Seas and Trees

Aritra is a sophomore majoring in History. While more political in its bent, Model UN has long been a passion of his since his first conference in high school, where the peculiar mix of oratory, roleplay, and actual policy made it quite irresistible as a hobby. From that initial interest, he eventually ended up on the other side of the podium as a chair, helping manage the chaos of a crisis. Beyond Model UN, Aritra’s interests include reading, playing the flute, and going on tangents about historical and linguistic trivia when prompted (note: please do not do this too much, we have a schedule to keep after all!). Recently he has been reading The Magic Mountain by Thomas Mann and some poetry from the Bengali author and poet Sunil Gangopadhay. 

Aaradhya Diwan is currently a Post-Baccalaureate Research Fellow at the National Institutes of Health (NIH), having just graduated Johns Hopkins with majors in Molecular & Cellular Biology and International Studies, on the pre-med track. He originates from the same city as the waffle cone, Listerine™, and the Gateway Arch – Saint Louis, Missouri. Before joining the Hopkins Model UN Team, he dabbled in Congressional and Public Forum Debate in the National Speech and Debate Association. Outside of MUN, you might find him in the lab boiling worms (for research purposes), mindlessly scrolling Wikipedia for a random country’s politics to binge on, or speed running chess games. He is thrilled to serve you as the Seas & Trees Crisis Director, and looks forward to the creative and imaginative solutions you can bring to the table.