Hi I’m Nikhil,

I was born in New York, where I lived for four years before relocating to Hong Kong for five years, finally moving to Mumbai, where I am currently a senior at the American School of Bombay in Mumbai.

Growing up, I have always been passionate about two fields – Performing Arts and STEM. It might sound strange, but I have always been intrigued by the natural harmony between these two ‘opposing’ disciplines. Isn’t the most beautiful music governed by logic? Doesn’t mathematics evolve through creativity? So, as a child, I danced to the Water Cycle Song, and created theatrical monologues about conducting electricity. Weird, I know!

When not rehearsing lines, I can usually be found engrossed in figures and data; from modeling mathematical equations to collaborative projects aimed at addressing Broadway’s diversity issues through the analysis of Broadway data.

Since Spring 2020, I have been working with Yaakov Bressler, a Data Scientist in New York City and Warren Adams, a Broadway Producer, Director, and Choreographer to build Open Broadway Data.

Open Broadway Data (OBD) is an open source and open data platform which aims to collect, display, and analyze data from all Broadway shows since 1738 with the ultimate goal of helping researchers, activists, and journalists address prevailing issues on the stage and behind the scenes of Broadway.

Through combining computer science, statistics, and theatre, OBD strives to provide tables with correlating information, such as a table with all the productions to ever be on Broadway or tables with Tony Award Winners. Ultimately, the open-source site will feature interactive graphs and data visualizations for users and contributors to explore the data found in the tables, so they can identify and analyze trends.

OBD especially focuses on providing data on the representation of minorities in decision making roles on Broadway, with self-submitted details about theatre professionals available. Through OBD, the team hopes to address the diversity on Broadway, in order to make jobs in the industry for accessible to all.

Here is the Open Broadway Data site and a sample interactive data visualization.

Official Launch Date Expected: First Quarter of 2021

Rube Goldberg Machine

Built a Rube Goldberg Machine of Musical Instruments using The Geometer's Sketchpad. The video above is a time lapse showing the progress from the first week to the last week. The process involved parametric equations, kinematic equations, and time functions to replicate the Domino Effect associated with a Rube Goldberg Machine.

Hamilton Poster

Graphically re-created the Schyluer Sisters’ Hamilton Poster using complex equations. The method and reasoning used for each equation can be found in my detailed journal.