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Est. 2008 · Gurugram, IndiaVol. I · June 2026

The Official Record

SHIVANSH GUPTA

AI Builder · Startup Founder · Mathematician · Philosopher · Debater

Lead Story

Building at the frontier of AI, mathematics & philosophy

Harvard ʼ30 · Team India Debater

I'm an incoming freshman at Harvard University ('30) and an IBDP graduate. I founded The Teen Debater — Asia's largest youth-led, government-recognized debate nonprofit — training 12,000+ students across 250+ schools in 15+ countries. I represented India on the national debate squad (2022–24), competing at Harvard, Stanford, Oxford, Cambridge, Edinburgh, Toronto, and Georgetown, winning ESL Championships, Grand Finals, and Speaker Awards at the world's top tournaments.

I represented Team India at the Eskom Expo International Science Fair in South Africa — Africa's largest science fair — winning the Gold Medal, Best in Category (Engineering), and a cash prize. I'm a published economics researcher (mentored by Dr. Rocco Zizzamia, Oxford and President Meaghan Blight, Wesleyan College), a coder with 300+ applications since age 12, and a Silver Medalist (2nd in the world) at the International Economics Olympiad. I've spoken on BBC World Service, Disney+ Hotstar, ET Now, and All India Radio — and been recognised as a Top 50 Global Student Prize finalist (Chegg.org) and Young Changemaker by The Economic Times. I published a book at 13.

“Philosophy teaches you to ask harder questions. Mathematics teaches you to answer them.”

By The Numbers

12,000+
Students trained via The Teen Debater
250+
Schools across 15+ countries
284+
Media features (ANI, The Print, ET Now)
Top 50
Global Student Prize 2025 (from 11,000+)
40,000+
Rural women reached through govt. work
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SHIVANSH GUPTA

Gurugram, IndiaEst. 2008
Harvard ʼ30
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Press & Media DeskTV · Radio · Print · Streaming284+ Features

Media Coverage · 284+ Features

In the Press.

Featured across national television, global radio, streaming platforms, and 200+ regional and national publications — from ANI and BBC to Disney+ Hotstar and ET Now.

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Video · Talks & Interviews6 Features
'Giving is Growing'
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TEDx Talk

'Giving is Growing'

TEDx Youth · 2025 · One of 3 student speakers

Young Changemaker Award
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ET Now Interview

Young Changemaker Award

Times Group · ET Now · 2025

WorklifeIndia
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BBC World Service

WorklifeIndia

Coding & entrepreneurship at 13

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Disney+ Hotstar

The Future Schools

Only student selected from HIXS

Youth Adda

All India Radio

Youth Adda

FM Rainbow 102.6 Delhi · Live broadcast

Asia's Largest Youth Debate Org
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The Teen Debater

Asia's Largest Youth Debate Org

10,000+ students · 30+ countries

Press Coverage

Widely covered.

The Teen Debater and Shivansh have been mentioned in ANI News, The Print, The Tribune and over 200+ other regional and national news outlets.

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