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BYJU’s launches new campaign to celebrate Teachers’ Day
Mumbai: Edtech company BYJU’S has launched a Teachers’ Day special digital film titled #LearnUnlearnRelearn to celebrate and thank all teachers across the country. The campaign is conceptualised by BYJU’s in-house team.
“The film seeks to pay tribute to the selfless spirit and sheer perseverance of teachers who have made an everlasting mark in our lives. In their relentless pursuit of imparting the gift of education, not only have they created better learners but also shaped personalities and instilled the right values to make their students better individuals,” BYJU’s stated in an official statement.
#LearnUnlearnRelearn film depicting the relationship between a teacher and a student, underscores the fact that no matter the age, one can continue the learning journey anytime, anywhere. It also highlights how despite personal upheavals and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, teachers have been steadfast in their roles as educators and mentors to ensure their students have access to uninterrupted learning.
“From encouraging students to realise their true potential to shaping the future of tomorrow, teachers have been a guiding force. However, it was during the pandemic that people truly recognised their significance,” said VP- brand and creative strategy, Vineet Singh. “Despite the challenging times, teachers have persevered, adopted new learning methods and kept students and their education at the centre of everything. We at BYJU’S would like to thank every teacher in the country for their consistent effort in ensuring learning never stops.”
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Sameer Nair shares heartfelt note as he exits Applause Entertainment
After nine years building the streamer’s content engine, one of India’s best-known TV men is moving on
MUMBAI: Sameer Nair is out. The chief executive of Applause Entertainment, the content studio backed by Kumar Mangalam Birla’s media empire, has announced his departure after nearly nine years at the helm, closing the chapter on one of Indian entertainment’s more quietly consequential careers.
Nair, who built Applause from the ground up in its current avatar, oversaw a slate that spanned Indian originals and international adaptations, threading together a hub-and-spoke business model that partnered with streaming platforms, broadcasters and production houses alike. The results were uneven, as they always are in content, but the ambition was not.
In a post on LinkedIn, Nair was generous to his outgoing patron. He thanked Birla for being an “inspirational boss and a great patron of the arts,” and signed off with a cheerful “Au Revoir” and a promise to remain Applause’s biggest cheerleader. Whether that sentiment survives the next chapter remains to be seen.
No successor has been named. Applause Entertainment did not immediately comment.
Nair built the machine. Now someone else has to run it — and in a streaming market that is simultaneously consolidating and convulsing, that is no small ask.
