The founder of Physics Wallah calls on Indian students in Harvard and Stanford to come back, saying, “Koi Bhi Desh Perfect Nahi Hota.”

The founder and CEO of Physics Wallah (PW), Alakh Pandey, has received speaking invitations lately from Stanford, Harvard, and the University of California. Pandey posted a number of pictures of herself posing with instructors and pupils on Instagram. Physics Wallah encouraged the Indian students to return home in the widely shared article. His message has received a lot of attention and has struck a chord with internet users.

“Hind Jai. I received speaking invitations from Stanford, Harvard, and the University of California. I inspired the Indian students there to make both direct and indirect contributions to India while they were there or even while they were away,” he stated in the Hindi caption.

Pandey urged the young people to help with the development in whatever manner they could. Indeed, our nation has many flaws, but no nation is flawless. Nonetheless, the country’s youth must improve it,” he said.

Social media users rushed to the comments area as soon as the post was released to offer their opinions. Do we have to bow? Indeed, he really is king, a user said. One more person said, “Inspiration.” A user said, “Respect button, Alakh sir.” “All Indian youth studying abroad, please, if at all possible, return to India,” said another. and help build the strength of your nation. Return in this manner, following the footsteps of JRD Tata, Ambedkar, and Gandhi.

The business began as a YouTube channel in 2016 with the goal of instructing students in the JEE physics curriculum. In 2019, the channel attracted over 2 million followers as it expanded quickly. Pandey and Prateek Maheshwari, the other co-founder, created the Physics Wallah smartphone app in 2020.

Meanwhile, after a performance evaluation, the edtech unicorn Physics Wallah dismissed up to 120 workers in November 2023. These were the company’s first layoffs after it was awarded a unicorn tag in 2022. “At PW, performance is routinely evaluated via end- and mid-term cycles. Less than 0.8% of our workforce—between 70 and 120 people with performance difficulties for the cycle ending in October—may be asked to transfer, according to a statement from Satish Khengre, CHRO of Physics Wallah.