The Sanskaar Valley School · Class of 2026

Dhruv Manshani

Student, debater and athlete. A pursuit of excellence across the page, the podium and the court.

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About

A curious mind that refuses to stay in one lane.

I'm Dhruv — a Class 12 student at The Sanskaar Valley School with an appetite for ideas, argument and competition. Whether I'm decoding a history paper, holding the floor at a Model UN, or returning a serve on the tennis court, the throughline is the same: do the work, and do it well.

Beyond the classroom, I write satire about the things people leave unsaid, I build with code and design, and I'm endlessly drawn to how great products make people feel. This site is a snapshot of that pursuit.

Model UN & Debate Academics Tennis UI / UX Writing
Journey

A timeline of milestones.

  1. 2019

    National recognition, early

    Compudon Junior Championship — national-level recognition for computing.

  2. 2022

    Mentorship & the court

    ASTU-TE Mentoring Program with ISDI & ATLAS. SGFI Lawn & Soft Tennis [U17].

  3. 2023

    Stepping up

    Best Delegate at the MU20 Summit. Continued SGFI tennis at U17 level.

  4. 2024

    A breakout year

    ICSE Outstanding Academic Performance & Subject Excellence Awards. Duke of Edinburgh's Bronze. SGFI Soft Tennis bronze & state qualifications.

  5. 2025

    Voice & honours

    General Proficiency & Consistent Academic Excellence Awards. School Colour for MUN. Runner-Up at the Archbishop Eugene Memorial Chat Show, and Best Delegate at the YEC Entrepreneurship Challenge.

  6. 2026

    The next chapter

    Graduating ISC, Class 12 with 98% — and holding offers from 11+ universities across 4 countries. Just getting started.

Academics

Built on a foundation of rigour.

Award · 2024

ICSE Outstanding Academic Performance

Recognised for overall academic excellence in the ICSE examinations.

Award · 2025

General Proficiency Award

School-wide recognition for all-round academic standing.

Award · 2025

Consistent Academic Excellence

Awarded for sustained, year-on-year academic performance.

Excellence · 2024

ICSE Subject Excellence

History, Civics, Computer Applications & Commercial Applications.

Proficiency · 2024

ICSE Subject Proficiency

English, Geography & Mathematics.

Olympiad

1st Rank — NFO Olympiad

First at school level across multiple years.

National & State

WIZ National Spell Bee

Outstanding Performance & Excellence Awards.

Breadth

10+ Olympiads

Participation across a wide range, plus creditable ASSET results.

Leadership & Debate

Where ideas meet the floor.

School Colour · 2025

School Colour for MUN

Awarded school colours for sustained distinction in Model United Nations.

Best Delegate

MU20 Summit · Afghan Summit · MIMUN · YEC

Top-delegate honours across multiple summits, including the YEC Entrepreneurship Challenge (2025).

Runner Up · 2025

Archbishop Eugene Memorial Chat Show

Inter-school public speaking, second overall.

Award · 2024

Duke of Edinburgh's Award

Bronze in the International Award programme.

Vice Chair

MIMUN · TSVS MUN · Diplomathon

Chaired and steered committees across major conferences.

Honorable Mention

Oxford MUN India · 2024

Recognised among a competitive international field.

High Commendation

IPSC MUN · DRMUN · World Health Summit

Plus Special & Verbal mentions at Minerva, MMUN and EIS MUN.

Athletics

Discipline, in motion.

Bronze · 2024

SGFI Soft Tennis [U19]

National School Games bronze medal — team event.

Bronze

CISCE Regional — Lawn Tennis [U19]

Regional Sports & Games medal.

State Level · 2024

SGFI Lawn & Soft Tennis [U19]

Qualified for state-level competition in both disciplines.

2022 – 2023

SGFI Tennis [U17]

Represented in both Lawn and Soft Tennis at U17.

National

IPSC Tennis Tournament [U19]

Participation at the inter-public-school level.

Beyond the Résumé

Builder, writer, learner.

Initiative

Speaking The Unspoken

A writing project using satire to confront societal hypocrisies and double standards.

speakingtheunspoken.com ↗
Internship

Dainik Bhaskar

Finance department internship at one of India's largest media conglomerates.

Craft

Game Dev & UI/UX

White Hat Junior course with a deep focus on interface and experience design.

Mentorship

ASTU-TE × ISDI & ATLAS

Selected mentoring programme bridging design, business and technology.

Contact

Let's build something worth talking about.

Open to opportunities, collaborations and a good conversation.

dmanshani7@gmail.com