India, Feb. 19 -- Life After BYJU'S: A Great Learning

There's a raging whisper not just in the edtech space but in general too that BYJU'S came, BYJU'S ruled, and BYJU'S killed. But, the fall of the $22 Bn behemoth took its toll on the fortunes of several startups that had looked to flourish aboard the BYJU'S ship - think WhiteHat Jr and EPIC.

Despite BYJU'S downfall, two acquisitions, Aakash and Great Learning, survived to see another day and made significant progress.

While Aakash Educational Services now has its majority stake with Ranjan Pai's family office, Great Learning stands with its original founder trio running the show.

The blessing in disguise for the founders of Great Learning was that they narrowly avoided being caught ...