“A chance in disguise to an unplanned entrepreneur. From a pahadi town to big dreams: How a small- city boy built Doondeck post covid
- DOON DECK
- Jan 1
- 3 min read
Updated: Jan 19
When survival becomes your struggle, either you surrender or rise from the ashes. Definitely not for yourself but with a vision for others. Reclaiming what truly means to be a Sthitpragya (स्थितप्रज्ञ).
The story of www.doondeck.com founder Mr. Abhishek Ramola is the one, that every youth in India can relate. It's definitely not a Karan Johor's movie with overnight success and transformation. It's the story of sleepless nights, confusion, failures, hardships and loneliness. It's a story of self belief when everyone else around you is doubtful and more negative than a struggler’s bank balance.
Mr. Abhishek Ramola, a B.Tech graduate in 2016, like many other youths of India was aspiring for some government job. As coming from a humble background job security is very appealing. But the sad reality of these exams is not a sure shot selection in the first attempt for everyone. And exams demand preparation for many years without any source of income, survival becomes difficult in cities like Dehradun- as managing exam form fees, house rent, food, without a stable income is a challenge.
Being a son Mr. Abhishek cannot ask for extra pocket money from family in desperation. So that was a phase of family expectation, but the family was certainly unaware of sleepless nights and failures he was managing alone.
But as we say after every sunset there has to be a dawn. The unexpected opportunity came his way, when a neighbour approached Mr. Ramola with a request to teach his child as his child was on verge of repeating a class and was close to failing academically. The parents needed urgent academic support. They offered him a decent amount for the entire duration of home tuition. For an unemployed aspirant trying to survive and stay focused on his goals, the offer mattered. That was the day a request in disguise was going to change his life.
From a struggling aspirant who was in the comfort zone of job security, Abhishek thought of taking a risk. And when everything is against you, when you have nothing to lose, spark of courage is what never lets you down. And when hard work meets the right guidance, what follows is www.doondeck.com Doondeck is the outcome of dedication for both sides. The student’s work sincerely and Mr. Ramola taught with patience, clarity and commitment. Slowly, concepts became clear, confidence grew, and results started showing. The hard work and success did not go unnoticed. Soon references started coming in. parents referring him to other parents that he got flooded with opportunities. That was the moment when Doondeck was born.
From a simple home to home tuition to Doondeck as an institution.
He thought that not just him but many others like him- home tuition was not just teaching, rather it was a means of survival. A respectable side income that manages their expenses while pursuing their dreams.
This dual reality sparked a powerful idea:
What if there is a platform where students received quality, personalized education— and tutors earned a dignified, sustainable income?
What if education worked for both learners and teachers?
And this is how DOONDECK (www.doondeck.com) was born.
It's just not a random coaching institute in your ghar ke peeche wali gali. Rather is the contemporary face of emerging challenges of quality education and students' performance. Today Doondeck stands as a trusted platform that provides quality one to one home tuition. It understands that every student learns differently, not compromising with a child's future. Parallely Doondeck empowers tutors with stable income and growth opportunities, enhancing tutors knowledge, confidence and standard of living.
Certainly Doondeck is creating impact in the era of metaverse and globalization, generating employment, supporting aspirants and educators financially and delivering top-notch, personalized education services.
Doondeck has been created as a bridge of decade-long issues, solving a major problem of quality home tuition. Thus what started as a single tuition class has now become a movement, a name- totally driven by empathy, quality and trust. Who thought that a simple chance when he was surviving would become a name of trust. Not even Mr. Abhishek thought that a request in disguise will make him an entrepreneur with a vision with sky as a limit. A first in his family, in his generation truly inspiring and setting a bench mark that if you are determined and happy to sweat, your hard work will pay you off well. “Agar karam tumhara saccha hai to karam kaha nishfal hoga,Aaj nahi to kal hoga par jaroor hoga”.
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