High School SMILE(c) Scholarship Program

Recipient

Student Name: Nikhil Kulkarni

Student ID: 08-15

Class (Standard) in School-year: X in 2008-2009

School: New English School, Hubli, Karnataka

Mentor: Prashant M. Gaitonde

Sponsor: Amal Mukherjee #1, Nirmal Kumar Mukherji Scholarship

Student Profile:

Coming from a family of four, where father earns from a private service Rs 1500/- (less than $34) a month, Nikhil receives A average in the annual exam. He participates in quiz, speech and other cultural competitions winning top prizes. Some out-of-norm interesting activities of Nikhil include Vedic Quiz and Young Author contest for which he received 2nd prize and a selection in top ten respectively. Nikhil loves to read spiritual books and play cricket. He wants to be an engineer.

First year of Award: 2008-2009

Current Status: Continued