Walnut Knowledge Solutions
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| Industry | Education |
| Founded 📆 | 2014 |
| Founder 👔 | Sachin Ravi, Raghav Chakravarthy |
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| Products 📟 | QShala |
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| 🌐 Website | http://walnuts.co.in/ |
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Walnut Knowledge Solutions is an education company based in Bengaluru, Karnataka. It uses quizzing and storytelling as means of engagement with school children. It was founded in 2014 by Raghav Chakravarthy and Sachin Ravi.
History[edit]
Walnut Knowledge Solutions has its roots in 2011, when Sachin Ravi and Raghav Chakravarthy, both students of Symbiosis Law School, Pune, began conducting quiz programs in Pune schools. After graduating, they worked at ICICI Bank as legal counsel.[1] They quit their jobs in 2014 and formally registered Walnut Knowledge Solutions as a company.[2][3]
Products and events[edit]
Walnut's signature offering is QuizShala.,[4] a quiz-oriented developmental workshop for school students.[5] It also conducts knowledge events for corporates.
In 2016, it conducted ConQuest, a national-level quiz based on the Constitution of India, in association with Centre for Law and Policy Research.[6][7][8][9][10]
Walnut has previously run a quiz column for the online legal education portal myLaw, titled "Law Biriyani".[11]
It has conducted quizzes in Germany and Uganda.[5]
Awards[edit]
- iamwire 10 Indian Education Startups to Look Out for in 2017[12]
- Hackerstreet 40 edtech startups in India[13]
- ScooNews 50 Edstartups that will redefine the education system[14]
Records[edit]
In March 2016, Walnut Knowledge Solutions conducted the first quiz in the Antarctic Peninsula. Subhodeep Jash, representing Walnut, hosted a 30-minute quiz on climate change, as a part of the 2041 Antarctic Expedition 2016.[5][15] For this feat, it holds a record in the Limca Book of Records.[16]
References[edit]
- ↑ Vyas, Maulik (2015-07-11). "Lawyers giving up secure jobs to start promising enterprises like Bhukkad, Baby Chakra". The Economic Times. Retrieved 2017-07-04.
- ↑ Admin, The (2014-10-05). "Career Talk with Raghav Chakravarthy & Sachin Ravi". Lawctopus. Retrieved 2017-07-04.
- ↑ Admin, The (2014-10-08). "Interview with Raghav Chakravarthy & Sachin Ravi: Part II". Lawctopus. Retrieved 2017-07-04.
- ↑ "Offerings – Walnut Knowledge Solutions". walnuts.co.in. Retrieved 2017-07-04.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 "Following the question". The Asian Age. 2017-07-09. Retrieved 2017-07-11.
- ↑ "NLSIU teams excel in ConQuest 2016". Deccan Herald. Retrieved 2017-07-04.
- ↑ "Centre for Law and Policy Research's Quiz on The Indian Constitution, ConQuest 2016". Live Law. 2016-07-08. Retrieved 2017-07-04.
- ↑ "2 teams from NLSIU qualify for national quiz on Constitution". Deccan Herald. Retrieved 2017-07-04.
- ↑ Bench, Bar & (2016-08-23). "NLSIU emerges victorious at CLPR's Constitutional Law quiz, ConQuest 2016 - Bar & Bench". Bar & Bench. Retrieved 2017-07-04.
- ↑ Bench, Bar & (2016-07-07). "#Events: CLPR to conduct ConQuest, India's first national level quiz on Indian Constitution - Bar & Bench". Bar & Bench. Retrieved 2017-07-04.
- ↑ "Law Biriyani" blog, mylaw.net
- ↑ Jain, Sambhav (2017-01-23). "10 Indian Education Startups to Look Out for in 2017". iamwire. Retrieved 2017-07-04.
- ↑ Hacker, Street (2017-04-11). "A list of 40+ edtech startups from India- Who is gonna disrupt?". The Hacker Street. Retrieved 2017-07-04.
- ↑ "Scoonews-March 2017-Digital Edition". issuu. Retrieved 2017-07-07.
- ↑ "Nuts about quiz - Bangalore Mirror -". Bangalore Mirror. Retrieved 2017-07-04.
- ↑ Limca Book of Records. 2017. ISBN 978-9382867241. Search this book on
External links[edit]
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