Bio:

Mr. Anand Kumar one of the top educators in the world and the man behind the world renowned Super 30 program for IIT entrants, a living testament to education being a great opportunity equalizer- India's Math Guru, educationalist, the Super Hero Behind Super 30, Padam Shri Awardee was Darpan's 13th International Sensation.  In May 2002, Kumar's selfless journey began with the start of Super 30, a program designed to provide coaching to 30 students from impoverished backgrounds based solely on their skills and merits at his own institute-The Ramanujan School of Mathematics. Kumar didn't just tutor these kids but instead created a nurturing space for them providing them with books, study materials, and accommodation. Seeing Kumar's passion and will to uplift others and push them forward in achieving their goals, Kumar's family became part of his vision where his mother cooked food for the students and his brother saw the overall process.  The first year 18 out of 30 students cleared the IIT Joint Entrance Exam, the next year it was 22. The year 2008 marked the beginning of new heights for the Super 30 program, as all 30 students qualified the entrance exam at IIT. In 2010, for 3rd year in a row all 30 students qualified the entrance exam. With the success of the Super 30 program word got out about Kumar's talent and art as an educator and since then he has become a sought-after speaker at world renowned institutions such as Harvard, Stanford, MIT, UBC, Tokyo University.