012 to 2023Ten years, Distinction across all grades, finishing with Grade 8.
  • Published short story“Ctrl + Z”, on the pull of modern technology, in the anthology Silence (2025).
  • BasketballSchool team in inter-school competitions.
  • Women in STEM ClubFounding member, 2025 to 2026.
A Kathak kavitt, performed at home.