Pranav is a trained public speaker. He has presented inspirational and persuasive speeches in front of a large audience. He has won public speaking contests in Michigan and New Jersey.

Pranav has been the Master of Ceremonies (MC) for several public speaking events in Plainsboro. His natural flair for public speaking helps him to communicate effectively. Taking the responsibility of an MC has taught him many leadership lessons like co-ordination, team effort and crisis management. These responsibilities has honed him as a better person overall.

Pranav was fortunate to receive opportunities to represent organizations in trade shows. This greatly expanded his interpersonal skills because convincing clients is one of the most challenging tasks of the business world. He enjoyed interacting with people with varied needs, interests and attitudes. It gave a peek into the reality of the real world!

Volunteering to organize huge public speaking events acted as real leadership training. Co-ordinating with sponsors, scheduling activities, interacting with honorable councilmen, esteemed guests, press, media, and the public gave Pranav immense exposure to the challenges of event management.

One of Pranav's most favorite hobbies is playing tennis. He has been learning tennis since the age of 9. His love for tennis was ignited when he watched Roger Federer live in NY. He plays tennis several times a week with both his friends and his coach.

Outside of the tennis court, he enjoys watching tennis matches and learning from professionals to improve his own game. In the early 21st century, Roger Federer started using a new forehand stroke called the whip. The new stroke allowed the ball to have more topspin which made the ball go faster and gave the player a slight edge over the opponent, which is one of the reasons why Roger Federer was world #1 for many years. The downside to the stroke is that it requires precise timing and takes several years of practice to master.

With the help of his coach, Pranav is working to master the whip so he can defeat higher ranked players.

Pranav was exposed to the game of chess since kindergarten by his family and friends and he has been his hobby ever since. After several years of formal training, his first tournament victory was the chess tournament in his elementary school.

In 6th grade, he played a city-wide tournament in Troy, Michigan and despite being one of the youngest players participating the tournament he was placed in the top 10. In 8th grade he won 1st place in another city-wide tournament and became a nationally rated player.

Pranav's chess coach offered him an opportunity to teach chess to a group underprivileged kids in Trenton for free. Though he did not have any teaching experience, he took up the challenge. After the classes, he felt a sense of satisfaction and the loved the feeling of giving back to the community.

So he volunteered to teach chess to the younger kids around his community for free, and expose many children to the game of chess. He has been coaching for the past 3 years. This experience has taught him a lot about dealing with the younger generation, being patient and persistent, and growing as a player and mentor.