Amrita Bhatia's Bio

My YES! Jams
2004 World Jam

Org: Seeking Needed Actions For Peace (SNAP) Students
Location: Mumbai

Bio:

Amrita is a member of Harvard Model United Nations, and she uses preventive education and creative arts, such as photography, to develop critical thinking skills in K-12 youth. She works with Seeking Needed Actions for Peace to promote Hindu-Muslim cooperation, and she is engaged in the development of affordable housing, and supporting the Iraqi peace movement. She has been engaged in social work since the age of 12.

"I had an amazing, amazing, amazing time at the Jam – the best week of my life. The Jam was an overwhelming experience- in an entirely good way. The Jam experience was so completely unique- I went there expecting a conference with lecturers and seminars and talking about the issues and something that was very clear-cut, to the point that it was impersonal. Instead, what I got was an emotional, spiritual and mental experience that has changed the way I look at everything and everyone and actually changed ME — and I’m very excited about that. I’m looking forward to the challenges of my life and to the opportunities that have been opened up to me. I know this sounds cliché, but I actually feel empowered to do anything right now – I just have to explore a little. I have gained insight into myself, into the world and into a great group of people who will live on in me forever. I went to the Jam feeling like a child in a world of adults, but now I come back feeling like an adult living in a world of children.–Amrita Bhatia, 18, Seeking Needed Actions For Peace, Mumbai, India.."