Schools Failed Us? Ankur Warikoo Explains Why | Episode 10 of Building Bharat

In this episode of Building Bharat, we have Ankur Warikoo with us. Ankur Warikoo is a renowned entrepreneur, angel investor, author and one of India's most influential digital educators in personal finance and career growth. We sit down for a deep and honest conversation on life, career, and the realities of modern education. We begin the conversation with a discussion on his decision to leave a PhD in the US to build a successful entrepreneurial journey. Ankur then shares some powerful lessons on regret minimisation, handling failure and unlearning outdated systems of thinking. We also dive into the flaws in today’s schooling system, financial struggles and what true success really means in a rapidly changing world. Ankur Warikoo also shares his views on what changes are needed in the schooling system and the importance of financial literacy from a young age. Towards the end, Ankur also gives some valuable advice to modern parents and educators which could benefit the future citizens of India. If you found the video valuable then drop a like and subscribe to the channel, hit the bell icon for more such videos and share it with your friends. #warikoo #ankurwarikoomotivation #warikoovideos #ankurwarikoo 00:00 - Ankur Warikoo x Siddharth Begins 02:15 - Introduction 04:07 - Why Ankur Warikoo Quit Studying in the US? 08:30 - Regret Minimisation Framework 13:14 - Things Ankur Warikoo Had to Unlearn From the Indian Schooling System 16:28 - Thought Process in a Difficult Financial Situation 20:34 - Handling Failure & Ankur Warikoo As an Education Minister 25:58 - Bribery in Classrooms 26:40 - Missing Pieces in Today's Schooling System 30:14 - Approach towards College & Career Education 35:38 - Future of Schooling with AI 38:20 - Financial Literacy in Schools 41:34 - Getting His Children to Unlearn Something Learned in School 43:24 - Future of Bharat School & Teaching in Groups 45:36 - A Message to Parents of Today 48:40 - Message to School Principals for Bharat of 2050 50:26 - Conclusion & Outro