This is such a well-deserved award, even within a cohort full of talented, thoughtful, and caring young citizens. Anshu is an uncommonly kind, motivated, and community-oriented young man. We wish him all the best! A little information about Anshu and his work:

College: University of Texas at Dallas

Extended Essay Topic: Exploring the effect of US Cold War interests on the settlement of the Kashmir conflict between India and Pakistan.

TOK Essay Thesis: Is subjectivity overly celebrated in the arts but unfairly condemned in history? Subjectivity would be unfairly condemned in the didactic goals of history due to its inherent presence when weaving objective facts into a useful narrative, but thankfully, society recognizes and embraces subjectivity for these merits rather than condemning it. That said, society is justified in condemning it when the subjectivity is not subordinated to or does not serve a factual, representative, and dispassionate depiction of events. However, there is no universal benchmark for what is considered a pertinent and representative fact, and thus, condemning subjectivity can itself be subjective. In the arts, subjectivity is rightfully celebrated for its didactic role in provoking thought, but this celebration goes too far at times, with unchecked subjectivity leading to misinformation.

Favorite IB Moments: Eating Zane's empanadillas during advisory, Mr. Bowling's voice impersonations, days when Señora Tenny came in to Spanish Class, hanging out en la biblioteca during Spanish IAs, and the IB Bucket List (Still more to do).