User:SaiSomnath123

Personal Life
Somnath Pati was born on 17 November 1997 at Rourkela, Odisha. His father, Sripati Pati is an advocate practising at the Uditnagar District Court, Rourkela. His mother Anita Pati is a housewife. He has an elder brother Amarnath Pati. His native place is Chhelkani, in the district of Seraikella-Kharswan, Jharkhand.

Education
He attended the Indo-German Kindergarten preschool. Then he joined St. Paul's school in 2003 where he continued till 2014. St. Paul's school laid the foundation of his achievements. He is currently pursuing Humanities at Delhi Public School, Rourkela.

Achievements
He is an avid national-level quizzer and a state-level debater. He has a flair for writing also. He has won many prizes in essay-writing competitions. He is also a follower of Gandhian principles and had won prizes in an interactive course organized by Gandhi Peace Foundation, Chennai. He was the only student in the entire Eastern Zone to be awarded. He has won many prizes in state level quizzes like Mother Teresa Quiz by Siddhartha Bash, St. Paul's Golden Jubilee Quiz by Siddhartha Basu and Quizzicus Indica by Odisha Quiz Association. He has also won the Sunday Express Quiz several times. He is also a contributor to magazines and had regularly contributed to Telekids, The Telegraph. Apart from these, he has also won regional level competitions conducted by Rourkela Steel Plant, National Institute of Technology and the competitions conducted at various schools.

Hobbies
He has a hobby of reading newspapers, browsing articles, watching informative programs, etc. He gains inspiration from his father who is a Delhi University student and he too wants to join Delhi University. He also knows to prepare wonderful dishes.