Hall of Fame


Achievements in Sports

Prakaash Sarran - Lawn Tennis

Prakaash Sarran (Grade 9) won his first ever International Tennis Federation (ITF) tournament, under 18, doubles title, at J30 Madurai, on 9th March 2024. In the past academic year,

  • Prakaash has been ranked as Number 1 player of Karnataka (in 2023) in the age group under-14 for Boys.
  • He made an under-18 International Tennis Federation ranking at 2964 in his very first tournament in Uganda.
  • He was the finalist in doubles and the semi-finalist in singles ITF in June 2024 at Junaville, Congo.
  • Prakaash also won the singles title in the national series under-16 in Kolkata in December 2023.

Shreya B - Gymnastics

Shreya B (Grade 10) won the silver medal in the group category in the 17th Aerobic Gymnastics National Championship held in March 2023 in Bangalore. Shreya also won three gold medals and two silver medals in the state-level Dasara Games Cup in Mysore in October 2023.

Nikita Shanbhag - Gymnastics

Nikita Shanbhag (Grade 10) won silver in the 17th Gymnastics National Championship held in Bangalore in March 2023.

  • Nikita represented Karnataka in the National Games of India held in Goa in October 2023.
  • She won 4 gold medals and 2 silver medals in the state-level championship in October 2023.
  • She won the bronze medal in the individual category (under 17) in the State Championship in March 2023.
  • Nikita was ranked in the top 10 in India during the 17th Aerobic Gymnastics National Championship 2022-23 conducted in Bangalore in March 2023.
  • She bagged a gold medal in the Inter Club Championship for Aerobics Gymnastics Bangalore in July 2023.

Riyanshika Verma - Squash

Student of NPS KRM from 2016-17 to 2022-23

Riyanshika Verma won the Dunlop SAK Interschool Squash Championship 2022 trophy in the Junior Girls category. She also earned the bronze medal in the Girls Under 13 category (3rd place finish) in the Junior National Squash Championship 2022.

Riyanshika was crowned GU-13 squash champion of Karnataka for the second consecutive year. It was her 4th championship win in a row, in 2022.

In 2021, Riyanshika won Karnataka State Squash Championship in the girls under 13 (GU-13) in 2021.

Ruhaan Alva - Kart Racing

Student of NPS KRM from 2012-13 to 2020-21

Ruhaan Alva (Grade 8) won the second round of the X30 National Championship in the Junior Category in 2019-20.

In 2017-18, Ruhaan (Grade 6) emerged as vice-champion in the Easykart 60 category in the Easykart Championship concluded in Italy. In the nine-round championships, Ruhaan was supported by Birel Art. He was also nominated for the CNBC TV18 MOTORSPORT AWARD. He was nominated along with 3 of the best drivers from India competing abroad. Ruhaan was the youngest driver to be nominated.

Birel Art, an Italian racing organisation took Ruhaan Alva in 2016-17 as their factory driver for India’s Rotax Max National Championship and select races in Europe.

Ruhaan became part of the Fusion Motor Sport Company in the United Kingdom in 2014-15. With this he became the first Indian to be selected by an international team in his age group to participate in Go-Karting.

Pranav Anand - Chess

India’s 76th Grandmaster Pranav Anand (Grade 11) participated in the 1st Bangalore Grandmaster (GM) Open tournament from 18-26 January in Bangalore, post which his ranking at the World Juniors level is 36 in the top 100 Juniors.

  • He is currently at a World Ranking of 533 amongst all age categories.
  • He clinched the 7th post tie-braker in Sparkassen Trophy in Dortmund, Germany in June 2023.
  • He tied for 5th position in the La Plagne event, France.
  • He won the 56th Biel International Chess Festival 2023 Rapid Open championship in July 2023, in Switzerland

SPORTS ACHIEVERS

In 2018-19, Hita Juneja (Grade 11) won in multiple categories in the CBSE Zonal/ Cluster Aquatic Under 19 Championship. She was placed 2nd in 400m Freestyle, 2nd in 800 m Freestyle, 2nd in 50 m Backstroke, 2nd in 100 m Backstroke, and 2nd in 200 m Backstroke.

Anika Khandekar (Grade 9) was selected by the Karate Federation of India to represent India at the World Youth Karate Camp and World Youth Karate Cup at Umag, Croatia in 2017-18.

Trisha M. (Grade 7) represented Karnataka in the National Level Karate Tournament organized by the Karate Federation of India which is affiliated to the Federation Okinawa Karate Shorin Ryu Shorinkan, South Asia. She won a gold medal in Kumite, the contact fight, and secured a silver medal in Katas, the combination fight in 2015-16.

Anisha D. Karumbiah and Poorvisha S. Ram won the All-India CBSE National Badminton Championship in 2008-09.

Poorvisha S. Ram secured the first position in Under - 14 individual championship in CBSE National Badminton Tournament in 2008-09.