Sky is the limit for teenager reaching for the stars

Young Adwik Ghosh is literally flying high.

In mid-January, 17-year-old Adwik received his Private Flying Licence, completing over eighty hours of flying and twenty hours of solo flight, with dedication.

I was fortunate enough to see the video of his first solo flight in 2021.

As a person who has known Adwik from his formative years, it gave me immense pleasure to see my Hindi student land so smoothly.

Multiple achiever

He is an achiever in many other fields.

Adwik holds a Professional Association of Diving (PADI) Instructors Certificate in diving.

He was recognised for his services to Hindi by the High Commission of India during Vishwa Hindi Divas and Pravasi Bharatiya Divas celebrations held on January 9, 2022, in Wellington. He received an Award from former Governor-General Sir Anand Satyanand.

He was selected as a School Leader for 2022, at Scots College where he has been teaching basic Hindi to his junior colleagues every week.

Versatile linguist

Born in Singapore to doctor parents, Adwik moved to New Zealand in November 2012 and joined the Wellington Hindi School to retain fluency in Hindi, which he had already learnt.

As well as learning Bangla and Telugu (respectively the language of his father and mother), his interest in languages encouraged him to learn Mandarin, Japanese, French and Spanish.

“A student like Adwik is a teacher’s Best Reward. He is always ready to learn anything and everything. His poise is his glory,” his  Bangla teacher Sunayana Mukherjee said.

I am extremely honoured to be a very small part of his journey.

I wish him well. Go and get the stars, Adwik.

With his continued high performance in several areas of Hindi education and Wellington Hindi School, Adwik was elected to the School Board as a Student Representative in 2021.

In this role, he shines again by contributing fully to all aspects of governance and taking on small projects, delivering a high standard of service.

He has been invited to speak at several forums in recent months.

All these achievements are in addition to his academic excellence.

Adwik is preparing for the year 2022 with much excitement. Undoubtedly, he will continue to excel with the dedication and commitment which seems to come naturally to him.

Well done, Adwik.

Wishing you a successful journey in aerospace!

Sunita Narayan runs the Wellington Hindi School. She is also the Co-Founder of Bharatiya Bhasha Evam Shodh Sansthan