Résumé

Professional Background

An award-winning international speaker, author, teacher, performer and globetrotter, I work towards advancing human consciousness on the planet, having lectured on a wide range of topics across the globe. From Asia to Europe to Africa to South America to North & Central America, I have lived with local families for several years on various exchange programs studying life through myriad mirrors of reality. 

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Speaking Gigs

I have spoken publicly across several countries, including the USA, Canada, India, Costa Rica, Venezuela, Nigeria, Singapore, Switzerland, Germany, etc. at organizations like Lion’s Club, Rotary Club, Theosophical Society, Alliance Française, UNICEF-UPGI, AFUNPI, MUNS, IICA, St. Gallen Symposium, Toastmasters, international book fairs & literature festivals, several universities, institutions, schools, clubs, at distinguished events as well as appeared on international media. My TEDx talks have been featured in TED, and WEF talks at the Women Economic Forum have won me several awards internationally. For details, visit my speaker page. 

WEF Speaker 
​2020 – Present
I was invited to speak at WEF – Women Economic Forum, and conferred the Exceptional Women of Excellence and Iconic Women Creating a Better World for All awards. Below is a list of my WEF talks internationally: 

1. Annual WEF India 2022: Human values
2. Annual WEF India 2022: Empathy & emotional well-being
3. Annual WEF India 2022: Costa Rica – India bilateral relations
4. WEF Peru 2021: Impacting belief systems to inspire social reform
5. WEF Costa Rica 2020: Imagine yourself in your highest potential 

TED Speaker 
​2018 – Present
I have done several TEDx talks internationally, where ‘x’ represents independently organized TED events. My talks have also been featured in TED. Below is a list: 

1. TEDxResedaBlvd: Keep flowing – the story of a river
2. TEDxYouth@BSCR: Life is about you impressing yourself
3. TEDxIGDTU: Magic begins where logic ends
4. TEDxSiddagangaInstituteofTechnology: Breaking the boundaries of perception
5. TEDxSOAUniversity: How to travel the world at the drop of a hat
6. TEDxNainiWomen: The perception of beauty across cultures

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Media Gigs

My work—books, talks, performances, travel escapades, and more—has been featured in various international media outlets including television, radio, newspaper, magazine, blog, podcast and digital news, in the form of interviews, publications, shows, reportages, articles, gigs, etc. across several countries like the USA, Costa Rica, India, Singapore, and Africa. For details, visit my press profile. 

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Work Experience

Author & Motivational Speaker at magicNine
​2009 – Present
​My latest book, published by Hay House/Penguin Random House, is titled Life Is Abracadabra—21 magical stories from my travels to make you look at life with new eyes, and upcoming books are Nrit—the dream of finding the self, which I intend to turn into a feature film and How to travel the world at the drop of a hat, which inspired one of my TEDx talks. I self-published my first book, magicNine—a true account of the inner adventures of a young girl to consciousness, while on a student exchange program in Costa Rica and during my travels across the globe. Since its publication, I have been invited to numerous speaking engagements at distinguished events internationally. Be it motivating students, empowering women, or inspiring adults alike, I’ve done various gigs at universities, schools, clubs, societies, institutions, organizations, libraries, embassies, hotels, book fairs, literary fests, media platforms, and other such venues. For details, visit my speaker and author profiles, or book channel abracadabra IS to watch my events and evolutionary talks in multiple languages. I’ve also published an Inspirational Calendar and Inspirational Journal in three editions based on magicNine. A full list of my publications can be found at my store. I pen regularly at my bilingual blog on a wide range of evolutionary topics, ideas, thoughts, perceptions, concepts, etc. in Spanish and English, exoteric and esoteric!  

​Dancer, Actor & Photomodel at abunDance
​2012 – Present
​During the process of writing my first book abunDance was born as an act of self-expression, the kind of dance life is made of… dance in abundance! I’ve performed at a variety of events and distinguished venues internationally, exhibiting Indian culture and a fusion of dance forms from different traditions, having staged a number of shows along with speaking gigs—combining education and entertainment in the same package. Visit my dance channel baisakhi saha to watch some of my performances. Besides Kathak, Bollywood, and regional Indian dances, I can also do Salsa, Bachata, Cumbia, Merengue, Tango, Lindy Hop, Swing, Exotic and Belly dance. An artist of the heart, I’ve done photomodeling in New York and acted in theater, Spanish & English short films, a political documentary that won several awards, and now wish to venture into feature films. Find me on IMDB. 

