Virat Kohli, Anushka Sharma, Shashi Tharoor and Kiran Bedi to deliver live lectures on Unacademy
Apr 16, 2020, 12:23 IST
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- Unacademy will now conduct live sessions by prominent personalities like former diplomat Shashi Tharoor, retired IPS Officer Kiran Bedi and star couple Virat Kohli and Anushka Sharma.
- The leaders will impart knowledge on topics like international relations (IR), crisis management and inspirational lectures on hard work, determination and motivation.
- These 40 minutes live sessions are free for the 13 million learners on the platform.
- In March, the edtech platform kicked off the series with sessions by cricketers like Sachin Tendulkar, Brian Lara, who talked on mental fitness.
If that is not what you are looking for, then you can choose to learn crisis management from former top cop Kiran Bedi. For something even lighter, you can pick star couple Virat Kohli and Anushka Sharma who can teach the art of chasing dreams in 40 minute sessions, which is now free for all its 13 million users.
This is a part of the second edition of the startup’s ‘‘Legends on Unacademy’ series.
“These interactive classes will not only equip our learners with academic knowledge, but also empower them with extraordinary life skills, and help them hone their ability to overcome various challenges,” said Karan Shroff, Vice President, Marketing at Unacademy.
Schedule for live sessions:
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Educator | Date | Time | Topic |
Shashi Tharoor | April 13 - 17, 2020 | 4 pm | International Relations |
Kiran Bedi | April 17, 2020 | 8:30 pm | Crisis Management |
Virat and Anushka | April 21, 2020 | 6 pm | Dreams, hard work, determination and motivation |
Shashi Tharoor, a former international diplomat has been delivering live classes on international relations and a bit on the United Nations, starting April 13. His next sessions will be live today (April 16) and tomorrow at 4 pm. During the session, he will also answer questions related to the topic. His first session received views from over 30,000 learners, where he spoke about the formation of the United Nations and the need for it, its operations and India’s relations with other nations.
In March, the edtech platform kicked off the series with live sessions by cricketers like Sachin Tendulkar, Brian Lara, Bret Lee and Jonty Rhodes who communicated on the less talked about topics like mental health and fitness.
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