Walnut Knowledge Solutions

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.

Walnut Knowledge Solutions
Private
IndustryEducation
Founded2014 (2014)
FounderSachin Ravi, Raghav Chakravarthy
Headquarters
Bengaluru
,
India
ProductsQShala
Websitehttp://walnuts.co.in/

History

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

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
  • 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

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
  1. Vyas, Maulik (11 July 2015). "Lawyers giving up secure jobs to start promising enterprises like Bhukkad, Baby Chakra". The Economic Times. Retrieved 4 July 2017.
  2. Admin, The (5 October 2014). "Career Talk with Raghav Chakravarthy & Sachin Ravi". Lawctopus. Retrieved 4 July 2017.
  3. Admin, The (8 October 2014). "Interview with Raghav Chakravarthy & Sachin Ravi: Part II". Lawctopus. Retrieved 4 July 2017.
  4. "Offerings – Walnut Knowledge Solutions". walnuts.co.in. Retrieved 4 July 2017.
  5. "Following the question". The Asian Age. 9 July 2017. Retrieved 11 July 2017.
  6. "NLSIU teams excel in ConQuest 2016". Deccan Herald. Retrieved 4 July 2017.
  7. "Centre for Law and Policy Research's Quiz on The Indian Constitution, ConQuest 2016". Live Law. 8 July 2016. Retrieved 4 July 2017.
  8. "2 teams from NLSIU qualify for national quiz on Constitution". Deccan Herald. Retrieved 4 July 2017.
  9. Bench, Bar & (23 August 2016). "NLSIU emerges victorious at CLPR's Constitutional Law quiz, ConQuest 2016 - Bar & Bench". Bar & Bench. Retrieved 4 July 2017.
  10. Bench, Bar & (7 July 2016). "#Events: CLPR to conduct ConQuest, India's first national level quiz on Indian Constitution - Bar & Bench". Bar & Bench. Retrieved 4 July 2017.
  11. "Law Biriyani" blog, mylaw.net
  12. Jain, Sambhav (23 January 2017). "10 Indian Education Startups to Look Out for in 2017". iamwire. Retrieved 4 July 2017.
  13. Hacker, Street (11 April 2017). "A list of 40+ edtech startups from India- Who is gonna disrupt?". The Hacker Street. Retrieved 4 July 2017.
  14. "Scoonews-March 2017-Digital Edition". issuu. Retrieved 7 July 2017.
  15. "Nuts about quiz - Bangalore Mirror -". Bangalore Mirror. Retrieved 4 July 2017.
  16. Limca Book of Records. 2017. ISBN 978-9382867241.
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