Q: Tell us something about yourself.
A: I come from Nainital and since a very young age I had wanted to do my graduation. I want to do something different and did not want to become a doctor or an engineer. And so here I am. I came to know of this college through one of my uncles. And I have loved my stay here.

Q: You have taken part in a host of activities on campus. How do you balance your studies and the myriad pursuits you are involved with?
A: I do not like to waste my time idling. Instead, I prefer to make the best use of time. I feel it is very important to have an all-round personality. If given an extra hour, perhaps I would read a book, paint or do something constructive. I just find it so easy to maintain this kind of equilibrium in my studies and extra curricular activities. I guess it boils down to time management. Also, I come to the realisation that the more the things I get involved in, the more I am focused on my studies. This has worked out so well for me.

Q: Why do you think you were given the Best Student Award?
A: (Smiles) I think, and please don't get me wrong on this. May be it is the reward for all the activities I have taken part in. One of course has to work hard. You can not confine yourself to your studies and books alone. You have to be equally good in academics as well as extra curricular activities. I feel that I have been able to do all this with some amount of success and thus I was chosen.

Q: Graduation. What next?
A: I intend to finish my MSc. in some area of Biotechnology itself and then I may do my PhD. Also I am interested in medical genetics and the civil services appeals to me. I still have not decided on anything yet. Let's see where life takes me.

Q: Anything you would like to say about the college?
A: I think the college has helped me to evolve in many ways. I have got many opportunities to discover the hidden traits of my personality. I am grateful to this institution for whatever I have achieved here.