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Super 30, an Indian educational centre that was started in 2002 in Patna by Anand Kumar is a programme that enrols 30 talented candidates each year from economically underprivileged sections of the country and trains them for the Joint Entrance Examination (JEE).
With over 20 years of existence, the founder, Anand Kumar, Thursday tweeted an old photo (see below) from the early days of Super 30.
“Today after a long time I was searching for something in the old box that I found a picture of the early period. It’s been a while while teaching. In the meantime, there were plenty of people who would trap you in the trap of temptation. #super30 From Kashmir to Kanyakumari, those who earned crores of rupees were found by laying a network of franchisees. Even those with online classes keep coming with big offers,” he tweeted on X.
In his tweet, he also talked about how he has learnt to always keep moving forward and set his eyes solely on target. “But I have learned only this from life that despite all the difficulties, keep moving, keep moving forward slowly and never change your path even by mistake. That’s why I kept reading and kept teaching,” he said.
From teaching students in a small room to delivering lectures at Cambridge University, Kumar has won several awards and recognitions. Time Magazine included Super 30 in its list of The Best of Asia 2010. Newsweek Magazine included Super 30 in its list of ‘Four Most Innovative Schools in the World’. Moreover, Anand Kumar was awarded the Maulana Abul Kalam Azad Shiksha Puraskar in November 2010, the highest award given by the Bihar state government in the field of education.
Bollywood also recognised his efforts by making a movie on his life and the institute, with Hrithik Roshan in the lead and Vikas Bahl as the Director.
