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Alumni Speak Adwaita Nayar – Class of 2008

Co-Founder Nykaa, CEO Nykaa Fashion

I was so fortunate to spend my last two years of high school at DAIS. The School and the
IB programme taught me how to think critically, to work hard, to question, and to
communicate strongly - skills that helped me not just through my college years but every
day of my entrepreneurial journey since. What I am most grateful for is that DAIS also
allowed me to explore multiple disciplines - from Mathematics to English to Biology -
without boxing me in, instilling in me a life-long love for learning that extends far beyond
a classroom. This freedom to explore subjects and academics was a gift that not many
other schools allowed at the time and this most definitely changed the trajectory of my
education and career. Beyond academics and extracurriculars - the people were
wonderful. I developed some of my most meaningful and long-lasting friendships in
those two years. The teachers were fantastic - warm, well-qualified and passionate
educators - and many shaped my personality and future meaningfully.

Munib Khanyari: Class of 2012
Pursuing PhD at University of Bristol and Oxford University in the UK
(final year)

DAIS has given me a strong foundation in my learning journey and has always instilled
in me an inquiry mindset; these have helped me develop into the person that I am today.
My time at DAIS encouraged me to explore new concepts, live new experiences, and
make bold decisions. I continue to cherish the relationships I shared with my peers and
my teachers at DAIS, which created a conducive atmosphere to assimilate knowledge in
its full depth and breadth and value relations. My days at DAIS not only rooted me in my
love for academic inquiry and conceptual understanding, but also pushed me to go
beyond my comfort zone. All these have motivated me to build a career in the field of
wildlife conservation.

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