The Schutz American School Students' Newspaper
Vol. II, Issue No. 6, June 2010

الثلاثاء، 2 فبراير 2010

His Hidden Self


Ratnesh Raj’s Hidden Maharaja Apparel

By Nikhil Krishnan

Ratnesh is one impenetrable senior who has always kept himself on a modest profile when he is around at school. Having a quiet and shy disposition, he hardly lets anyone around him know anything about him, his talents, his mind and his life. Here is your chance to vividly know Ratnesh.

Ratnesh was born on November 13, 1992 in the city of Lucknow in Northern India. He began his schooling life in India and continued it at Schutz right in the middle of his 4th grade year. “From then on, it has been quite a journey. I have known a lot about this school and really have cherished my moments here at Schutz,” insists Ratnesh. When asked to describe his best memory at Schutz, he answered by stating that every moment that he has spent at Schutz has been part of his best moments; and he really means it.

Though Ratnesh’s name hardly appears in the list of team rosters, apparently because he does not try out as much as other athletic giants, he is genuinely gifted in the assorted field of athletics. He really takes pleasure and shows energetic outlook in playing multiple sports such as basketball, volleyball, soccer, badminton and of course cricket, his utmost favorite. In fact many fellow students and teachers at Schutz usually ask him why he does not try out for varsity volleyball or soccer. Ratnesh always has the immediate, terse response to such a question: he really does not want to miss his classes and the great moments at Schutz’s campus. However, he had been part of the Varsity Basketball team last year and has been actively engaged in playing cricket with the Alexandria Cricket Team along with fellow senior, Arnab. He believes he learnt a lot from the experience of playing with the team and has improved his abilities at the game he loves. He claims that the intensity at which it is played is what amazes him and draws him to love it.

Those of you who are not aware, Ratnesh also plays the guitar and can be found playing one secretly in the basement of the Meloy building. Apart from playing the guitar, he watches movies, hangs out with his friends and spends invaluable time with his family. His long term goal is to become a successful Mechanical/Chemical Engineer and attain an MBA degree with further studies. He views his own dad as a role model and goes on to state as follows, “I view him as my future, if not better, he has been my mentor and guided me through every stage of my life.” In addition to his dad, he considers Mr. Aditya V. Birla, a very successful Indian entrepreneur, as his idol mainly because of the struggles he faced and how well he tackled them.

He is going to be missing the basketball court where he dribbles the basketball around at lunch, the friendly environment and the feeling of being together as a family at Schutz. His advice to the coming seniors is to keep the grades high, to stay on task and to concentrate before they are eventually hit by senioritis. He further insists that they should thoroughly communicate with teachers and Massimo Laterza, the Dean of Students, since they always give a beneficial piece of information. We truly wish Ratnesh a tremendous success in his future.

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