He Learned He Could Go on His Own

Before the Trips

Kishan Ramachandraiah was a student at Delhi Public School South, Bengaluru, when he first travelled internationally with The Modern Classroom. He was a young athlete with growing ambition in 10-pin bowling, a sport that would eventually require him to train and compete far beyond India. What he did not yet have was the experience of being away from home on his own terms, navigating unfamiliar airports, hotels, schedules, and cities without the safety net of family. That gap was about to close.

• Student: Kishan Ramachandraiah
• School: Delhi Public School South, Bengaluru
• Travel program: USA, 2015
• Sport: 10-pin bowling
• Today: One of India's leading 10-pin bowlers with national-level recognition and international exposure

One Trip. One Lesson That Kept Paying Off.

In 2015, Kishan travelled with The Modern Classroom to the United States. It was his first time navigating international travel without family, and something shifted on that trip. Not dramatically, but meaningfully. The way the program was organised, the TMC team that ran it, the experience of moving through a new country with a group of students who were all figuring it out together, gave him something he had not expected. He discovered that he could handle it. That he was capable of more than he had assumed. Until you actually do something, you do not know whether you can. That trip showed Kishan that he could. And more than that, it made travel feel like something worth doing again.

From School Travel to Solo Travel

As Kishan progressed in 10-pin bowling, his training began taking him beyond India. Malaysia, Hong Kong, and other parts of Southeast Asia became part of his sporting calendar. These were not family holidays or guided school tours. They were training journeys that required focus, discipline, and the ability to arrive somewhere unfamiliar and get straight to work. The early experience of school travel had already given him a head start. Travel itself was no longer the obstacle.

Elite sport is not built only on talent. It demands repetition, exposure, and the willingness to keep placing yourself in environments where the standard is higher. Frequent international training trips exposed him to stronger competition, better coaching environments, and a wider sporting ecosystem. With every journey, two things grew together: his bowling, and his confidence. The more comfortable he became managing himself away from home, the easier it was to focus entirely on improving his game.

The People Behind the Progress

Kishan is clear that his journey was not built alone. His parents supported him. His coaches shaped his technique and competitive growth. His training gave him the skill. Travel gave him something different: the ability to take responsibility for himself. That matters because young athletes often reach a point where progress requires movement. Training camps, competitions, trials, international events. At that stage, confidence away from home becomes part of performance itself. Kishan had already started building that confidence as a student. His family made it possible. His school gave him the first opportunity. And The Modern Classroom gave him the first experience of being somewhere entirely new, on his own terms.

He Travels for His Sport Now

Kishan Ramachandraiah is today one of India's leading 10-pin bowlers, with national-level recognition and significant international exposure behind him. The countries he trains in have become familiar. The airports and hotels have become routine. The Modern Classroom did not make Kishan a national-level athlete. His talent, discipline, and coaches did that. But one trip at sixteen showed him that he was capable of more than he had assumed, and that early discovery gave him the confidence to keep going further.

What One Trip Started

When Kishan reflects on those early journeys, the lesson he values most is simple. He learned that he could go on his own. That one realisation opened everything that followed. Training abroad became normal. New environments became places to learn rather than situations to navigate. His story is a reminder that the impact of educational travel does not always show itself in a career choice or a dramatic moment. Sometimes a young person steps into the world, discovers they can handle it, and that quiet discovery becomes the foundation for everything else.

In His Own Words

“The biggest lesson from travel was not where I went. It was learning that I could go on my own.”

Kishan Ramachandraiah | Delhi Public School South, Bengaluru | USA 2015 | One of India's leading 10-pin bowlers

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