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Indian educationist and social activist From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Balaji Sampath (born 17 January 1973)[1] is an Indian educationist, social activist, the founder[2] and secretary of a non-profit Organization, Association for India's Development, India chapter,[3][4] an India-based NGO that carries out science teaching and primary school programs for children to aid their educational development.[5]
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Balaji Sampath | |
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| Born | 17 January 1973 Chennai, India |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Alma mater | IIT Madras, PhD (University of Maryland, College Park, US) |
| Occupation(s) | Founder and Secretary, AID India & CEO of Ahaguru |
| Website | www |
AidIndia trains teachers in government schools with the goal of improving the quality of teaching, especially for science and mathematics by using innovative techniques and devising educational aids .[6] The mission of AidIndia is to empower socially disadvantaged and often forgotten sections of the society through socio-economic development programs, education, providing micro credit, and imparting training in the areas of health, human rights and utilization of resources for income generation.[7]
Balaji is also the founder and CEO of Ahaguru.[8][9] A pioneer education start-up in online coaching that engages in providing training courses on different subjects online.[10] Balaji has written many science books for primary and higher-level education to explain very complex concepts in a simple and easy to understand language for students.[11]
Balaji was born in Chennai, India on 17 January 1973 into a family where both of his parents were government workers.[1][12] Because his parents were often transferred to different locations for their government jobs, as a child Balaji was exposed to a number of schools across India. But one thing remained constant: his problem understanding scientific subjects because of ineffective teaching. Early in life, he devised his own system of analysis and arriving at solutions.[12]
Balaji appeared for IIT JEE and obtained All India Rank 4 in 1990,[13] considered one of the most difficult competitive exams in India. He completed his B.Tech. degree in Electrical Engineering from Indian Institute of Technology Madras in 1994,[14][15] and his doctorate in Electronics and communication Engineering from University of Maryland, College Park.[15][16]
Balaji started his career as a volunteer for AID United States chapter from 1994 while he was doing his doctorate.[17] After completing his PhD degree, he returned to India to work full-time on social issues in 1997 and founded AID India.[1][6][18] He worked with the Centre for Ecology and Rural Development and the Peoples Science Movement on Health and Education Programs. Balaji organized Peoples Health assembly campaign in 2000 at a national level and began campaigning for better public education and access to healthcare, especially in the rural areas.[1]
In 2011, Balaji started Ahaguru.com, an online education portal to enhance science and math learning and problem-solving skills of middle and high school students. Yahoo! News said: "This education startup, www.AhaGuru.com, a pioneer in online coaching, provides training courses completely online. From CBSE to NEET and JEE Advanced, it covers physics, chemistry and math courses from class 7 to 12.Their best seller is the full year course, which is modelled like a classroom with an expert teacher explaining the key concepts and showing how to solve different types of questions.".[1][19][20][21] In 2021, his Ahaguru platform became a very big hit. He is known for his futuristic thinking by introducing tech-based learning in 2013 itself.
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