​Evolutionary Artist & Video Coordinator at IDEA
​2014 – Present
​IDEA stands for International Directory of Evolutionary Artists, a global community of visual and performing artists, artisans and writers on a path of expanding consciousness, to help realize our greatest artistic and personal potentials for the full-flourishing of all of Life, with a passion for contributing to change in the world, co-creating with Life, for life.  

English Profesora at WSI, CEVAZ, DHL, CCCN, UMCA
​2009 – 2019
​For several years, I taught English & Business Communication to folks of all age groups—right from children to senior adults—during my exchange programs in South America and North America at various institutions and organizations. I am TOEIC certified to teach English as a Second Language (ESL) to foreigners. My teaching methods include engaging all the senses viz. visual, audio, kinesthetics, games, interactive learning, real-life situation simulation, etc. The organisations I worked with are Wall Street Institute (WSI) and Centro Venezolano Americano del Zulia (CEVAZ) in Venezuela, DHL Headquarters of Central America and Centro Cultural Costarricense Norteamericano (CCCN) in Costa Rica when I also volunteered at Hogar Siembra, and occasionally guest lectured at the Universidad Metropolitana Castro Carazo (UMCA) there. 

Marketing Manager at Goge Africa & NigMUNS
​2007 – 2008
​I went to Africa on my first student exchange program from my university in Singapore and worked there as a marketing executive and business developer at the Nigeria Model United Nations Society (NigMUNS) and the famous Goge Africa TV show displaying vivid African culture across the continent and diaspora regions; my work also involved journalism, cultural education, organizing community support at Goge Africa Foundation (GAF), career guidance & counseling projects for students among others, during which I traveled all over Nigeria and also to Ghana through Benin Republic and Togo along the West Coast of the continent. 

Member & Exchange Participant at AIESEC
​2006 – Present
​At my university in Singapore (NUS), I was a member of the world’s largest youth-run organisation AIESEC (Association Internationale des Etudiants en Sciences Economiques). I soon became an Exchange Participant and travelled the world through their platform; from Asia to Europe to Africa to South America to North & Central America, I did internship programs with a variety of organisations. Currently, I am an Alumna and continue to do speaking gigs at universities, events and conferences internationally. My story was featured in the 75th anniversary AIESEC International storybook of vivid leadership. 

Interpreter at Save the Childhood Foundation
2006 – 2007
​I was an interpreter of German, English and Hindi languages working closely with Nobel Prize laureate Kailash Satyarthi. I also volunteered at his NGO: Global March Against Child Labour and Bachpan Bachao Andolan (BBA), working with rescued young children, planning projects & proposals for the National Consultation Conference and South Asian March against Child Trafficking in collaboration with the Government, World Vision, UN, and other international representatives in India. 

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Volunteer Experience

Volunteer at Costa Rica India Association (CRIA)
2011 – 2016
Cause – Cultural Exchange 
Volunteered with the Indian community in Costa Rica, creating a platform for Costa Ricans to acquaint with Indian culture, offering scholarship modules to local students to study in India, engaging in cultural activities, performing dance shows, decorating and floor painting at various venues and more, Costa Rica. 

English Teacher at Hogar Siembra
2011 – 2012
Cause – Education 
Taught English and communication skills to sexually abused, destitute, orphaned, teenage girls at a foster home in San Rafael de Alajuela, Costa Rica. 

Event Organizer at Goge Africa Foundation
2008
Cause – Education 
Organized and raised funds for a career counseling and guidance session for high school students from schools all across Lagos, Nigeria. 

Social Worker at Global March Against Child Labor
2006 – 2007
​Cause – Children
German Interpreter, participated & coordinated a Global March Against Child Labor, from New Delhi to Kolkata and back with Nobel Laureate Kailash Satyarthi and his team at Bachpan Bachao Andolan (BBA), India.

Participant at World Vision
2001
Cause – Hunger 
Participated in a 30 hour famine starvation camp to aid starving children across the globe, collecting newspapers and old clothes from households, working for their upliftment etc. organized by World Vision, Singapore.

