High school student Rachael Thumma has been named US Presidential Scholars of the year 2022. Hailing from Tamil Nadu, she is a devoted Bharatnatyam dancer and aspires to major in biochemistry at the University of Notre Dame to become a physician researcher.
Dancing her way to glory
Published by: Team GI Youth
Published on 04, Aug 2022
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