Level Up Bharat
Small towns have talent.
They don’t have training.
Let’s fix that.
A movement to teach life skills to 10 lakh small-town Indians: communication, confidence, emotions and relationships.
Why this exists
I grew up in Kishangarh, a small town in Rajasthan. Nobody there lacked talent. What we lacked was someone to teach us how to speak up, handle rejection, deal with people and believe in ourselves. I had to learn all of it the long way. Level Up Bharat exists so the next small-town kid doesn’t have to.
— Jai V. Pareek
Where we are
1,000
Reached so far
10,00,000
The goal
Every session, every book and every course moves this line.
2
School sessions a week
50+
Skills in the Hinglish guide
₹99
Where courses start
1
Mission
The gap
Why small towns get left behind.
And what we do about it.
Gap 1
Nobody teaches it.
Schools teach subjects. Speaking up, handling people and managing emotions are left to luck.
So we go into schoolsGap 2
It is taught in English.
Most books, courses and coaches speak a language small-town India does not think in.
So we teach in HinglishGap 3
It costs too much.
Good training is priced for big cities and big salaries.
So courses start at ₹99How it works
Four ways we reach people.
01
Schools
Life skills, twice a week.
Sessions for students aged 10 to 15: communication, confidence and emotional basics, taught early, in their own school.
Bring it to your school
02
Colleges
People skills before the first job.
Talks and workshops on what the degree does not cover: presence, communication and handling rejection.
Invite Jai to your college
03
The book
A guide in the language we actually speak.
Shut Up And Level Up: 30 chapters and 50+ soft skills, written in Hinglish so the language is never the barrier.
Get the book
04
Online
Courses that start at ₹99.
Short courses that anyone with a phone can take, one skill at a time.
See the courses
Voices
What it sounds like when it works.
Paste what a student, teacher or parent said after a Level Up Bharat session.
First name
Class or job · Town
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First name
Class or job · Town
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First name
Class or job · Town
Why I started this
I was that small-town kid.
My teachers were a radio mic, a call centre where I made 300 calls a night, and hotel lobbies in eight countries. Most people never get those classrooms.
Level Up Bharat is my way of taking those lessons back to where I started, and to every town like it.
— Jai V. Pareek
Read the full storyJoin in
Three ways to level up Bharat.
Principals · Teachers · Students
Bring it to your school or college
One session is enough to start. We bring the content; you bring the students.
Invite Level Up BharatFor you
Start with yourself
The book or a ₹99 course. Level up one skill, then teach it to someone at home.
Start learningEveryone
Pass it on
Send one video to someone in your hometown who needs to hear it today.
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