Samik is a member of the Walsh School of Foreign Service’s Class of 2023 majoring in International Politics with a minor in Statistics. Although born in Richmond,VA, Samik has lived his entire life in India where he first started theatre at the age of 5, using it to break out of his introverted shell. Outside of theatre, you can find Samik grinding out a new high score on tetris or fanboying over Lewis Hamilton’s 6th F1 championship victory.
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