PROFILE
Kynan
Darius Chenai was born on 29th January 1991 at Hyderabad,
AP, India. He is the scion of an old, prominent and reputed
Parsi family of Hyderabad.
His
parents are highly successful in their own chosen careers.
His father Darius Chenai, apart from being a successful
businessman is also the 2008 National Shooting Champion
in "Shotgun Trap Shooting", despite taking up
the sport seriously in his late thirties.His mother Dinaz
is a well known and sought after "Event Stylist"
in the southern part of the country and heads her own company
called 3d which specializes in décor & design
for events
Academics:
Kynan,
after his elementary education in Hyderabad, went to the
prestigious Hebron School in Ooty TN, India (http://www.hebronooty.org)
to pursue high school studies. He graduated IGSCE* ('O'-Levels)
in 2008 with grades fluctuating between 'A' and 'B' and
German as his elected foreign language.
Presently
he is continuing his studies at Hebron for GCE*
(A-Level) for the academic years 2008-09 and
2009-10, with English Literature, History and Business Studies
as his elective subjects and Math as his general subject.
He completed the first year of GCS ('AS'-Levels) in 2009
with 'A' grade in History and Business Studies and 'B' grade
in English Literature. He is poised to graduate
from Hebron with GCE ('A' Levels)
in 2010
Sports:
At
Heborn he also built his reputation as a keen sportsman.
He represented his school as a member of;
- Senior
Field Hockey Team which won the interschool championship
in 2008 (Click
here)
- Football
(Soccer) Team which won the interschool championship in
2007
- He
was School Freestyle (Crawl) Swimming Champion in 2004,
06 & 09 in Senior and Super Senior Category.(Click
here)
Shotgun
Trap Shooting (National & International Level):
Took
up the sport in 2003 and won the following competitive events
in 2008.
- Gold
Medal at National Junior Men's Trap Shooting 50st National
Shotgun Championships 2007, Ahmedabad, India
- Gold
Medal at Trap Shooting, Common Wealth Youth Games 2008,
Pune, India
- Gold
Medal at National Junior Trap Shooting 51st National Shotgun
Championships 2008, Jaipur, India
- Silver
Medal at Trap Shooting Asian Clay Championships 2008,
Jaipur
Principal
of Hebron School Ooty Mr. Alastair Reid has put a special
page on the school website appreciating and congradulating
Kynan's sporting achievement in Shotgun Trap Shooting.Click
here to view the same.
Other
Hobbies:
Kynan
loves outdoor recreation and leisure activities like trekking,
Camping and Fishing. He has travelled over 15 countries
in Africa, Europe, America and SE Asia.
Pet
Dogs:
Kynan
loves to have dogs as pets and companions. The family has
3 dogs (2 Labradors and an Alsatian). These dogs have been
with the family since they were puppies and Kynan contributed
significantly in their training. He looks after their needs
and loves spending time in their company.
*International
General Certificate of Secondary Education (UK)
** General Certificate of Education (UK)
