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In a rare honour, Jalnidh Kaur, a student from Punjab, has won a Rhodes Scholarship at the University of Oxford. It is the world’s oldest and the most prestigious international graduate scholarship program. The scholarship allows her to pursue her post-graduation at the University of Oxford, UK, and consists of funding of all the tuition […]

In a rare honour, Jalnidh Kaur, a student from Punjab, has won a Rhodes Scholarship at the University of Oxford. It is the world’s oldest and the most prestigious international graduate scholarship program.

The scholarship allows her to pursue her post-graduation at the University of Oxford, UK, and consists of funding of all the tuition fees for two years of post-graduation, air travel, plus a maintenance stipend to cover her boarding and lodging expenses.

The Rhodes Scholarship is given to youth of outstanding intellect, character, leadership, and commitment to service. It supports students who demonstrate a strong propensity to emerge as ‘leaders for the world’s future’.

Jalnidh Kaur has pursued Economics Honours at St Stephen’s College, Delhi. She intended to do an M.Phil. in Economics at the University of Oxford. Montek Singh Ahluwalia and Bill Clinton are but two of the famous recipients of the scholarship in the past.

Jalnidh Kaur, a resident of Ludhiana, Punjab, is the only child in the family. Her father is an Associate Professor at Punjab Agricultural University (PAU), Ludhiana and her mother is a Lecturer at Guru Nanak Girls College, Model Town.

Formerly a student at Guru Nanak Public School, Sarabha Nagar and the Sacred Heart Convent School, Jalnidh will complete her Bachelor of Arts this year. Jalnidh was also honored by the University of Hawaii, USA, with the title of Junior Fellow, the East-West Center.

In addition to formal academic prizes, Jalnidh achieved second prize in the ‘Budding Economist’ Quiz at Confluence National Economics Festival and pioneered the business plan ‘EurekaWow’ which promotes the concept of senior-to-junior knowledge sharing.

Alongside her academic work, Jalnidh founded Éclair, now a country-wide organization with over 100 volunteers offering informal schooling for children living on the streets.

She served as Youth Coordinator for the Punjab division of the Civil Society Against Drugs movement during the Punjab Assembly Elections in 2012.

She is also the author of three books, namely – ‘Divine Pills’, ‘Work is More Fun than Fun’ and ‘Economic History of India’. Longer-term, she would like to help combat the extreme social disparities in the world around her through contributing to value-based interventions based on social science research.

~ Source: Sikhchic

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