Founders

Anjali Ambani:

Anjali is a sophomore at Yale College. She received her IB Diploma from Sevenoaks, Kent in the UK. At Yale, she is the Social Chair for the South Asian Society, and is actively involved in YMUN and the ISO. She is a Psychology neuroscience track major, and is a pre-med student. At Sevenoaks she was on the Board of Editors of the Medical Review and her journalistic essay was selected and published in Chicken Soup for the Indian Teenage Soul. She was a prefect and sang in the school choir. She was an active member in the school Charity Action Group and co-authored Fathers and Sons to raise money for the Books and Balls Foundation. She co-founded the charity when she was in the 8^th Grade. 

She has helped launch commercials on cancer awareness which continue to appear on the major Indian television channels.

She plays the flute and has performed in several piano recitals in New York and India. She is a voracious reader, enjoys swimming, rock climbing, dancing and tennis and is an adept at various creative activities such as knitting and photography.

Amar Ambani:

Amar is pursuing his IB Diploma from Sevenoaks, Kent, UK.  At Sevenoaks, Amar was elected school prefect and is actively involved in the Charity Action Group.  At the Paris Model United Nations he received “Honorable Mention” by the Chair.  He has completed the Duke of Edinburgh Silver Expedition and is training for the gold expedition.  He is on the Yearbook Committee and is on the Squash and Rugby team.

Amar received the Distinction Award at the University of Cambridge IGCSE Board Examination for overall academic excellence in the 10^th Grade, at Ahmedabad International School (AIS).  He was awarded the best delegate at the AIS Model UN and he was the captain of his football team. He enjoys skiing, surfing, swimming and snowboarding and won the surfing championship at Byron Bay, Australia.

He has organized several fund raisers and co-authored Fathers & Sons with Anjali Ambani to raise money for the Books and Balls Foundation. He co-founded the Books and Balls Foundation in the 6^th Grade. He is an avid photographer and many of his photographs have been published on several websites.