Hi, I’m Akaash Das!

I'm a 17-year-old student at Dhirubhai Ambani International School, Mumbai, completing the International Baccalaureate with a predicted 42/42. My interests span public health research, economics, and the performing arts — and I pursue all three with equal seriousness.

I've conducted primary research on malaria surveillance systems, authored a health economics paper on preventive maternal care, and had my work recognised at the Harvard International Review. At Yale Young Global Scholars 2026, my team was awarded $45,000 from a $100,000 capstone pool for a proposal on snakebite prevention in rural India.

Outside of research, I lead the DAIS Music Club, am recording a jazz album, and have hosted events for audiences of over a thousand. I'm most drawn to problems that sit at the edges of disciplines — the kind that don't fit neatly into one box.