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LOPA M. SHAH

EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATION

S.S.C. EXAMINATION- 85.71%
GUJARAT SECONDARY AND HIGHER SECONDARY EDUCATION BOARD.
THE H.B.KAPADIA NEW HIGH SCHOOL ( 2004 - 2005 )

H.S.C. EXAMINATION- 82.3%
GUJARAT SECONDARY AND HIGHER SECONDARY EDUCATION BOARD.
THE H.B.KAPADIA NEW HIGH SCHOOL ( 2006 - 2007 )

F.Y.B.A.
FIRST CLASS , 65%
ST. XAVIER’S COLLEGE ( 2007 - 2008 )

S.Y.B.A.
FIRST CLASS, 67%
ST. XAVIER’S COLLEGE ( 2008 – 2009 )
ACHIEVEMENTS

JOURNALISM:

SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED THE GUJARAT UNIVERSITY, UGC RECOGNIZED ONE YEAR CAREER ORIENTED COURSE IN JOURNALISM, 2007 – 08 
ST. XAVIER’S COLLEGE, FIRST CLASS, 67%
   
SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED MARQUETTE UNIVERSITY, WISCONSON & ST. XAVIER’S COLLEGE COURSE ON BACKPACK JOURNALISM CURRENTLY PURSUING ADVANCE DIPLOMA IN JOURNALISM, ST. XAVIER’S COLLEGE

FOUNDER MEMBER OF XAP, A MONTHLY PERIODICAL XAP IS A FUNFILLED PAPER PRODUCED ENTIRELY BY THE SUDENTS OF ST.XAVIER’S COLLEGE, CATERING MAINLY TO THE YOUTH OF AHMEDABAD AND THE ISSUES CONCERNING THEM.

FOREIGN LANGUAGE:

SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED THE FRENCH LANGUAGE COURSE LEVEL-1, AHMEDABAD MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION, 101/150, GRADE: OUTSTANDING

DANCE:

HAVE BEEN TRAINED FOR SEVEN YEARS IN BHARATNATYAM

WON THE BEST DANCER FEMALE TROPHY IN “RAAS RACHAIYA”, THE SCHOOL POST

WON THE BEST DANCER FEMALE PRIZE, KARNAVATI SCHOOL OF DENTISTRY
    
PERFORMED AT THE SUMMER FUNK SHOW BY SHIAMAK DAVAR’S INSTITUTE FOR PERFORMING ARTS AT THE BEGINNERS LEVEL

PARTICIPATED IN DARPANA ACADEMY- DIVYA BHASKAR DANCE TROPHY ‘05
    
PARTICIPATED IN THE ELLISBRIDGE SOUTH ZONE YOUTH FESTIVAL IN FOLK DANCE, R.G.SHAH SCIENCE COLLEGE, 2007

PARTICIPATED IN THE ELLISBRIDGE SOUTH ZONE YOUTH FESTIVAL IN FOLK DANCE, S.M.PATEL INSTITUTE OF COMMERCE, 2008
    
HAVE BEEN WINNING CASH PRIZES AND AWARDS  DURING NAVRATRI EVERY YEAR.
    
POETRY RECITATION:

STOOD FIRST IN HINDI RECITATION IN INTER SCHOOL MEET, A.G.HIGH SCHOOL

STOOD SECOND IN INTER ZONAL YOUTH FESTIVAL POETRY RECITATION COMPETITION ‘07 

WAS ONE OF THE THREE BEST ARTISTS IN POETRY RECITATION IN G.U. ELLISBRIDGE SOUTH ZONE YOUTH FESTIVAL

PARTICIPATED IN INTER COLLEGIATE YOUTH FESTIVAL ’08

THEATRE:

ONE OF THE BEST THREE GROUPS FOR MIME AT THE INTER ZONAL YOUTH FESTIVAL
    
PERFORMED STREET PLAYS 

MUSIC-VOCAL:

FIRST RUNNER UP AWARD IN INTER SCHOOL SOLO SINGING COMPETITION, ELLISBRIDGE JAYCEES, 2003

HAVE BEEN TRAINED FOR SEVEN YEARS IN MUSIC, AMRIT JYOTI SCHOOL

PARTICIPATED IN THE BHARAT VIKAS PARISHAD RASHTRIYA SAMUHGAN PRATIYOGOTA

DEBATE AND ELOCUTION:

SECURED  THE FIRST PLACE AND AWARDED THE GURU DATTATRAYA AWARD FOR ENGLISH ELOCUTION INCLUDING CASH PRIZE OF RS. 151

OUSTANDING PERFORMANCE CERTIFICATE IN INTER SCHOOL DEBATE, TULIP SCHOOL, 2003

PARTICIPATED IN INTER SCHOOL DEBATE, ANANDNIKETAN SCHOOL

ADVENTURE/SURVIVAL CAMPS:

PANCHMARHI SATPURA NATURE EDUCATION CAMP, ANALA

HIMALAYAN CAMP, MANALI, ANALA

ONE AMONGST THE FEW CAMPERS TO TRECK UPTO BHRIGU SAROVAR, SITUATED AT 14,500 FT. IN THE HIMALAYAS

SOCIAL ACTIVITIES:

FOUNDER MEMBER OF A SOCIAL ACTIVIST GROUP CALLED “MITR” AND CURRENTLY SERVING AS AN ACTIVE MEMBER INVOLVED IN VARIOUS ACTIVITIES.

ACTIVITY 1: CHRISTMAS DAY CELEBRATION AT THE KHANPUR OBSERVATION HOME FOR THE JUVENILES.

ACTIVITY 2: EDUCATING THE CHILDREN AT THE OBSERVATION HOME.

ACTIVE VOLUNTEER WITH DRISHTI, AN NGO, AND PARTICIPATED IN A NUMBER OF ITS SOCIO-CULTURAL ACTIVITIES.

ACTIVITY 1: FILM SCREENING TO PROMOTE COMMUNAL HARMONY.

ACTIVITY 2: PERFORMED STREET PLAY AT VARIOUS PLACES IN AHMEDABAD.   
  
HOBBIES:

SINGING, DANCING, EATING!, TRAVELLING, READING, LISTENING TO MUSIC AND MORE