15-Year-Old Rohan Bodla from Oakridge wins ‘Student Entrepreneur of The Year’ Award

The premier digital platform for thought leaders - Asia Inc. 500 has named Rohan Bodla ‘Student Entrepreneur of the Year’ for 2019.

Rohan Bodla, a Grade 11 student of Oakridge, one of the best schools in Hyderabad, received the award by Hon. J A Chowdhary, (IT advisory to CM, A.P) for his startup idea, shortkahani.com. He pursued this idea over a couple of years; and his recent interview got published in Asia INC magazine, launched in T-Hub, Hyderabad during the recent World Quality Summit. The summit was set up to create one of the largest conference of Quality Assurance (QA) professionals worldwide.

Rohan’s ShortKahani.com is a WordPress built website. “Short Kahani is an online short story writing platform where people can read, write, and publish stories for a global audience. I began Short Kahani for my hobby of short story writing after realizing that it helps one in their self-awareness as they express their thoughts and feelings, so I wanted to spread this to everyone. Short Kahani is a forum where the younger generations can express themselves in their writings and develop their EI (emotional intelligence). As a part of Short Kahani, I started a few competitions and there was a good response from each contest. This is so far just a beginning and I hope to expand in the future” says Rohan.

Rohan is 15 and currently doing an education program called International Baccalaureate that is one of the reasons for his inspirations to start Short Kahani, which he mentioned during his interview with Asia INC magazine. He said “On Short Kahani, I have published 4 stories so far myself. I have had a reach of over 2000 people worldwide and several participants, who have registered as part of competitions I have conducted. I created Short Kahani over my 9th-grade summer vacation from scratch and built it for my hobby in short story writing.” Sharing his experience on receiving the award, he said, “By creating this website, I won the Student Entrepreneur of the year award from the Asia Inc. 500 magazine and also had my website featured there. These achievements so far have motivated me to keep working hard on my website and develop Short Kahani into what it is today and will work harder to make it flourish.”

Appreciating Rohan, Oakridge Gachibowli Principal said, “Rohan Bodla’s achievement is quite amazing. He fits into the mould of student entrepreneurs that we have seen on our campus over the last few years. His efforts at promoting education, literacy, and learning must be applauded and recognised at the highest levels. Rohan is on the path to being recognised as a true entrepreneur - one who embodies the values of care for the community, contribution to society and a legacy that will outlive him. We are all extremely proud of Rohan!”

You can also read Times of India, featured his inspirational story.

Tvisha, a Girl who has Grown with Oakridge

Oakridger Tvisha Mehta, who was recently graduated from NYU, was part of one of the first badges of students to join Oakridge, way back in 2001. With her blue eyes and ever smiling face, little Tvisha walked into the school each day filled with curiosity and a spirit of exploration. Over the years, Tvisha took part in many school events. She was an Academic topper, national level swimmer, Scuba Diver, Harvard MUN Delegate, Debater, the youngest member in of NYU MUNC team, City/District level Chess player, Dancer and more.

Tvisha always believed in taking an active part in activities beyond academic studies. She was on the Prefect council and executive board members and has attended 9 MUNs including 2 MITMUN, 2 OAKMUN, Ecole Mondiale MUN, and 2 Harvard MUN Hyderabad. She had participated in Elocution and Debate competition, debated at the Oxford Union during Oxford and Cambridge summer school.

She had a keen interest in the French language and has been learning the language during her 11 academic years at Oakridge, one of the top IB Schools in Hyderabad. She possesses Barcelona and Paris immersive cultural experience through Oakridge. She even started mentoring and tutoring kids in French in Francophone Exchange Program at NYU.

She also gained industry exposure during her internship with PWC and always was a champion for the social cause. Tvisha has been handling and volunteering multiple CAS activities & school events as the CAS Prefect at Oakridge, during which she organized a Health Awareness drive for underprivileged children, as well as voting awareness drive for the students. This apart, she addressed the lack of accessibility to food to areas experiencing scarcity with the help of the Nandi Foundation.
Let's hear it from her on what it takes to make it a success in life.