Samriddhi Shah is a Grade-10 student at The International School Bangalore where she studies a combination of Mathematics, Economics, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Hindi, English, Computer Science, and Drama. With a keen interest in the intersections of Economics and behavioral practices, Samriddhi’s passion for Gender Economics and Labour Economics stems from her observations of the world around her, ultimately leading her to launch B.Spoke to enhance the quality of life and livelihood for women in underserved communities. 

At school, Samriddhi is a keen athlete who is also the Vice-Captain of the Basketball team, and an active member of the Hockey and Athletics teams. With a natural flair for public speaking and commanding audiences, she is also an adept MUNer who has participated in several prestigious Model United Nations (MUN) conferences, most recently, the Harvard MUN in August 2024 where she received the Diplomatic Commendation Award. 

Given her natural leadership skills and creative eye, Samriddhi has also co-founded a number of student clubs at TISB such as the school’s first-ever Literature Club as well as the school’s first Garden Magazine. In the future, Samriddhi seeks to facilitate events to have other students participate in the B.Spoke initiative, and foster a new wave of change-making within this domain.