India, June 16 -- While many students are weighing college options and CBSE scores, Delhi teen Aradhya Porwal is already balancing two demanding worlds: the squash court and the classroom. A squash player who was earlier No. 1 in the All-India Girls Under-17 ranking, Porwal will now be competing in the U-19 category. Off court, she scored 96.6% in her CBSE Class 12 board exams, cracked JEE Mains with a 91 percentile on her first attempt, and is preparing for JEE Advanced. For her, the idea is simple: she does not want to choose between sport and academics. "Squash is my passion, wearing the India colours is a feeling like no other. But that feeling is exactly what keeps me grounded to not give up on the other things in life, like my academics," she tells us. Her schedule is built with military precision, and her mother plays a key role in keeping it on track. "We make weekly timetables for balance, so I don't lose out on anything. It was training twice a day, six days a week, along with strength and fitness sessions. After my morning practice, I'd go to school, come home and go straight for the evening session. I had to travel a lot for the tournaments, so I carried my books with me." Porwal is quick to point out that the journey was not always smooth. "It was not that I was always winning in squash or I was always good at academics. Until Class 8, I was not really good. In squash also, I would reach the finals, and then I would lose because of some kind of mental block." The turning point came at 15, during a high-pressure game: "I lost in the U-17 category tournament in the first round. But later, in the women's category against players much more experienced, I made it to semi-finals after trailing in the game by a huge margin. It changed it all for me that day." Her next goal is clear: "I want to be at the Commonwealth Games in 2030 and then the Olympics. And, not only be there, I want to win a medal, a gold for India."...