India, Nov. 16 -- What could have been the chemistry behind the union of a socialist and a capitalist as they describe themselves? A shared vision, perhaps, at least going by what Prateek Boob Maheshwari and Alakh Pandey believe to have played behind the making of PhysicsWallah.

Cracking the edtech puzzle in a rapidly evolving market like India is a tough task. The downfall of BYJU'S and a likely fire sale of Unacademy prove the point beyond doubt.

Unlike fintech and ecommerce, edtech has been on a downward spiral ever since the Covid waves ebbed and hybrid learning emerged as a more viable alternative. What added to the momentum was its failure to live up to its promise. After edtech, learning isn't really inaccessible, but it stayed u...