LEADING Social change with art & action
Empowering communities through innovative social entrepreneurship.
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ABOUT ME
Driven social entrepreneur with multidisciplinary interests in nonprofit leadership, arts, languages, mathematics, and communication. Passionate about combining analytical thinking and creative problem-solving skills to promote positive change in society.
Founder of a 501(c)(3) non-profit empowering young survivors of sexual assault through art, fashion, community, and advocacy to amplify youth voices for lasting change.
Preserving a 2000-year-old art form and sustaining the financial wellness of rural Indian women artists. This demonstrates how art can uplift communities—by reviving tradition and teaching new generations, especially women, to carry it forward.
Music making a difference
Started playing for older adults with cognitive decline at assisted living centers in Maryland
Continued to play at the Senior Center for older adults experiencing loneliness in Chicagoland
Launched my music channel (@anyaram.music) to inspire youth to embrace their authentic voices
honors & awards
ILLINOIS MUSIC ASSOCIATION
First in Jazz, second in Classical, third in Musical Theatre (10th Grade)
Who Collects the Tears
Finalist in fiction; work published in Volume 20; Polyphony receives 21,000 entries with less than 5% acceptance (11th Grade)
The Bitter Truth
Honorable Mention for Flash Fiction, chosen from 260,000 entries submitted by 100,000 teens for originality and personal voice (10th Grade)