Kumar first started these free classes when the lockdown began in India last year. He teaches students mainly from grades VIII to XII mainly from Tamil Nadu, Jammu and Kashmir, and Kerala, and has some 80 students from outside India as well.
The 43-year-old teacher has over 18 years of experience, and while sharing how he started these classes he said, “I conducted the first class on March 29, 2020 with just 50 students. The next day, I got 350 messages. Within 10 days, there were 600 to 700 students, ” in a statement to The New Indian Express.
Until March 2021, he had about 2,500 students out of which 700 left his coaching since they passed their XII grade exams. After that, an additional 1,700 students enrolled to the classes, which is when Kumar decided to split everyone up in class-wise groups to make the sessions more convenient.
“There are five classes daily for one hour each. I take two special extra classes per week for the students of Kenya and UAE to clear their doubts and…