A small institute, on purpose
Our story
Roshandaan started in 2011 as evening maths tuition for eight Class 10 students, in Meera Shrivastava's parents' house. Meera had taught maths at a CBSE school for nine years, and kept noticing the same thing: students who were good at maths were losing marks because nobody had ever let them ask "why?".
The room she taught in had one small window high on the wall, right above the blackboard: a roshandaan. In the evenings it was the only light. When there were too many students for the house and the classes moved to two rooms above a stationery shop in 2014, the name came with them.
In 2016 her husband, Alok, left his sales job to run the office. In 2018 we started Hindi-medium batches, because MP Board students kept telling us they understood the subject but not the English it was taught in. Today the same teachers teach both mediums, with notes in both languages, and that is what most parents know us for.
During the 2020 lockdown, classes moved to video calls and notes went out as photos on WhatsApp. In 2022 we moved to the whole first floor of a building on Main Road: four classrooms, an office and a small library corner. Since 2024 we have taught only Class 11 and 12, plus a short bridge course after the Class 10 exams.
We're still small on purpose: about 340 students, nine teachers, and no batch bigger than 30.
Year by year
2011
Evening maths tuition for eight Class 10 students, at home.
2014
Two rented rooms above a stationery shop, and a name: Roshandaan.
2016
Alok leaves his sales job to run the office.
2018
Hindi-medium batches begin, with notes in both languages.
2020
Lockdown: classes on video calls, notes on WhatsApp.
2022
The whole first floor on Main Road: four classrooms and a library corner.
2024
Only Class 11 and 12 from now on, plus a bridge course after Class 10.
Where we teach
The whole first floor of a building on Main Road, Bhopal.
- Four classrooms, each with a blackboard, ceiling fans and a cooler
- A library corner with past board papers and reference books
- A notes shelf, where missed notes and answered question slips wait
- Two staircases and fire extinguishers on the floor, checked every year
- Separate washrooms for girls and boys
The people
Nine teachers and two people in the office. Meet them on the teachers page, or in person at a demo class.
Meet our teachers
Come and sit in a class first
Demo classes run Monday to Wednesday, in the batch your child would join. They are free and take 90 minutes.
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