TEACHER AT HEART
Humble beginnings pave the way for big aspirations. Divya Gokulnath, co-founder and teacher, BYJU’S, is a living example of that maxim. The daughter of a doctor, her love for learning started early on and inspired her to pursue science and maths. Her parents always encouraged her to dream big, and their belief in her gave her strength to chase her goals fearlessly. She had a taste of teaching students at a young age, and she fell so in love with the profession that she gave up admission to universities in the US for further studies, and, instead, stayed back to help her students realise their dreams. The rest, as they say, is history.
Divya and Byju Raveendran fell in love, and started not just a new life, but a new company together: BYJU’S—The Learning App. The journey has been wildly rewarding, with an overwhelming 70 million registered students learning with the app. BYJU’S has also come in a few rounds of and have a combined net worth of $3.05 billion (approximately `22.3 thousand crores) in 2020. So, education is, after all, the best way to make it big!
