Heroes Rise
About Us
About the Program
This website came into being as the final project for the Kean Startalk Hindi GPBL (Global project-based learning) program. Learners focused on acquiring information about specific heroes who have made an impact in India or worldwide by addressing a local/global issue(s), such as human rights issues or others identified in the UN Sustainable Development Goals. The “Heroes Rise” website is designed to serve as an advocacy platform-urging individuals to emulate Indian heroes by tapping into their own “hero within” and taking an active role in the heritage community here and abroad to improve conditions locally and globally.
कार्यक्रम का संक्षिप्त वर्णन
कार्यक्रम से सीख
A Little Bit About Us
This website was created by 14 students that have engaged in a 3 week Hindi summer camp and learned about rising heroes in the present society. All of the information on this website is a product of what we have done over the 3 weeks. We hope you learn a lot from this website and are inspired from the work of these heroes! We also want to thank our teachers for their support and hard work during this summer camp. They spent their valuable time in preparing for this camp and helping us students to improve our language skills.
Our Students
Prince
Prince is a student in 9th grade and lives in Edison, New Jersey with his parents. He studies in Middlesex County Academy of Science, Mathematics, and Engineering Technologies. He even studied in India until 4th grade. He likes mathematics very much and he reads mathematics related texts in his free time. He is also interested in chess, cricket, and computer science. In his free time, he likes to play with his friends. In the future, he wants to become a computer engineer and start his own company.
Rithwik
Rithwik is in 10th grade. He lives with his mother, father, and sister. In his free time, he likes to play chess and play the clarinet. His favorite subjects are math and science. He likes to travel with his family. He loves to eat and he tries weird combinations like cookies and salsa. :)
Kareena
From a young age, Kareena has been an advocate for her Indian heritage. She has hosted numerous events within her school to educate its student body about numerous Indian festivals and religions. Additionally, she has showcased her Kathak dancing at various talent shows. Her innate motivation to assimilate herself with her Indian background propelled her to learn the national language of India, Hindi. As a student of the Kean University STARTALK Program, Kareena has been able to challenge her Hindi speaking, reading, and writing skills and also expose herself to new aspects of the rich and colorful Indian heritage.
Prabhav
Prabhav Taneja is a Class 10 student. He studies at Mayfield High School in Mayfield, Ohio. Prabhav lives in Mayfield Heights, Ohio with his parents and younger brother. He loves soccer and participates in the school's soccer team. He also loves to play. He loves going out to eat and cycling. In the future he wants to become an astrophysicist.
Isha
Isha Shrivastava is a 11th grader going to Middlesex County Academy for Science, Mathematics, and Engineering Technologies. Isha lives in North Brunswick, NJ, with her parents and younger brother, who are all very invested in staying connected to their Indian roots and the Hindi language. She is very interested in photography and also does karate. She enjoys playing the piano, flute, and clarinet, as well as biking outside with her friends. In the future, she would like to be an engineer.
Urja
Urja Jain is a 9th grader at Ardsley High School. She loves working with languages and challenges, which is why she joined this program. Being Indian is an important part of her identity - hence, working with STARTALK is an emotionally rewarding experience for her. When she’s not working to improve her Hindi, she really enjoys cooking, writing poetry, playing ping pong, and learning French and Science at school. She also LOVES animals and has a dog named Rusty. When she grows up, Urja wants to be a scientist and do meaningful work for the world.
Prachy
Prachy Dave is from Bloomfield, New Jersey, and she recently graduated with her Bachelor’s degree in criminal justice and biology from Seton Hall University. She really enjoys Bharatanatyam and Kuchipudi dance forms, as well as learning new languages, including French, Sanskrit, and Hindi! She really loves animals, as well as visiting new places, conversing with people, and exploring different cultures around the world! In the future, she hopes to help people and animals, and hopes to do something that combines her interest in both, law and medicine.
Amani
Amani Gupta is going into ninth grade. She lives in Yorktown Heights and attends Yorktown High School. In school, her favorite subject is mathematics. She has been learning Hindi from a very young age and loves to talk to new people, which is why she has joined this program. She loves to dance, play viola, and play badminton. When she grows older, she would like to travel around the world and learn about others. She wants to have a job where she can help others.
Aniket
Aniket Jha is a 10th grade student. He studies in J. P. Stevens High School. He lives in Edison with his parents. Aniket enjoys basketball, reading, and playing the piano. Aniket also likes to travel to new places. Aniket loves to watch the Pittsburgh Steelers football team. Aniket wants to become a businessman in future.
Sunidhi
Sunidhi lives in Edison with her younger sister and parents. Her pet dog's name is Rocket. Sunidhi studies in 9th grade in J P Stevens High School. Her favorite subjects are mathematics and history. She is also an artist and is extremely interested in painting. Sunidhi likes to make sweets. She likes to eat sushi and tax. Her favorite color is black. Her favorite animal is a snake. She enjoys playing badminton. She wants to be a senator in future.
Vidhi
Vidhi Ojha is a seventh grade student who lives in New Jersey. She lives with her grandparents, parents, and younger sister. In her spare time Vidhi enjoys listening to music and reading. She also does sports like taekwondo and biking. She would like to become a psychologist when she grows up.
Dhriti
Dhriti Grover is in tenth grade and attends Montgomery High School. Her family includes her mom, dad, and younger sister. She likes to draw pictures and play video games. Dhriti also edits small videos and movies in her free time. She loves to travel and watches many movies. In the future, she wants to be a movie editor or go into the film industry. If she cannot make movies, then she also would like to be a gamer on Youtube.
Devesh
Devesh Dubey is a 10th grader at Yorktown High School. He lives with his mother, father, and brother in Yorktown Heights, New York. He likes to go outside and play sports. His favorite sports are soccer and basketball. He likes to watch movies. His favorite food is Indian yogurt. In the future, he would like to become a swimmer.
Simran
Simran Sehgal is a student in 9th grade. She studies at Colonia High School. Simran lives with her family in Colonia NJ, which includes her mom, dad, grandparents, and her younger brother. Simran likes to spend her free time by reading, drawing, baking, singing, and doing Tae Kwon Do. She also likes basketball, tennis, and biking. Simran wants to be a lawyer when she grows up.
Our Partners
Our peer students in India have a big hand in making this journey a success. The team consisted of Anay, Stuti, Saanvi, Rishabh, Nyssa, Aaryan, Aditya, Riddhima, and their teachers Shilpi ji and Kajal ji, who are from Heritage Experiential Learning School. They spent an hour every day with us and told us very interesting things. Not only did they provide us with different perspectives, but they also gave us feedback on our products. We are grateful to them for giving their valuable time and helping us to improve our Hindi.