An educator since 2006. Cofounder MyPhysicsBuddy | Physics, Calculus and Core Mechanical Engineering subjects expert.

I have seen very closely how much students struggle to find a good tutor. When I was a student myself, I badly missed an excellent tutor for me. Back then, there was hardly any help available online. Internet was coming up, and there was little or no content that could help in learning.

I started myphysicsbuddy in 2008, and it was pretty successful in providing quality online tutoring for physics. After that, I always wanted to offer tutoring services in all subjects. I started My Engineering Buddy with this view in mind.

There is a lot of online tutoring services available these days, but the quality is inferior. Solving this problem is the ultimate goal of my life.

I want to thank Anthony for guiding me in this project. He is my ex-student, and we co-funded myphysicsbuddy earlier on. I thank every team member in MEB as well for helping me realise my dream.

My Story

August 2000: Joined MERI Kolkata

I was an above-average student, and like all the North Indian students, I prepared for IIT JEE. I got a rank of 5043, which was not enough to get admission into any IIT. Based on this rank, though, I got admission to MERI Kolkata.

May 2005: Joined Shipping as a Marine Engineer

From MERI Kolkata, I passed out in October 2004. In May 2005, I joined the MT Sitamarie, an oil tanker ship. I cleared the shipping exam for 4th Engineer and joined another ship, MT Sitacamilla, after that.

August 2007: I Developed health issues

I was diagnosed with Nephrotic syndrome in my kidneys after signing off from my second ship. I took reiki healing treatment from Dr. K. Muralidharan of Kolkata for around 4 months. I made some lifestyle changes and changed my food habits. With the support of my family, I was able to come out of it in approximately three years.

January 2008: Joined ICICI Bank

Doctors advised me to quit the merchant navy. Not sure what to do next, I joined ICICI Bank as a collection manager in Bengaluru. Due to kidney issues and not liking the job much, I quit ICICI Bank in December 2008. I decided to focus on my health.

November 2009: Joined Tutorvista as a Physics Tutor

Tutorvista’s online physics tutoring job provided me with the freedom to work from home. It gave me ample time to focus on my health.

January 2011: Started My Physics Buddy (MPB)

Tutorvista inspired me to start my own online tutoring business. With the help of one of my students, Anthony Khoury from Canada, I started My Physics Buddy. The initial few months were so bad that I decided to join ‘JEE Classes Patna’. Here, I taught students preparing for the IIT JEE. I kept working on My Physics Buddy and TutorVista in parallel. By February 2011, I started getting traction with My Physics Buddy, so I quit JEE Classes. I focused all my energy on developing My Physics Buddy.