Sarthak Dhole

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I'm a Non-Trivial Fellow, an Emergent Ventures and a gradCapital grantee.

I’ve been a 3 time member of Team India Philosophy (IPO), a 2 time member of Team India at the Physics World Cup (IYPT) and International Conference of Young Scientists, and a 1 time member of Team India at the International Zhautykov Olympiad in Physics and the International Economics Olympiad.

My work in making philosophy accessible (Philosium) has been recognized by UNESCO, in promoting peace through art (BetterTGT) by Amnesty, and in recording the folklore (Kathā-Van) that guards the forests of Maharashtra & Rajasthan by the Indian Forest Service. My alopecia research and patient support initiative, HEADSPACE, have also received recognition from the Indian Medical Association and the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.

When I'm not doing the stuff above, I'm probably trying some other cool stuff (see: iGEM, FRC, LingHacks, Memesletters, etc.) or maybe I'm making cool sculptures and dancing away my worries about AGI doom on the weekends. I'm a big music fan and can't shut up about the influence of Bauhaus (yes, the band; yes, also the art school).

Rashtriya Bal Puraskar nomination

Prataprao Jadhav, Union Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare, nominated me for the Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar, India’s highest civilian honour for young people.

Additional letters that supported the nomination

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Bal Puraskar letter of support from Akash Fundkar, Labour Minister, Government of Maharashtra — **Akash Fundkar**
Labour Minister, Government of Maharashtra

Bal Puraskar letter of support from Anup Dhotre, Member of Parliament, Akola — **Anup Dhotre**
Member of Parliament, Akola

Bal Puraskar letter of support from Randhir Sawarkar, Member of the Legislative Assembly, Akola East — **Randhir Sawarkar**
Member of the Legislative Assembly, Akola East

Bal Puraskar letter of support from Sharda Khedkar, Mayor, Akola — **Sharda Khedkar**
Mayor, Akola

Indian Medical Association, Akola letter recognizing HEADSPACE and alopecia research — **Dr. Ranjeet Deshmukh**
President, Indian Medical Association, Akola

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School awards

International awards

Grants, fellowships and scholarships

Olympiads and academic distinctions

Miscellaneous

Other

Shadows of a group walking on a rocky path

Sitting in a shopping trolley indoors — Shopping (smashing) karts

Wearing a horned helmet and colourful sunglasses

A group holding Indian and Kazakh flags at an airport

A warmly lit room with a shaded lamp — Critiquing an old Polish movie on a filmstrip projector

DIYed a bat-signal

A torch-lit walk among trees after dark — Niederurnen, 4 am

A mirror selfie wearing a crown — Trying on some really big hats (only to take them off!)

A concert stage lit up at night — Duran Duran in Locarno

A group of friends in a garden — Stole the German (GYPT) gnome & won a badge!

Posing with a friend beside a Superman statue

A circle of dancers at the 2024 Philosophy Olympiad — Teaching a folk dance at IPO Helsinki

A black-and-white photograph of a Beatles mural — Tracking down the “Kazakh Beatles”, Dos-Mukasan (cue “Toi Zhyry”)

A game of giant chess beneath an aeroplane — Giant Jenga or giant chess, what would you play?

Taking notes during a discussion in an art gallery

Sharing food with colourful toppings — Nerds-on-Pizza

An outdoor gathering beneath yellow parasols — Norijada in Zabok, Croatia (crashed a friend’s graduation!)

Two cameras side by side — On the ground reporting

Sitting with a friend in a sparsely furnished room — A duo picture of artists for a soon-to-come song?

Musicians performing under blue stage lights — Def Leppard covered a Depeche Mode song

I’m Sarthak, a high school senior from Akola (now, Jaipur!)

Me as a young boy, dressed for a Kathak performance

I’ve always disliked being told no, whether it was about learning Kathak as a young boy or my parents’ hesitancy when I got the opportunity to move to Jaipur to live on my own.

This place records every “no” I tuned out, every project I thought would never work, and every interest I almost stopped myself from exploring. I hope you find something to relate to as you go through my projects, experiences, writings, art, and more.

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