Neel
Chadha
Neel
Chadha is student at the University of Ottawa, entering
his fourth year of Health Sciences. He is an active member
of the student federation, and has served as president of
two student clubs as well as member of the Health Sciences
executive committee. A passionate athlete, Neel has played
soccer, hockey, volleyball and basketball at competitive
levels. He was part of a two time silver medalist soccer
club at the Ontario championships, while attending high
school at Ashbury College. Neel is a wholehearted admirer
of the vast Indian culture and enjoys reading about the
Mughal Era, an integral part of Indian history. He is also
addicted to watching Bollywood films and as a result, has
picked up Bollywood dancing, performing at various shows
at the University of Ottawa. Last, but certainly not least,
Neel is the founder of Students Aiding Village Empowerment,
an organization dedicated to helping villages achieve sustainable
development in India.
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Nootan
Kumar
Nootan
is a Masters student in her first year in the School of International
Development and Globalization at the University of Ottawa.
A mechanical engineer, ESL teacher and Applied Linguistics
scholar, Nootan is, above all else, a passionate student of
life and a devoted believer in service to society. Throughout
the years she has been actively involved in various organizations
such as student council, environmental committees and community
associations. Since 2008, Nootan has been teaching Yoga and
Pranayama as an assistant teacher on a voluntary basis with
Patanjali Yogpeeth Canada, whose goal is “health for
humanity”. A former Bharata Natyam dancer, Nootan is
currently learning Hindustani classical singing in her spare
time. Finally, but most importantly, in S.A.V.E. Nootan has
found a dynamic group of like-minded students and an exciting
commitment that allows her the opportunity to apply her diverse
set of experiences and interests to the benefit not just of
people in need, but of her ancestral land, India.
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Roshan
Abraham
Roshan
Abraham is a fourth year undergraduate student in BioPharmaceutical
Sciences at the University of Ottawa. An avid sportsman, Roshan
has found an interest in a myriad of activities including
golf, hockey, soccer, and basketball. He has also immersed
himself in music since childhood, having participated in several
jazz and concert bands that have competed and won at the national
level. Furthermore, he has headlined a rock band as a musician
and a singer-songwriter since high school, traveling to various
parts of eastern Ontario in the process. He has also dedicated
5 years to a local math tutoring organization, and has volunteered
with such non-profit organizations as CNIB and the Ottawa
Hospital. Having visited and volunteered in parts of India,
Roshan has found his niche with SAVE, an organization dedicated
to sustainable development in villages all across India.
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