New Delhi: In a recent video posted by PhysicsWallah (PW), Founder Alakh Pandey encouraged government school students to start studying using free YouTube lectures—even those offered by competitors. He said, “Unacademy karke ek jagah hai, aise hum log alag-alag hai lekin agar aap tak pohnchna hai, toh hum sab ek saath hai” ("There is a platform called Unacademy. While we may be different when it comes to reaching you, we are all united.”)
He further added, “Ek sarkari exam ki taiyari karvate hain, Career Will naam hai. Ek Vedantu jagah hai. Yeh sabhi YouTube par free mein bohot saara padha rahe hain. Bas main chahta hoon ki aap log padhai shuru karo” ("There’s another platform called Career Will, which prepares you for government exams, and another called Vedantu. All of these are teaching a lot for free on YouTube. I just want you to start studying.”). To reach a wider audience and make a deeper impact on society, Alakh Sir’s vision brings together multiple platforms, uniting them in the shared goal of providing quality education to students in a country as large as India.
Indian rapper and songwriter Badshah, along with Unacademy and Vedantu, commented on the video. It has since garnered 8.6Mn views and 680K likes
Alakh Sir shared this message during his visit to a government school in Sarohi village, located in Uttar Pradesh’s Bhadohi district. The visit was to celebrate Niyanshi, a 16-year-old student who qualified for the prestigious National Mathematics Olympiad using online study materials.
Addressing the students, Alakh Pandey highlighted the benefits of online learning by sharing Niyanshi’s success story. He said: “Niyanshi aapke Sarohi gaon ki rehne wali hai. Bharat ka ek bahut bada exam hota hai Ganit ka Olympiad, jisme pure Bharat se sirf 900 bacche select hote hain. Un 900 bacchon me Niyanshi bhi select hui hai. Niyanshi khud batayegi kaise select hui.”("Niyanshi is from your Sarohi village. There is a very prestigious exam in India called the Mathematics Olympiad, where only 900 students are selected from across the country. Among those 900, Niyanshi has also been selected. Niyanshi herself will explain how she achieved this."). To this, Niyanshi simply replied, “Online.” In a generous gesture, he provided free online study materials to all the students in the school on Niyanshi’s behalf and promised that next time, another student could also become a reason for such pride. Alakh sir announced, “Niyanshi ki taraf se iss school ke sabhi bacche jo class 9, 10, 11, 12 mein hain, unko jis exam ki taiyari karni hai, usko hum Physics Wallah ke sare batches free mein denge, wo bhi niyanshi ki taraf se. Agle 4 saal ki apki sari padhai online madhyam se hamari taraf se hogi, aur iska kaaran niyanshi hogi, agli baar aap karoge toh apki wajah se koi aur school hoga” The video has since garnered 1.5Mn views and 100K likes.
In another video, a family member of Niyanshi shared a clip of her studying at the Mirzapur railway station while waiting for a delayed train. The family member mentioned that Niyanshi studied from 1:30 AM to 7:00 AM. The video has garnered 934K views and 51K likes.
Niyanshi’s mother expressed her delightfulness while interacting with Alakh Sir, she said “Paise ki tangi ki wajah se iska naam Bhadhoi ke English medium school mei nhi likhwaya, fir bhi Khushi hai ki ye padh kar waha tak paunch gayi” ("Due to financial constraints, her name could not be enrolled in an English medium school in Bhadhoi, yet there is happiness that she studied and reached that level."). Responding to her mother, Alakh Sir said “Nikal jaate hai jinko nikalna hota hai. ("Those who are determined to succeed always find a way. The Video has garnered 1.1Mn views and 54.2k likes so far.
Impressed by her dedication, Alakh sir gifted Niyanshi a laptop and blessed her to continue the online studies using the device. The Video has garnered 2.7Mn views and 145k likes so far.
