23/11/2025
A school plays an enormous role in the early years of a child's life. It lays the foundation on which the child’s future is built.
Back in my time, I remember a speech my Principal would narrate, on the opening day of each academic year, without giving it a pass. "The Little Engine That Could" a story about a small engine that, despite its size, successfully pulls a stranded train full of toys and food over a mountain by repeating the mantra, "I think I can, I think I can”. Once it went over the hill on its way down, which was obviously way easier, it repeatedly told itself “I knew I could, I knew I could”.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Little_Engine_That_Could
My journey might appear to be an uphill task to many today, but it is this very story that keeps me inspired every step of the way. This is about my best memory from school.
What’s more moving, are the memories Keya is making in her days at 21K School, where she has been studying for the past 4 years, literally with children from across the world. She is so attached to her school that there are days, when the discomfort in her body is unbearable (owing to SMA) and yet I can’t pull her away from attending school.
Fortunately, I also know why.
Every parent will list out the numerous ways in which the school has touched their lives and that of their child, positively, transforming them for the better. For me, the most important virtue of this school are the people who work relentlessly behind the scenes, making it the most sort after, effortlessly operated, largest online global school today.
They say when you have a good driver on the seat, the ride has to be enjoyable. The role played by a Founder of an organization is what, sets it apart from another. Mr. Yeshwanth Raj Parasmal, the Founder of is one such maverick in the field of . With his immense experience and knowledge, he is not only laying the foundation of a new path breaking education system in India but also disrupting the existing one with .
is a formal, competitive school, but online, more fun and more personalized for each student. It caters to the shifting tectonics of today’s global families and children, who have to move with work and opportunities. It allows them the freedom to do so, without affecting the education pattern of their children.
Here is wishing Mr. Yeshwanth and his hardworking team at an 2026 ahead and wishing them more success and accolades in days to come.
This year end, remember to send a gratitude note with our calendars, to the extraordinary people you have meet, reminding them that they matter.
Aruna Shetty Dr. Amita Kush Mehrotra
I M POSSIBLE & SMAART SMAARTR
