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Why parents trust WhyCosmosWhyCosmos is India's first online space education platform for children — live courses in astronomy, aeronautics, and space engineering for ages 8 and up, in India and worldwide. Who teaches, how classes run, and how we handle your child's privacy, gathered here so you can decide quickly.
We built WhyCosmos on trusted NASA resources and interactive, hands-on learning, to make space science accessible, engaging, and inspiring for young minds.
Our mission is to educate, inspire, and empower the next generation of thinkers, innovators, and STEM leaders — bridging the gap between cutting-edge space research and curious young learners. Real curriculum, taught live, by people who studied the subject, in groups small enough that an instructor can still hear every child.
Dhruba Chakrabarti, Chief Executive Officer. B.Tech in Computer Engineering and a Global Executive MBA from TRIUM (NYU Stern, LSE, and HEC Paris). A serial entrepreneur and business leader with experience across India, Singapore, and the US, building digital transformation roadmaps for enterprise customers.
Arun Reddy, Chief Technology Officer. Master’s in Software Engineering and a Global Executive MBA from TRIUM. He has led technology and product organisations at companies such as Amazon and Salesforce, working on large-scale distributed systems and machine learning, and builds and operates the WhyCosmos platform end to end.
They are joined by scientific advisors — including a former NASA space-shuttle engineer and a working observational astronomer. Meet the full team and advisors
Courses are delivered live online in small groups, so every child gets personalised attention. Every session is recorded and shared with enrolled learners, so your child can revisit a lesson or catch up at their own pace.
Every course is taught by a qualified instructor with real subject depth — an astrophysicist, an aerospace engineer, a former ISRO scientist — not a generalist reading slides.
Classes run in a secure virtual classroom only enrolled families can access. We never use a child’s image or work without explicit parental consent, and we comply with the Digital Personal Data Protection Act (DPDPA) 2023.
Children whose families want a real, guided interest in space — taught live by qualified instructors in a small group. No prior knowledge needed.
Live video classes in small groups. Every session is recorded so enrolled learners can revisit it. All your child needs is a laptop or tablet and a stable internet connection.
Choose a single course, or an annual plan that lets your child take up to two age-appropriate courses at once.
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