Winner of 'Adolf Klein Trust and Y.M.C.A District level Quiz competition' (2000)
Placed Second in the 'Rotary Club - RYA 2000 Quiz competition'
Secured third place in the 'National Maritime Day Celebration Essay Contest' (2000)
Contributed articles to 'Quest', a periodical from 'The Hindu', national newspaper of India
Secured 94% in the 'National Mathematics Olympiad Contest' (1999)
Placed in the top grades at school in '30th Inter-State Talent Test in Mathematics' (1998)
Distinction scores in 'National Level General Knowledge Test' of USO-UNESCO (1997)
Member of class coordination and paper review committees during undergraduate (2002)
Visited 300+ UNESCO World Cultural Heritage Sites in 125+ countries, photography enthusiast (portfolio of ~2 million pics)