{"id":17648,"date":"2024-02-03T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-02-03T04:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thetalentedindian.com\/?p=17648"},"modified":"2024-02-03T19:50:21","modified_gmt":"2024-02-03T14:20:21","slug":"ganeshprasad-sridharan-indian-education-redefined","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thetalentedindian.com\/ganeshprasad-sridharan-indian-education-redefined\/","title":{"rendered":"Ganeshprasad Sridharan: Indian Education Redefined"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

How often does our education system frustrate us? And more importantly how often do we set out to rectify it rather than fitting into the one-size-fits-all mould it prescribes to us? Our education system needs some serious re-designing and there\u2019s no point hiding it any longer. We had a conversation<\/a> with Ganeshprasad Sridharan; a man who left no stone unturned to right the wrongs that hindered his growth in the education system; to understand his side of efforts to bridge the gap that exists between the present and the future, i.e., learning and getting hired via Think School<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ganeshprasad Sridharan: The Start of It All<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Born and brought up in Pune, Ganeshprasad Sridharan\u2019s schooling was pretty similar to others with just one difference; in his school, his teachers ensured to foster the students’ critical thinking ability. He was made to think about morality on an individual level rather than blindly following it as a societal norm. As the teachers asked him to re-examine Brutus\u2019s character in the play Julius Caesar<\/em>, he got a sense that there is no one right or one wrong in the world. He understood the value of subjectivity and cherished the individuality it brought with it. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Going from such an enriching environment to an engineering college which heavily relied on rote learning was a huge shocker for Sridharan. At college, neither was anybody willing to stop, think and understand the principles nor did the teachers wish to make them understand it. Plus the 75% mandatory attendance only adds to the pressure of fitting into the mould as students get less time to explore their interests and abilities. The constant assignments and exams with mediocre teaching that one was bound to attend set one up on a sure path of failure. The herd mentality which makes people follow along to crack the coveted UPSC which has a 0.2% pass percentage ensures that individuals are trapped in that conventional path of failure forever. To put a dent in the Indian education system and break this cycle of failure, Ganeshprasad Sridharan along with his partner Prakash Kothari came up with Think School.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Think School<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

With a motto, \u201cTo put a dent in the Indian education system by providing world-class education at a price that is less than a pair of denim jeans\u201d Ganeshprasad Sridharan started Think School with his partner Prakash Kothari. With a rocky beginning that led to them shutting their physical classroom due to the pandemic, it was social media that not only saved but ensured that Think School thrived like never before.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Trying to bridge these three gaps; business education, communication and fundamental principles of entrepreneurship; by providing a masterclass on each, Think School has made the internet the one-stop destination to hone your business acumen. Realising that their audience can\u2019t afford pricey offline classes, the move to social media such as YouTube<\/a> was a great decision on the founders’ part.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ensuring that the quality of Think School is never compromised they have a very detailed value system through which they select the core members of their team. Some of them as described by Sridharan include; the ability to critically analyse oneself, the ability to give brutal feedback, the ability to take in brutal feedback and lastly the attitude to constantly learn and improve. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to Ganeshprasad Sridharan, it\u2019s not \u201cthe breadth of influence\u201d but rather the \u201cdepth of influence\u201d that matters more. For him, Think School\u2019s success lies in being considered a reliable source of information not just for students in IIM and other universities and schools but even for professors and established businessmen who rely on its practical and interesting approach to enhance their abilities. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

What Makes A Great Entrepreneur?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

According to Ganeshprasad Sridharan, it\u2019s the extraordinary sharpness in finding better opportunities by doing market research, being able to read and address the gap presented by market research to understand your opportunity better, ability to execute one\u2019s plan fast and daring to fail so that one learns the value of resilience over time, and lastly remaining relevant by evolving with technology and understanding the target audience and their needs; all of this makes the perfect recipe for a great entrepreneur. When Sridharan started his venture, many had their doubts regarding it but he trusted himself as according to him, he was following his heart as it had logic to it. Others could only project their doubts and hesitation but not provide a logic strong enough to persuade him to abandon his venture. And in today\u2019s cut-throat world of business, this is truly a great virtue to harbour.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The masterclass at Think School ensures that one develops this business acumen through practical assignments in which the students are given full liberty to complete them how they feel like it. Following his grandfather\u2019s advice to; \u201cUse language not to confuse people but to convince them\u201d, in each video of Think School, Ganeshprasad Sridharan and Prakash Kothari are building the pillars of modern education that values and foster individuality with one video and masterclass at a time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lastly, Ganeshprasad Sridharan\u2019s message to all the budding entrepreneurs is:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cKeep learning and keep reading because market research will help you find opportunities and reading will help you tap into those opportunities. Passion alone will not take you anywhere unless you have a direction. Direction will come with two things: the ability to do market research to find problems and the ability to read and learn to address those problems better.\u201d \u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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