News stardom : Kolkata, 27th. January 2023: Oindri Bhattacharya, a 15-year-old Taekwondo champion from Kolkata has brought laurels to the country by breaking a world record in Taekwondo. This young artiste has broken the Global Genious Record by performing an astonishing 2,25,000 face-level punches in 30 minutes, alongside 250 other taekwondo artists. Her prowess in Taekwondo is proven by the fact that she holds a Kukkiwon certificate, which is widely regarded as the most prestigious of all the Black Belt certificates within Taekwondo. Along with acing the sports department, Oindri is exceptionally good in Bharatnatyam and her academics as well.
With a young dream to represent India internationally, Oindri owes her success to her coach who nudged her to pursue Taekwondo in class 6. Being one of the youngest trainer to teach Taekwondo in India, she is already training students from India and US under her coach’s supervision and envisions having her own offline academy someday.
As passionately as she feels about the sport, Oindri is also very cognisant of her academic track record and wants to stay ahead of the curve. To support that intent, her parents enrolled her in BYJU’S when she was in class 8, a decision Oindri is quite happy about as she claims it has helped her with conceptual learning, especially of the sciences.
Speaking of successfully acing both academics and sports, Ondri said, “I have always been passionate about Taekwondo and want to continue following my dreams to represent India on an international platform. Having said that, my academics are also my first priority, and to manage both, I wanted a solution that let me study at my pace. Therefore, BYJU’S came along as a best friend in need and has been one of the best decisions of my academic life. With super interactive videos and conceptual content offered by BYJU’S, I am able to understand complex formulas in Chemistry & Physics that has made the subjects less daunting for me. My teachers on the app are also supportive and their personal attention has made clearing doubts pretty easy for me. Most importantly, they have helped me put the understanding of subjects onto answer sheets. I’ve noticed my time getting managed well between rigorous practice schedules and studying on a weekly basis and I couldn’t be happier.”
Vinay MR, Chief Content Officer, BYJU’S, said, “It is a proud moment for us at BYJU’S to witness glorious stories of students like Oindri. As a brand passionate about education, our primary goal is to help children fall in love with learning and become self-learners. We try to do that with our flexible curriculum, innovative teaching methods, and skilled teachers in a way that they are able to juggle their personal passions and their academic goals. Our commitment to fulfill our potential is only strengthened by hearing stories such as those of Oindri. With that, I wish Oindri all the best for her future dreams!”
About BYJU’S:
BYJU’S is the world’s leading edtech company that offers highly adaptive, engaging, and effective learning programs for students across K-12, competitive exams, coding, and upskilling courses for professionals. With over 150 million registered learners and a presence in 120 countries, BYJU’S has been at the forefront of creating tech-driven and immersive learning experiences for students around the world.
Since the launch of its flagship Learning App in 2015, BYJU’S has been innovating learning experiences and pioneering new approaches to education by blending world-class pedagogy with cutting edge technology. These include hybrid learning, ‘phygital’ learning, interactive and personalised approaches, and multiple learning formats.
BYJU’S portfolio of products has now expanded to meet the learning requirements across grades, levels, and geographies. These include Disney BYJU’S Early Learn, which offers highly engaging early learning programs for the K-3 segment; BYJU’S Classes with Two Teacher Advantage – a comprehensive after-school learning solution; BYJU’S Tuition Centre – a hybrid after-school learning centre; BYJU’S Exam Prep for various entrance tests, and more. BYJU’S Future School offers coding, maths, and music programs to students in the USA, UK, Australia, Brazil, Indonesia, and Mexico.
BYJU’S is taking big strides in bringing together the best of offline and online learning experiences and setting up international innovation hubs to deliver breakthrough solutions across its ecosystem of learning products.
Taking its vision of building a community of active learners globally, BYJU’S has onboarded strong partners through strategic acquisitions of Osmo, EPiC, Tynker, White Hat Jr, Aakash, Great Learning, Gradeup, and GeoGebra.
A digital-first company, BYJU’S has been backed by prominent investors like Chan-Zuckerberg Initiative, Naspers, CPPIB, General Atlantic, Tencent, Sequoia Capital, Sofina, Verlinvest, IFC, Aarin Capital, Times Internet, Lightspeed Ventures, Tiger Global, Owl Ventures & Qatar Investment Authority.
BYJU’S is heavily invested in the amalgamation of education and sports. It is the official sponsor of the Indian Cricket Team. In 2022, BYJU’S also became the first edtech company to be an official sponsor of the FIFA World Cup, inspiring learning through the unifying power of football.
With the aim to democratise education and break socio-economic barriers to learning, BYJU’S launched its social impact initiative Education for All in 2020. Within a year of launch, the initiative positively impacted 3.4 million children across 26 states and 340+ districts by making tech-driven education accessible and equitable. By 2025, the initiative aims to impact 10 million children.
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