Parijat Jain is a leading education innovator and author dedicated to making mathematics accessible and intuitive for students across India. After a distinguished 17-year career in consulting with Bain & Company where he helped shape strategic decisions across diverse sectors and organizations, Jain transitioned to education content development. This move stemmed from his longstanding belief that mathematics and science, when understood deeply, empower individuals in every aspect of life.

Jain’s professional journey began with rigorous training at IIT Delhi and IIM Ahmedabad, where he built a strong foundation in analytical thinking and education. Reflecting on his transition, he says that after many enriching years at Bain, he reached a turning point: “I always wanted to do something in education, and I’ve always loved to write. It was a now-or-never moment I didn’t want to retire as a consultant without pursuing this passion.” This decision led him to author a series of innovative mathematics books for classes 6–12, blending traditional learning with technology-enhanced resources that promote visualization and true conceptual understanding rather than rote memorization.

As the principal author of S.M.A.R.T. Minds Mathematics, Jain’s mission is clear: to help schoolchildren truly understand mathematics instead of memorizing it mechanically. “If kids start understanding math,” he explains, “they will stop being fearful of it.” His approach focuses on highly accurate, concise instructional content supported by video aids and teacher resources. The goal, he says, is to “rewrite the books in a different way so that kids can understand math and stop fearing it.”

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Since launching the Smart Minds Mathematics series through VK Global Publications in 2024, Jain has reached over one lakh students through textbooks for classes 6–12, earning widespread praise from teachers and educational communities nationwide. “We’ve had an incredible response,” he notes. “We sold close to 80,000 to one lakh books across four grades, which is a very strong start.”

The series is now established in schools, workshops, and institutional settings, accompanied by ongoing professional development sessions for teachers in multiple cities. These sessions help educators transition to enriched, technology-infused methods of math instruction that align with Jain’s vision of accessible, engaging, and concept-driven learning.

Jain’s methodology extends well beyond textbooks. His intent, he explains, “is always to communicate simply.” He identifies a key challenge in India’s math education: as students transition from the early to middle years, topics become more complex, and conceptual gaps widen. “When I learned math, I always used to imagine it,” he says, emphasizing that visualization is central to comprehension. “By embedding visual learning and clear, accessible explanations into every concept supported by short, high-quality video clips and interactive teacher platforms we transform not only how students learn but also how teachers teach.”

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“The intent is to make sure that if there is a student who wants to learn math, he or she has the best quality content available.” Jain firmly believes in the broader value of mathematical understanding: “If you understand math, you are better at everything, a better individual, managing your household expenses, a better professional. Even a carpenter who understands math is probably a better carpenter.”

Jain’s commitment is to ensure that every child regardless of background or school can access world-class mathematical content, free of digital or economic barriers, empowering them for lifelong problem-solving and career success.

Future Plans

Looking ahead, Jain aims to deepen the impact of Smart Minds Mathematics by scaling teacher training, expanding digital content, and building partnerships with schools and educational NGOs. He remains focused on the continuous improvement of his textbooks and digital resources to ensure that all students, whether in rural or urban settings, benefit from intuitive, visual, and context-rich math learning experiences.

Through this work, Jain seeks to inspire a structural shift in Indian STEM education encouraging deep understanding, confidence, and joy in learning among every student.

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