Tag: kota

• A motivational tale of a bird, her aspirations and gobar (cow dung)

  There was a great teacher at Bansal Classes, Kota, and he had a unique style of motivating his students for IIT-JEE examination. He taught Organic Chemistry. He was very good at his subject, but at the same time he was at times too harsh on the students. It is because of his second quality, many…

  AnupamSinghal_the_dreamer

  Nov 29, 2025

  A better tomorrow, A figment of my mind, Inspiration, Kota diaries, Memoirs, Random moorings, The values of humanity

  aspirations, bansal classes, bird, coaching, cow, cow dung, dog, gobar, hardwork, humilitation, Inspiration, kota, motivation, story, teacher

• The nostalgia of going to Dusshera Mela in Kota!

  Dusshera mela is celebrated with much fanfare and pomp across the country, yet there are a few places where the festival and the fair (mela) associated with it are much renowned for its grandness and scale like Mysore, Kullu, Bastar etc. One among them is my hometown, Kota! This year Ravan effigy at Kota was…

  AnupamSinghal_the_dreamer

  Oct 2, 2025

  A figment of my mind, Kota diaries, Memoirs

  Adventure, culture, Dusshera mela, fair, Festival, fun, history, kota, largest effigy, mela, nostalgia, Raavan, roots, tradition

• Kota coaching industry- the collapsing bubble!

  We live in the times of many bubbles, especially the technology has accelerated the growth of financial bubbles which can burst anytime! There are many bubbles like the stock market bubble, cryptocurrency bubble, real estate bubble. One such bubble, although lesser known, also formed in the mecca of coaching industry i.e. Kota coaching industry. Since,…

  AnupamSinghal_the_dreamer

  Jul 13, 2025

  A better tomorrow, Dreams for humanity, India of our dreams, Memoirs, Random moorings

  bubble, COVID, economy, education, employment, industry, kota, kota caoching industry, NEET, students

• The “unexpected” interview at an early age- the NTSE bomb!

  As a school-kid studying in India, National Talent Search Examination (NTSE) is often considered the epitome of the test of knowledge, analytical skills, reasoning skills, and aptitude that is held at the 10th standard level across the country. I heard of it when I came in 9th standard in 2004, though accidentally. Many of my…

  AnupamSinghal_the_dreamer

  Jun 8, 2025

  Blast from the past, Inspiration, Memoirs, Science & technology

  10th standard, answers, CBSE, coaching, competition, exam, interview, kota, NTSE, question, Rajasthan, school, school days, science, UPSC

• Suicides in Kota- the curse of education city

  Today, I read a story again in the news about yet another suicide of an aspiring young student in the education city of Kota. This issue has over the time become the biggest curse of this education city, a curse which has overshadowed innumerable hidden success stories and is slowly tarnishing the magnanimous contribution that…

  AnupamSinghal_the_dreamer

  Jul 1, 2024

  A better tomorrow

  coaching-industry, education, kota, student-suicides