A student at Women’s Christian College, Misha Sivaram spent a day as the British Deputy High Commissioner in Tamil Nadu and Puducherry after being declared the regional winner of the ‘British High Commissioner for a Day’ contest.
The competition was held to commemorate The International Day of the Girl, celebrated every year on October 11.
A graduate in Literature and Communication studies, Ms. Misha, who is currently pursuing a postgraduate degree in international studies, experienced a broad range of diplomatic activities. Starting the day with chairing an all-staff meeting at the Deputy High Commission, she then visited a visual effects company based in Chennai, which has its international operations centre in London, and attended the plenary of the Low Emission Zoning Project by the British High Commission in partnership with the Tamil Nadu State Planning Commission.
