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The Indian Education System has been under scrutiny for a long time for one main reason: It prominently focuses on rote learning and fails to deliver practical skills to students. There is a significant disconnect between the learning provided in classrooms and the skills required to perform a job.
This gap was direly needed to be fulfilled, and then came GaneshPrasad Sridharan with a thought: A Thought of Think School.
GaneshPrasad Sridharan started his journey as an engineer at Pimpri Chinchwad College of Engineering and, very unsurprisingly, took the turn of being an entrepreneur for one reason: The educational institutions they studied in were not sufficient enough to generate students who were critical thinkers.
When GaneshPrasad was in college, he understood that he had a power: A power of being a “good storyteller” that in turn helped him build the business that he has today.
This idea stemmed from a very personal experience: when Ganesh was in the first year of his college: He knew he did will not be able to do civil engineering and requestedhis professors to let him go to debate competitions and business presentations, granted that he would keep his grades up: His college remained firm on their policies of “compulsary attendance” and he was not able to fulfil his wishes and decide what he truly enjoyed doing.
This led to years of experimentation. Ganesh dabbled in various roles: from being an assistant director for a movie made for the Indian Army to working as a consultant at Reliance Global Corporate Security.
With that dream in mind, Ganesh started Think School as an offline classroom designed to teach design thinking, a concept unfamiliar to most at the time. The idea didn’t gain traction, as people found it difficult to understand the relevance of design thinking.
Adapting to this feedback, the team pivoted toward teaching communication skills and interview preparation, topics that connected more deeply with students. Thanks to Ganesh’s popularity in college, the first batch of students joined quickly.
However, when COVID-19 struck, the flaws in their model became apparent: most of their target audience, engineering students, had no time to engage due to academic pressure.
This led to the idea of building an online course. They began by sharing content on Instagram, then transitioned to YouTube where they saw growing traction. In the early days, their total revenue was ₹30,000 a month with a profit of ₹18,000, leaving Ganesh with just ₹9,000 for himself.
Despite the challenges, the YouTube channel began gaining popularity through well-researched content on Indian startups, geopolitics, and case studies like Tata, Amul, and Byju’s.
By 2021, Think School had crossed 1 million subscribers. By 2024, the number had surged past 3 million, making it one of India’s most trusted business education platforms.
Today, Think School boasts 4.6 million+ YouTube subscribers and over 47,000 followers on Instagram.
What makes Think School different than any other platform that provides online courses, such as Coursera or UpGrad?
Think School’s core philosophy is rooted in one simple USP: provide valuable and high utility content so that people keep coming back. Unlike most creators, Ganesh and his team put immense effort into researching and developing every single case study themselves.
Their focus is not on clickbait or virality, but on truth, relevance, and clarity.
They strongly believe that students deserve accurate and practical information. Whether it’s a case study on India’s economic policy or the downfall of a startup, their content is always built on structure and insight.
Ganesh wants that any student who watches Think School from the screen should have a pen and a notebook and make active notes from it. After any course or video that the student watches he should alwways have a plan of action.
This dedication to value also extends to their online courses, which include:
Communication Mastery
Storytelling for Influence
Business Strategy & Framework Thinking
Interview & Resume Preparation
Thousands of learners, from college students to working professionals, have enrolled in these programs. The courses are practical, easy to apply, and grounded in real-world learning, not abstract theory. What sets Think School apart is how it turns complex ideas into actionable frameworks that help individuals in interviews, workplaces, business planning, and public speaking.
They’ve also built an active learning community where learners engage with mentors and each other, fostering a culture of growth and feedback.
A Reddit user said @Rare_Treat6530
“I have seen the communication class. It’s good as per the pricing, but let me tell you an honest thing.
The tips mentioned in the course are no different! Today You can easily take 3-4 PDFs of great books on the topic. Send them to chatgpt or AIs and tell them to teach you everything point by point. You will get same info as in the masterclass.
What creates the difference is the Practice! Public Speaking is 20% knowledge and 80% Practice.”
Another user, ManiAdhav, suggested:
“I bought the course to improve my day-to-day office communication. But later I realised that the course was not made for that.
It’s really helpful if you are planning to build skills to present in front of the public..
It’s not for if you want to improve your official communication, meeting presentations and interview preparation…”
A professor at IIM Bangalore showcased Think School’s video to their students in class.
Students from IIMs have praised their work: a student even mentioned that he had two notebooks filled with just notes of interview preparation that helped him crack the interview for IIM.
Think School is more than just a YouTube channel. It is a movement that wants to change how students learn in India. Ganesh and his team plan to make a mobile app, start courses in Hindi, Marathi and Tamil, and work with schools and colleges. They also want to hold workshops to teach useful skills like speaking clearly, leading a team and solving problems.
Think School believes that students need more than just good marks. They need skills for real life. The platform is built with purpose, hard work and strong stories. GaneshPrasad Sridharan’s journey from a confused student to a teacher shows that great schools are not always made with walls. They are made with ideas that help people grow.
[Credit for header image: Think School
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