President:

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Name: Manisha Thuparani

Major: Psychology

Year: Senior

Favourite Food/Dessert: Onion Masala Dosa and Pani Puri :D

What did you want to be when you were 10 years old and why?
I wanted to be a doctor and teacher(so I could write on the black board)

Vice President:

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Name: Bhavesh Shukla

Major: Biology

Year: Junior

Favourite Food/Dessert: Dahi Vada

What did you want to be when you were 10 years old and why?
Surgeon because I thought it would be cool to look inside someone

Treasurer:

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Name: Neela Ramanujam

Major: Molecular, Cellular, Developmental Biology and Music

Year: Senior

Favourite Food/Dessert: Carrot Halwa

What did you want to be when you were 10 years old and why?
Astronaut because I was fascinated by space, primarily the concept of the black hole

UW Community Relations:

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Name: Adheip Mally

Major: Molecular cellular and developmental Bio

Year: Senior

Favourite Food/Dessert: Lamb biryani and chai, with gulab jamun for dessert.

What did you want to be when you were 10 years old and why?
I wanted to be a pilot when I was ten

UW Community Relations:

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Name: Kanav Gupta

Major: Biochemistry or Neurobiology

Year: Sophomore

Favourite Food/Dessert: Muttar Paneer with Garlic Naan. Chole Bature for 2nd place.

What did you want to be when you were 10 years old and why?
A basketball player since Michael Jordan was my idol. I wanted to be the first Indian to play in the NBA.

External Community Relations:

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Name: Sapna Saini

Major: Physiology

Year: Sophomore

Favourite Food/Dessert: Definitely a dessert person, Kulfi!

What did you want to be when you were 10 years old and why?
When I was 10 I wanted to be a Pediatrician AND a Veterinarian because I loved taking care of kids and pets, and I was convinced I could be both at the same time.. :)

External Community Relations:

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Name: Sumit Makker

Major: General Biology

Year: Junior

Favourite Food/Dessert: Definitely gotta go with Butter Chicken with Garlic Nan and Rice

What did you want to be when you were 10 years old and why?
A Bollywood Actor since Shah Rukh Khan and Salman Khan were my idols

Public Relations:

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Name: Kunjal Patel

Major: Biology Physiology

Year: Sophomore

Favourite Food/Dessert: Gulab Jamun

What did you want to be when you were 10 years old and why?
Veterinarian because I liked animals and science

Public Relations:

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Name: Mitwa Patel

Major: Atmospheric Chemistry

Year: Senior

Favourite Food/Dessert: Paneer Tikka Masala and Garlic Naan...and Gulab Jamun

What did you want to be when you were 10 years old and why?
I wanted to be a doctor because I wanted to poke people with needles and also because I thought stethoscopes were the coolest thing ever!

Philanthropy and Special Events Officer:

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Name: Gagan Khinda

Major: Biochemistry and Medical Anthropology

Year: Junior

Favourite Food/Dessert: My favorite South Asian food will have to be a tie between samosas and aloo paranthas.

What did you want to be when you were 10 years old and why?
I wanted to be a doctor AND a dancer because i thought it was totally possible to have a full time career in both at the same time :)

Philanthropy and Special Events Officer:

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Name: Jahnavi Ramanathan

Major: Biochemistry

Year: Junior

Favourite Food/Dessert: Dosas

What did you want to be when you were 10 years old and why?
Own an Indian store and live on top of it ;)

Technical Coordinator:

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Name: Rahul Mehan

Major: Computer Engineering or Informatics

Year: Sophomore

Favourite Food/Dessert: Sahi Paneer, Garlic Naan and Gulab Jamun

What did you want to be when you were 10 years old and why?
I wanted to be a cricket player so I could hit a six to Shoaib Akhtar

Freshman Representative:

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Name: Nikhil Sablani

Major: Business Administration

Year: Freshman

Favourite Food/Dessert: Rasmalai

What did you want to be when you were 10 years old and why?
When I was ten years old, I wanted to be Neo (protagonist of the Matrix)

Freshman Representative:

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Name: Priyanka Gautom

Major: Undecided

Year: Freshman

Favourite Food/Dessert: Of course gulab jamun!

What did you want to be when you were 10 years old and why?
The obvious Indian kid dream- a doctor, but then a baker on the side because I had a weird obsession for chocolate chip cookies haha

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