Dr. Aniruddha Malpani on The State of Indian Education – Outdated Systems, Flawed Teaching Methods and Myopic Parenting (#038)

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Dr. Aniruddha Malpani is a pioneering IVF Specialist, Angel Investor and Social Impact Entrepreneur. Through his firm Malpani Ventures, Dr. Malpani has contributed immensely in promoting India’s startup ecosystem. A strong believer in the power of entrepreneurship, Dr. Malpani funds frugal innovation in India, and is also among the leading voices seeking a transformative change that India’s outdated education system needs.

In this enlightening conversation with Swaminathan & Vignesh, Dr. Malpani deep dives into:

– Social impact investing and compassionate capitalism

– The transformative power of reading books

– Why parents, teachers and students need to speak up against archaic structures

– Dr. Malpani’s Social Ventures – Apni Patshala

– Why we need to break the mould of one-size-fits-all education

– Students need to be respected and given the freedom to think

– How we can change from being a nation of answer-givers to question-askers

– The nonsensical need for social validation 

and

– The mental tenacity, competency adults need to retrain their thinking

Dr. Malpani has authored 4 books – How to Get the Best Medical Care,Successful Medical Practise, How to Have a Baby and Using Information Therapy to Put Patients First

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Compassionate Capitalism

Social Impact Entrepreneurship

The AmritKrishi Initiatitve

Anti-Library

The problem with Education in India

Homeschooling

How parents can be role models for their kids

Podcast – Russ Roberts and Roland Fryer

Malpani Ventures

Apni Patshala

Cohort Based Courses

The Flipped Classroom Model

Micro-skills Certification

Zoho School

See One Do One Teach One

Personalities Mentioned

Russ Roberts

Roland Fryer

Andrew Carnegie

William Gibson

Sir WIlliam Osler

Adi Shankara

Books Mentioned

Everything is Figuroutable by Marie Forleo

Companies Mentioned

Big Capital – Fund of Funds

Show Notes

 Social impact investing and compassionate capitalism

The transformative power of reading books

Why parents, teachers and students need to speak up against archaic structures

Dr. Malpani’s Social Ventures – Apni Patshala

Why we need to break the mould of one-size-fits-all education

Schools are Cultivating a Loser Mentality in Today’s Children

The nonsensical need for social validation 

The mental tenacity, competency adults need to retrain their thinking

What success means to Dr. Malpani

Best advice ever received

Advice to students at University

What Dr. Malpani believes that others don’t

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