Kritika Ramya
Class XI,
St Michael’s High School

Wars of words...

Is what Kritika Ramya loves to take part in. She is an excellent orator and has won many awards in debate competitions.

First taste...

Of elocution Kritika got when she was in Class III. She was then a student of St Joseph’s Convent High School. She took part in an English elocution contest and bagged the second prize.

Success road...

Has no end for her. When she was in Class X, Kritika won the best speaker award at Hector Angus Brown Inter-school Debate held at Don Bosco Academy in 2010.

Guiding light...

For the 16-year-old is her mother Aparajita Krishna. A teacher at Patna Women’s College, Krishna has always been the role model for Kritika.

Other talents...

That Kritika has include classical dance. She began learning kathak at Bharatiya Nritya Kala Mandir when she was six-year-old. At present, she is in the fifth year and has performed at various functions. She also won an inter-school classical dance competition at St Michael’s High School in 2008.

Future plans...

Of this talented girl include qualifying for the civil services. Her father, Rajiv Kumar, the deputy secretary of the state urban development department, has encouraged her to aim big.