National University of Singapore (NUS)
​2002 – 2006
​Bachelors of Computing with Business Focus; minor in German
I was awarded the prestigious Singapore Airlines – Neptune Orient Lines (SIA-NOL) Scholarship 100% with allowance to pursue university education in Singapore. Besides my major in IT & minor in Deutsch, I also did a stint in Abnormal Psychology, Singapore. 

• St. Gallen Symposium: Won an all-expense-paid trip to Europe; selected to participate, essay & dialogue on ‘Inspiring Europe’—discussing the pressing problems of Europe and the world; among 600 top businessmen, world leaders, CEOs, scientists, politicians, doctors, and 200 students from universities worldwide, in May 2006 at the University of St. Gallen, Switzerland. 
• Asia-pacific Students’ Entrepreneurship Society (ASES): Co-organized a world summit for students on ‘Entrepreneurship’, opening the first chapter in Singapore as part of a start-up in Stanford, USA in Aug-Sep 2005, involving the top 3 universities NUS, NTU, SMU, Singapore. 

Victoria Junior College (VJC)
​2000 – 2002
​A – Levels (Double Math, Double Science)
I was awarded the prestigious Singapore Airlines (SIA) Youth Scholarship 100% with allowance to do pre-university in Singapore. My subjects included Mathematics, Further Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, English and Hindi as a second language, Singapore. 

Apeejay School 
​Sep – Dec 1999
​Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE), A – Level equivalent
Briefly started grade 11 when I was awarded the SIA Youth scholarship to study abroad in Singapore, hence left India after 3 months of schooling in New Delhi, India. 

The Hindu Senior Secondary School (HSSS)
​1995 – 1999
​Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE), O – Level equivalent
Appeared in CBSE grade 10, All India exams with an average of 91.2% (School topper in English with 98% score, amongst top 0.1% at All India Level; awarded merit from CBSE for outstanding performance in English). Passed grade 9 with 91% (1st rank), grade 8 with 93.5% (1st rank), grade 7 with 93.83% (2nd rank) in Chennai, India.

Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan (BGKV)
​Upto 1995
​Primary Education
Studied upto grade 6 at Bhavan’s Gangabux Kanoria Vidyamandir (BGKV) also called Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan in Kolkata, India.

Air Hostess Academy (AHA)
​2002, 3 months
Aviation & Hospitality Management
Subjects included Aviation, Tourism, German, Communication, Hospitality, First Aid Training from Red Cross Society in New Delhi, India.

Xansa India Limited (Websity)
​2002, 3 months
Web Designing & Multimedia
Subjects included Photoshop, Imageready, Flash & action scripting, Illustrator, HTML, DHTML, Premiere, Sound forge, Director, Fireworks, Dreamweaver, Ultradev in New Delhi, India.

National Institute of Information Technology (NIIT)
​Dec 1999
​Programming with C++
Learned basic programming skills in New Delhi, India.

The books listed below feature my story and can be availed online, on Amazon & bookstores. 

AIESEC International Storybook 
​May 1, 2024
75 Years of Vivid Leadership
An anthology filled with hundreds of impactful stories from AIESECers across generations globally, published by AIESEC International on its 75ᵗʰ anniversary. 

Engineering to IKIGAI 
​October 13, 2021
25 journeys towards purpose
It narrates the extraordinary life trajectories of 25 Indian scholars who were awarded the Singapore Airlines Neptune Orient Lines – SIANOL scholarship to pursue university education in Singapore, by authors Rahul Singh and Naresh Agarwal. 

You know the Glory, Not the Story 
​September 30, 2021
25 journeys towards IKIGAI
It narrates the extraordinary life trajectories of 25 Indian scholars who were awarded the Singapore Airlines Neptune Orient Lines – SIANOL scholarship to pursue university education in Singapore, by authors Rahul Singh and Naresh Agarwal.

1. Exceptional Women of Excellence Award, Annual WEF 2022, India 
2. Iconic Women Creating a Better World for All, Annual WEF 2022, India 
3. Exceptional Women of Excellence Award, WEF 2021, Peru 
4. St. Gallen Symposium Award, 2006, Switzerland 
5. SIANOL Scholarship, 2002 – 2006, Singapore 
6. SIA Youth Scholarship, 2000 – 2002, Singapore 
7. Most Promising Child Contest Scroll of Honor, 1995, India