Student · Founder, Orbit
I build things that make good education reach more people.
Student, founder of Orbit, and third-generation member of a family that's run schools in Rajasthan since 1979. I'm building toward education measured by what students can do, not just what they can recall.
250+
Students reached via Orbit
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Students reached via Orbit
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20+
Badminton trophies — district to national
Badminton trophies — district to national
2027
Graduating, CBSE
Graduating, CBSE
Education Access
Builder · Orbit
About Me
From Banswara, building toward access.
I'm Arnav Kothari, from Banswara, Rajasthan — Class 12 (CBSE), graduating 2027.
I grew up inside a classroom. My grandfather founded the New Look Group of Institutions in 1979, and today it runs six school and college branches across Rajasthan and Gujarat. Watching a family business educate thousands taught me early that running a school and improving learning are two different problems. I got interested in the second one.
That turned into work. I founded Orbit, a student-led mentorship and career-awareness organization built on a pay-it-forward model — paid mentorship is designed to fund free guidance for students who can't afford it. I've interned at a real-estate startup and an agri-tech startup, I'm helping build a sustainable farming venture, and I'm designing a skills-based learning model for schools.
"Education rewards memory, but life rewards skill. My long-term goal is to close that gap — and do it at scale."
My Missions
What every project here is trying to prove.
Access
Quality mentorship and career awareness for students in towns like mine, not just metros.
Skill Over Recall
Learning measured by what students can do: communicate, think, build.
Proven Over Popular
Ideas with evidence behind them, not just hype.
Off the clock — When I'm not building, I'm on the badminton court (10+ years, BAI-registered), playing guitar and singing at café night-jams, or sketching portraits — a habit I picked up during the COVID lockdowns.
My Journey
A timeline, not a highlight reel.
2026
Founded Orbit (@theorbitway)
Student mentorship + career-awareness organization on a pay-it-forward model.
2026
Youngest intern in ALYF's history VERIFY
Real-estate startup; contributed to a six-figure client win, earned a paid call-back to Goa.
2026
Agri-tech internship at Gau
Sustainable-farming operations that seeded Kesari Farms.
2025
Cultural immersion trip to Japan
Discipline, mindfulness, tradition-meets-technology.
2024
FunFest-25 lead organizer VERIFY scale
Co-founded "Chambers of Secrets," a sold-out themed escape room.
2024
Fest De — 10-minute speech before ~10,000 people VERIFY year
As speaker and host.
2024
Solo debate champion
Among 800+ competitors.
2024
NCC Golden Sergeant
National trekking camp, Kohima.
2024
Class 10 CBSE: 96.4%, District Rank 2
Published in the newspaper.
2016
Started competitive badminton
BAI-registered.
Impact Projects
Everything here runs under Orbit.
Built on one rule: those who can pay for mentorship help fund those who can't.
FOUNDED MAR 2026
Orbit (@theorbitway)
A student-led mentorship and career-awareness organization. Paid 1-on-1 counseling funds free guidance for students who can't afford it. Online counseling + in-person sessions, reaching urban and rural students. "A student's access to knowledge should never be determined by their postcode."
FLAGSHIP · UNDER ORBIT
Project AARAMBH
A career-guidance ecosystem for students, parents, and educators. Ran an interactive career-exploration workshop for 100+ students (Classes 9–10) — self-reflection, a card-based career-values game, real-world career mapping, and a live talk from a teen startup founder. Co-ran cross-border counseling with a peer in Singapore reaching 150+ rural students on non-traditional careers. Also launched a teacher–student podcast and a life-skills video.
CONTENT SERIES
Cosmos
Short episodes spotlighting hidden, high-potential careers students never hear about — Ep 01: UX Researcher, Ep 02: Actuary. Plus a podcast episode, "Everyone is intelligent!"
Government & community sessions — In-person career and life-skills work delivered directly in schools, plus a service day with students at Shivika Special School, Kota (with Rotary Club Kota).
Ventures
My builder side — live and in design.
LIVEKesari Farms VERIFY name
A sustainable farming venture honoring my grandmother's dream — traditional agricultural values blended with modern innovation, inspired by my agri-tech internship at Gau. My role is marketing and sales.
DESIGN & RESEARCHHolistic Learning
A gamified, activity-based skills program for schools, grounded in Howard Gardner's theory of Multiple Intelligences and built around life-sustaining skills — communication, public speaking, leadership, entrepreneurship — delivered through weekly classes, workshops, and events rather than theory lessons. Currently at the design and research stage: building the curriculum and revenue model and evaluating a pilot inside one New Look branch.
Internships
Lead with what I did.
ALYF — Real Estate, Mumbai
Youngest intern in company history VERIFY
Worked directly with the founding team and CEO, sitting in on strategy discussions with a Gen-Z, user-first lens. Analyzed 15+ real-estate startups across SEO, funnels, and positioning; helped shape investor and customer pitch decks; and contributed to a six-figure client win through competitor and pain-point analysis. Strong enough to earn a paid call-back engagement in Goa.
Gau — Agri-Tech, Early-Stage
Marketing to dairy operations
Interned across departments from marketing to dairy operations, working closely with founder Amanpreet Singh. Hands-on with hydroponics, livestock management, and supply chains — the experience that directly inspired Kesari Farms.
Writing & Research
How I think.
IN PROGRESS — PUBLICATION PENDING
"Dreams That Know the Future: Exploring Déjà Rêvé and Non-Linear Time"
Exploring déjà rêvé, precognitive dreams, and quantum consciousness.
Achievements
The trophy cabinet.
Academic
🎓 Class 10 CBSE Boards: 96.4%, District Rank 2 (published in the newspaper). Subject scores: English 98, Maths 98, SST 97, Hindi 97, Science 92.
🎓 Class 9: 100/100 Maths, 98/100 Social Science.
🎓 3rd in district — national-level exam on Operation Sindoor (Ministry of Education). VERIFY event name/body
Sport
🏸 Badminton Association of India — registered since 2016 (10+ years).
🏸 20+ trophies at district, state, and national level — "Best Player," "Winner," "Runner-Up."
Speaking, Debate & Model UN
🎤 Solo debate champion (800+ competitors).
🎤 Fest De — speaker & host, ~10,000-person audience; 10-minute speech + dance performance.
🎤 CCG MUN 2023 — Delegate of Norway, UNCSW committee.
🎤 Indian Debating League — participant.
Leadership & Events
⭐ Student Council — Academic Head (curriculum, exam structuring, student wellbeing; brought career counselors into school).
⭐ FunFest-25 — lead organizer, and co-founder of "Chambers of Secrets," a themed escape room that sold out and earned ~₹50,000 in 3 hours. VERIFY crowd scale
⭐ TeachFest (Teachers' Day) — Oscar-style ceremony, live band, interactive games.
⭐ NCC — Golden Sergeant; national trekking camp, Kohima.
⭐ Animation Club — President (mentored juniors, ran skill workshops).
Badminton — district to national, 20+ trophies
CBSE Boards — Rank 2
Solo Debate Champion
NCC — Golden Sergeant
CCG MUN — Delegate, NorwayHighlights
Quick snapshots from the work above.
Orbit in Action
Career-exploration workshops, cross-border counseling, and a pay-it-forward mentorship model reaching students who need it most.
Kesari Farms
Sustainable agriculture meets modern marketing — built from an agri-tech internship and a family dream.
ALYF Internship
From pitch decks to a six-figure client win — real strategy work as the youngest intern in the company's history.
Let's Connect
Got an opportunity, idea, or collaboration?
Whether you're a student, a school, a collaborator, or just curious about Orbit — I'd love to hear from you.