Gaurav Keerthi
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Gaurav Keerthi is the former President of Debate Association Singapore. He is probably best known to the public in Singapore
as one of the permanent judges on Season 2 of the International Emmy Award-nominated TV show The Arena
, which began broadcasting on Mediacorp Channel 5
in March 2008.http://5.mediacorptv.sg/wassup/hotpicks/view/1039/1/.html He also appeared as a guest judge for one of the semi-finals of Season 1 of the show in 2007.
Keerthi was born in India, and grew up in Nigeria
and Germany
, before his family moved to Singapore when he was aged ten. He later took up Singapore citizenship. He was educated at Raffles Institution
and Raffles Junior College
in Singapore, before going on to Stanford University
in the United States
on a Singapore Armed Forces
Overseas Scholarship.http://www.rjc.edu.sg/newrjc/newsSAFOS.htm After returning to Singapore, he became a helicopter
pilot in the Republic of Singapore Air Force
.
Keerthi served as the President of Debate Association Singapore from 2006 to 2010, having previously served as the organisation's Vice-President from 2005 to 2006. In 2011, he published a book entitledThink, Speak, Win: Discover the Art of Debate (ISBN:978-981-4328-84-5), which included a foreword written by the then-Minister for Community Development, Youth and Sports
, Dr Vivian Balakrishnan
.
Singapore
Singapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the...
as one of the permanent judges on Season 2 of the International Emmy Award-nominated TV show The Arena
The Arena (Singapore TV series)
The Arena is a debate-style television show produced by MediaCorp Channel 5 in Singapore. Season 1 of the show was broadcast from January-March 2007. A second season, known as The Arena II, was aired from March-May 2008...
, which began broadcasting on Mediacorp Channel 5
MediaCorp TV Channel 5
MediaCorp Channel 5 or Channel 5 is a 24-hour free-to-air English and Malay language television channel based in Singapore....
in March 2008.http://5.mediacorptv.sg/wassup/hotpicks/view/1039/1/.html He also appeared as a guest judge for one of the semi-finals of Season 1 of the show in 2007.
Keerthi was born in India, and grew up in Nigeria
Nigeria
Nigeria , officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a federal constitutional republic comprising 36 states and its Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The country is located in West Africa and shares land borders with the Republic of Benin in the west, Chad and Cameroon in the east, and Niger in...
and Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
, before his family moved to Singapore when he was aged ten. He later took up Singapore citizenship. He was educated at Raffles Institution
Raffles Institution
Raffles Institution , founded in 1823, is the oldest centre for pre-tertiary learning in Singapore. It is an independent school in Singapore providing secondary and pre-university education. RI consists of a boys-only secondary section , and a coeducational pre-university section...
and Raffles Junior College
Raffles Junior College
Raffles Institution offers the Raffles Programme at Year 5 and 6 . It is located in Bishan beside the Year 1-4 school campus of Raffles Institution. The Principal is Mrs Lim Lai Cheng...
in Singapore, before going on to Stanford University
Stanford University
The Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly referred to as Stanford University or Stanford, is a private research university on an campus located near Palo Alto, California. It is situated in the northwestern Santa Clara Valley on the San Francisco Peninsula, approximately northwest of San...
in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
on a Singapore Armed Forces
Singapore Armed Forces
The Singapore Armed Forces is the military arm of the Total Defence of the Republic of Singapore; as well as the military component of the Ministry of Defence. The SAF comprises three branches: the Singapore Army, the Republic of Singapore Air Force and the Republic of Singapore Navy...
Overseas Scholarship.http://www.rjc.edu.sg/newrjc/newsSAFOS.htm After returning to Singapore, he became a helicopter
Helicopter
A helicopter is a type of rotorcraft in which lift and thrust are supplied by one or more engine-driven rotors. This allows the helicopter to take off and land vertically, to hover, and to fly forwards, backwards, and laterally...
pilot in the Republic of Singapore Air Force
Republic of Singapore Air Force
The Republic of Singapore Air Force is the air arm of the Singapore Armed Forces. It was first established in 1968 as the Singapore Air Defence Command...
.
Keerthi served as the President of Debate Association Singapore from 2006 to 2010, having previously served as the organisation's Vice-President from 2005 to 2006. In 2011, he published a book entitledThink, Speak, Win: Discover the Art of Debate (ISBN:978-981-4328-84-5), which included a foreword written by the then-Minister for Community Development, Youth and Sports
Ministry of Community Development, Youth and Sports
The Ministry of Community Development, Youth and Sports is a ministry of the Government of Singapore tasked with, from the government's point of view, building a "cohesive and resilient" society in Singapore.The MCYS often pursues vigorous social engineering campaigns of varying effectiveness and...
, Dr Vivian Balakrishnan
Vivian Balakrishnan
Vivian Balakrishnan is a politician from Singapore. A member of the governing People's Action Party , he is currently the Minister for the Environment and Water Resources....
.