I am currently an Eagle Scout in Troop 2000 and a junior at Chattahoochee High School. I have been interested in Boy Scouts since the first grade, and was able to convince my parents to let me join Cub Scouts, the elementary school Scouts program, in the fourth grade. Since then, I have invested a significant time and effort into Boy Scouts, and my efforts have paid off. From Scouting I have learned important leadership and practical skills that I can use long into my adulthood. Additionally, and maybe more importantly, I have grown tremendously as a person and through the amazing experiences I have gone through over the years, I have become a much more open and compassionate person. By applying the Scout Oath and Law into my everyday life, I have gained a new level of depth in my life and these lessons have forever changed who I am and who I want to be.

Since I joined Troop 2000 in 2014, I have worked on several amazing Eagle Projects done for the community. However, I always knew that I wanted to do something different, to challenge myself and create something that have a lasting impact that extended far beyond myself. When brainstorming, I thought of my brother Deepan, who has autism. He inspired to do a project that related to children with special needs, something I'd always had an interest in. In addition, I was inspired to do an international project by the late Matthew Reitz, who worked tirelessly to promote global collaboration in Scouting. From the immense significance of both Scouting and the impact of special needs children in my life, my Eagle Project evolved into an international collaboration benefiting underprivileged special needs children and creating a therapeutic space where kids can blossom into all they are meant to be.