Chandra Janakiraman - "I think I would best describe myself as an eternal student. Nothing thrills me more than the opportunity to learn something new. I am also very interested in the learning process. I observe how people learn. I also try to understand why some people are unable to learn certain things. I have worked at helping students overcome academic difficulties and helped them figure out ways to use their strengths to overcome their academic weaknesses. Each student I have worked with has taught me a little more about the learning process.

Academically, I am a psychologist. I started off as a science teacher. While teaching in a school, I started observing how the various personality traits of a student interact to help or hamper their academic pursuits. This led me to sign up for a course in psychology. After finishing my Masters in Psychology, I did my PhD in Psychology. My PhD thesis was based on the personality traits of students, like self-perception, altruism, etc. Since then, I have freelanced or worked part-time as teacher / remedial teacher / content developer.

Coming from a science background, I was totally lost and couldn’t get any guidance while doing my Masters through distance education and preparing for the UGC-NET. My decision to become a mentor for students doing online courses at Banjara partly stems from the desire to remove that lost feeling from someone who has taken the step toward personal growth and giving back."