Karan Bhalla’s Food for the Brain
Karan Bhalla In the competitive landscape of Indian academia, Assistant Professor Karan Bhalla stands out for his relentless intellectual curiosity. A professor…
The Road Still Under Construction: Dr. Chetana Hegde
Dr Chetana Hegde The day I spoke with Dr. Chetana Hegde was her last at Fractal Analytics. Three days later, she would…
“NPTEL Redefined Me”: HS Sureshchandra, Where Age Is (Literally) Just a Number
Sureshchandra H.S. At the exam centre gate, the security guard tried to stop the silver‑haired man in a neatly pressed shirt, assuming…
The Headline He Couldn’t Put Down: How Dr. K Karthikeyan Turned One Newspaper Story Into Forty Courses
Dr K Kathikeyan Dr. K. Karthikeyan, then the Dean of Examinations at his college in Madurai, was reading The Hindu one August…
From Engineer to Innovator: Chaitanya Srivastava’s Journey in Clean-Tech
Chaitanya Srivastava After two decades navigating the evolving landscape of his industry, Chaitanya Jee Srivastava felt a growing unease – a realization…
The Pandemic Hours: How Baig Mirza Abdullah Transformed Idle Time Into Thirty-Four Certificates
Baig Mirza Abdullah When the world came to an unprecedented halt, many found themselves adrift in long, empty hours. Yet, for Baig Mirza…
Black Tea and NPTEL: How Bhushan Ambade Never Stopped Being a Student
Dr. Bhushan Ambade At 56, Dr. Ambade is a Civil Engineering faculty member at Government Polytechnic, Nagpur, a motivational speaker, and, by…
The Long-Range Scanner: How Anupam Tiwari Turned Every NPTEL Course Into a New Frequency
Dr. Anupam Tiwari A RADAR doesn’t look at one thing. It sweeps: wide, patient, picking up signals across an entire field before…
Thirty Minutes at a Time: Swapnil Shenvi Turned His Daily Commute into a Classroom
Dr. Swapnil Shenvi There is a particular kind of discipline that has nothing to do with willpower and everything to do with…
The Concrete Educator: Dr. Gopal Behera’s Blueprint for Perpetual Learning
Gopal Charan Behera If you open your eyes anywhere in India today, Dr. Gopal Charan Behera will tell you what you see:…