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Rishabh Shah

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Rishabh Sanjay Shah (born 3 September 1991) is the founder and former president of India's International Movement to Unite Nations – formerly known as Indian International MUN or popularly called IIMUN.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]

Rishabh Shah Founder of India's International Movement to Unite Nations giving a speech in front of Devendra Fadnavis and 10K+ students in attendance at NSCI Dome, Worli, Mumbai during I.I.M.U.N. Leadership Series on 6 September 2019

Early life

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Shah was born in Mumbai, India. He has studied at Greenlawns High School and graduated from H.R.College of Commerce and Economics. He has a degree in Speech, Drama and Theatre from the Trinity College, London. He formerly represented India in chess.[8][9][10][11]

Literary career

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He writes self-help and leadership books based on his personal experiences. His first book ‘An Open Mic’[12][13] talks about how people can step out of their comfort zone, narrating his personal experiences of combating glossophobia or the fear of public speaking. The second one ‘Nothing But The Truth’ is a national bestseller [14] where he talks about how one can meet influential and powerful people without references. The book talks about Rishabh’s journey to meeting some of India's most powerful people like Mohan Bhagwat to Rahul Gandhi, Karan Johar to A.R Rahman and what he learned to do and not to do from these people.[15] More specifically, it contains leadership and life lessons from them and practical application of these lessons to everyday life.[16]

Advisory Boards

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Rishabh Shah also serves on the Advisory Boards of various schools and universities such as Rishihood University, Sonipat, and also Sai University, Chennai. [17] [18]

References

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  1. ^ "I.I.M.U.N. || Our Team". new.iimun.in. Retrieved 21 November 2023.
  2. ^ Shah, Rishabh (2 October 2023). Nothing But the Truth: The journey to meeting, and mastering life lessons from some of India's most powerful people. Sristhi Publishers & Distributors. ISBN 978-93-95192-36-1.
  3. ^ "Sai University | Team | Rishabh Shah". Sai University. Retrieved 21 November 2023.
  4. ^ "A future PM is learning his first lessons of diplomacy at IIMUN: Rishab Shah". The Economic Times. 24 August 2016. ISSN 0013-0389. Retrieved 21 November 2023.
  5. ^ "India's International Movement to Unite Nations". News18. 14 June 2021. Retrieved 21 November 2023.
  6. ^ "How A Team Of Students Is Helping Non-critical Patients Find Beds". Forbes India. Retrieved 21 November 2023.
  7. ^ "Bringing people together". Moneycontrol. 14 June 2021. Retrieved 30 November 2023.
  8. ^ "Winner of Inter School for ICSE Schools". Chess Trainer. Retrieved 21 November 2023.
  9. ^ "Rishabh, Shah". ratings.fide.com. Retrieved 21 November 2023.
  10. ^ "Rishabh Shah on how chess helped him to create IIMUN - world's largest offline social network - ChessBase India". www.chessbase.in. 1 February 2020. Retrieved 21 November 2023.
  11. ^ "You are being redirected..." www.gatewayhouse.in. 26 October 2010. Retrieved 21 November 2023.
  12. ^ "Rishabh Shah on how chess helped him to create IIMUN - world's largest offline social network - ChessBase India". www.chessbase.in. 1 February 2020. Retrieved 30 November 2023.
  13. ^ "Rishabh Shah: books, biography, latest update". Amazon.in. Retrieved 30 November 2023.
  14. ^ Nothing But the Truth: The journey to meeting, and mastering life lessons from some of India's most powerful people eBook : Rishabh Shah: Amazon.in: Kindle Store. 2 October 2023. Retrieved 30 November 2023. {{cite book}}: |website= ignored (help)
  15. ^ The SportsGrail (20 October 2023). ""Today a reader, tomorrow a leader"- Margaret Fuller". The SportsGrail. Retrieved 30 November 2023.
  16. ^ "Nothing But the Truth". Srishti Publishers. Retrieved 30 November 2023.
  17. ^ "Rishabh Shah". Rishihood University, Delhi NCR. Retrieved 30 November 2023.
  18. ^ "Sai University | Team | Rishabh Shah". Sai University. Retrieved 30 November 2023.