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Message from the From the Desk of the
Chairman & CEO Chief Technology Officer

Since the last Newsletter, it has been an eventful quarter at Veranda Learning Solutions with The onset of September brings most of us into completing a year of a quick and exciting
significant developments. journey at Veranda Learning Solutions. During these challenging pandemic times, while ev-
ery business is gradually moving into the digital realm, we are creating ripples in the industry
Veranda launched programmes for CA and IAS aspirants under the brand of Veranda CA with our digital first strategy and by our constant addition of new programmes for the learners
and Veranda IAS and made a significant foray into continuing education through an import- community. The world has started noticing, Folks!
ant acquisition; and, in parallel, we are innovating and perfecting our hybrid strategy that is
being built to truly deliver our products anywhere, anytime, in any form and on any device. While the impact of our entry is being discussed among our competitive fraternity, we have
spelt out our vision clearly: Providing quality education, with proven outcomes to affordable
We currently have about 400 students on our CA programme and the team expects to reach India. We all know the goals set out for each of us; to build a strong foundation that promotes
the mark of a 1000 before the end of this quarter; and the first Veranda CA Academy is ex- the core values of the organisation, which started with a humble beginning and a noble pur-
pected to open its doors for our students in Kolkata soon; more is expected from this team pose. We are on the path to democratise education for the masses as we move down this
and so be tuned! path.

At the time of this article, Veranda IAS is completing its soft launch; we have about 75 stu- We started with a fresh slate the year before, with many questions on how and what needs
dents already leveraging on our content, pedagogy and advisors preparing for their upcom- to be achieved. One of the first milestones in technology was to create a charter for the or-
ing UPSC examinations! And the first Veranda IAS Academy will be welcoming students to ganisation, to build a strong foundation with robust technological platforms that can scale
its premises in Chennai in the coming weeks. and support the rapid growth we are witnessing today. The need to identify platforms and
implement them quickly was of paramount importance. We all took baby steps in getting the
We added Brain4ce (more popular under the name of their customer-facing brand Edureka) Veranda platforms to where they are today, be it the Website, Call Management, Customer
to the group, giving us a significant presence in the continuing education segment as one Relationship, Books, Inventory and Data Security solutions. We implemented all of them
amongst the market leaders. Beyond their current pursuit, we are jointly working with them with an element of automation in every way possible to help our business teams with the aid
to build-out the hybrid offerings in this space, augment our partnerships with academic insti- of cognitive intelligence. Every team, be it the Verticals, Content, Video Production, Finance,
tutions and bolster our presence overseas; we have a highly skilled, motivated and a young Legal and HR, worked as a family to launch business critical platforms successfully. All these
team whose members often remind me of platforms decorated the technology landscape, which helped the Verticals Go-live quickly,
myself when I was their age! We are excited create an impactful brand identity to showcase to the outside world who we really are. It has
in welcoming Team Edureka into our fold! been a phenomenal journey and despite the COVID-19 threat hanging around us, we have
continued to innovate and proved our resilience; while adapting to the mantra that change
There are multiple conversations that we is constant.
are having for possible acquisitions to be We have a long way to go, and with great teams like yours, our
able to fill up our grid of offerings; all in dear Veranda Family members, we can excel and achieve nume-
pursuit of the goal of making Veranda the ro uno by seting a stage that the rest of the world will envy.
learning partner of choice for life; in this en-
deavour we have some distance to go but Keep up the good work and your passion, in providing
we are warmed up and picking up speed! innovative services to our beloved customers.
Of course, we shall reach there without los-
ing sight of our goal of being affordable, of
high quality and with a single-minded focus
on outcomes for our students; and always Go Veranda!
with the strength of a committed team be-
hind us; the wind beneath our wings!

Go Veranda!

Suresh Kalpathi Prabhakaran Narayanan
Chief Technology Officer
Chief Executive Officer Veranda Learning Solutions

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