Darshana Vijay Rijhwani

About

Student with a strong focus on law, public policy, governance, and social justice. Builds experience through content writing, research, debating, and student leadership roles.

Experience

• Content Writer
  Pinkishe Foundation
  — – Present

  Produced issue-based content addressing gender justice, social equity, and awareness; supported menstruation outreach through research-backed writing.

• Volunteer Content Writer
  Titli Foundation

  Contributed content supporting community initiatives regarding menstrual awareness and solutions; assisted in awareness campaigns despite academic time constraints.

• Content Writer
  The Chhaya Organisation

  Developing content highlighting mental awareness and well being of people; supported outreach through content regarding mental health.

• Intern
  Umeed Internship

  Assisted in community-oriented initiatives and grassroots engagement; contributed to research and content supporting social impact programs.

• Research, Training & HR Intern
  Prabhav Trust NGO

  Assisted with HR documentation and internal coordination and made offer letters for new interns.

• Act4Impact Fellow

  Selected for the ACT4Impact Action Lab and engaged in critical reflection, case study analysis, and solution-oriented discussions on social impact challenges; collaborated with a cohort to examine systemic issues and develop community-centered solutions.

• Social media and marketing Manager
  Rotaract Club

  General member and public relations and marketing director of Rotaract Club of Kalyan Heritage City. Did citations and projects for community service and sponsors.

Skills

Tools / apps / platforms

Projects

• Independent Research & Writing

  Authored self-researched papers exploring governance, ethics, and diplomacy and published poetry and analytical articles on social issues, law, emotions, and human behavior on personal blogs.

Courses & certifications

• Dale Carnegie 3-Day Workshop (Public Speaking & Communication) · Dale Carnegie
• Dispute Resolution and Litigation Job Simulation · Baker McKenzie
• Policy Job Simulation · NSW Government
• White & Case: An Introduction to Dispute Resolution · Forage
• Introduction to Law · IIT Madras

🏆 Achievements & awards

• Best Performer — English Literature Fest

  Recognized as best performer at SHS.

• Winner — School-level Essay Writing Competition

  Won a school-level essay writing competition.

⚽ Extracurricular activities

• Socratic Circle Debating Society — Core Committee Member

  Collaborated on the conceptual framework for a debating initiative, contributed to ideation and structural planning for discourse-based events, and helped prepare students for competitive debating. (2025–26)

• Socratic Circle Debating Society — President

  Leading the society with a focus on critical discourse, mentorship, and issue-based debating; overseeing planning and proposed execution of major events. (2026–27)

• SHS Times — Marketing & Content Lead

  Led content planning and student engagement, headed the Literature & Opinion Column, and coordinated editorial workflows.

• Rotaract Club of Kalyan Heritage City — General Member

  General member of the club.

• Mock Parliament Participant

  Constituency member who delivered research-backed motions and arguments.

• IIMUN Delegate

  Represented school in Grade 8 as an IIMUN delegate.

• Mentor and Club Engagement Leader

  Mentored junior students and led engagement initiatives across SHS clubs.

🎯 Hobbies & interests

• Poetry
• Debating
• Writing
• Reading