Innovative and Interactive

Our pioneering approach combines live zoom classes with special guests and on location filming

  • Live Instruction from India

    Our courses are all taught live via Zoom with recordings available afterwards. Each session features interactive activities and special guests.

  • Pre-Approved for Academic Credit

    We have worked with faculty at our partner institutions to ensure the curriculum meets the standards required for students to receive credit.

  • Perfect Prep for Future Travel

    Eligible students can benefit from NCP grants to cover a virtual tour and an in-country study tour once travel is possible.

Are you ready for the Indian Century?

  • Worlds Largest Country

    By 2023 the World Bank forecasts India will overtake China to be the most populous country on earth. India is one of the worlds youngest countries with an average age of 26 vs 38 in China.

  • Fastest Growing Economy

    Despite COVID the IMF forecasts India to grow faster than China in 2021 and each year for the foreseeable future. Per Capita Income is now where China was just before the Beijing Olympics.

  • Tech Takeover

    Many of the worlds leading tech companies are led by Indians including Google and Microsoft. Credit Suisse has identified over 100 startups based in India worth more than $1bn including Zomato and Ola and Oyo.

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Course Director

Instructor Bio:

Nick is Co-Founder of Realversity together with Meetu Soni. He is an AI and ML engineer with a background in education having taught for universities across the world. Nick has been the Course Director of the DFAT supported “Reimagining India: Innovation in Practice” NCP consortium since 2017. Nick was the lead instructor for an acclaimed Coursera MOOC (4.7/5 star rated) developed for the U.S. Department of State and the Ohio State University. He has also delivered courses for New Zealand Prime Minister's Scholarship for Asia, British Council, the Government of India and managed projects for clients in including the European Commission. Nick has been living and working in India since 2007 and is based in Delhi and Goa. He loves history, philosophy, cricket and above all nature.

Nick Booker

Co-Founder

Alumni Testimonials

1600 students taught face-to-face and over 10,000 online

“I am also still in awe of how much Nick knows not only about India, but the whole world, and I appreciate how lucky we are to have learnt from him!”

University of Adelaide

Sara Easson

“I'm a commerce student and Nick's knowledge of Indian culture has given incredible insights into the depth, diversity and history of India.”

Australian National University

Bertie Barker

“Nick's knowledge has shocked me, his passion and expertise is unmatched and listening to him speak about Indian culture just makes me smile. He is an amazing teacher and he is surrounded by a team of wonderful people.”

Queensland University of Technology

Murray Thorpe

Learning Outcomes

IndoGenius Virtual Study Tours have been designed to help students develop the following

  • Discover, assess and articulate the significance of India within the wider human story - past, present and future.

  • Recognise local and global challenges faced by India and how they align with, and impact, Australia.

  • Describe ways India solves problems through different approaches to innovation – from the global business delivery model to low-cost medical devices.

  • Apply analysis of Indian case studies to their degrees by learning directly from guest presenters at companies and social enterprises. Especially with regard to innovation in the 21st Century and the Indian connection to many careers.

  • Gain experience working in digital environments by applying varied techniques to locate and evaluate information from Indian sources; collaborating in virtual environments; and communicating through visual as well as written presentation.

Course curriculum

    1. 1 Countdown to Opening

    2. 2 Namaste

    3. 3 Welcome to the Class

    4. 4 VST Apps

    5. 5 House Rules

    6. 6 Anekantavada

    7. The Blind Men and the Elephant

    8. 7 Our Experience

    9. 8 About Your Instructor!

    10. 9 Our Programs

    11. 11 Learning Outcomes and Assessment

    12. 10 My Role

    13. Learning Outcomes and Assignments

    14. 12 A Bit of Chat

    15. 13 Before You Take the Factfulness Quiz

    16. Please Take Our Factfulness Quiz!

    17. 14 Factfulness Conversation

    18. 15 Australia vs India Internet

    19. 16 Final Comments

    1. RIVST Jan 22 Clip Session 2 Opening

    2. Netflix Aus vs India

    3. Slumdog Millionaire

    4. Aamir Khan on Slumdog Millionaire

    5. Aamir Khan Reaction to Slumdog Millionaire

    6. Outsourced

    7. Outsourced Reaction

    8. Introducing Special Guest Smita Netra

    9. Introducing Smita Netra

    10. Cubicles

    11. TVF Cubicles

    12. TVF Kota Factory

    13. Kota Factory

    14. 3 Idiots

    15. Aspirants

    16. Aspirants - Indian Administrative Service

    17. Historical Films - Jodha Akbar

    18. Indian Matchmaking

    19. Indian Matchmaking

    20. Made in Heaven

    21. Made in Heaven

    22. Decoupled

    23. Decoupled

    24. Bahubali 2

    25. Bahubali

    26. Sacred Games

    27. Four More Shots

    28. Four More Shots

    29. "Types of Indian Auntie"

    30. Nalini Being a Typical Mom

    31. Never Have I Ever

    32. Q&A Final Chat

    1. Welcome Back

    2. Quick Recap on Streaming

    3. Does India have the World's Largest Population?

    4. India's Population Density

    5. Demographics - The World's Youngest Population?

    6. The World's Most Populous Cities

    7. The World's Largest Economy?

    8. India's Socio-Economic Pyramid

    9. Final Thoughts

    1. Welcome Back - Introducing India's Natural Diversity

    2. Introducing our Natural Wonders of India Tour

    3. Take Our Natural Wonders of India Tour

    4. The Monsoon Climate System

    5. Comparing Australia and India (Size and Latitude)

    6. Australia and India Climate Connection

    7. Welcome Back - Intro to Part Two

    8. Billionaires in Australia (Only watch the first few minutes) up to Murdoch)

    9. Australian Tech Billionaires

    10. Atlassian in India

    11. Atlassian in India

    12. A Quick Trello Tour

    13. Intro to Trello

    14. Please sign up to our Trello Board here....

    15. Life at Atlassian

    16. Intro to our Travel Challenge

    17. Rachel Jones of Hippie in Heels

    18. Travel Challenge Student Top Tens!

    1. Total Solar Eclipse - Different Ways to Experience the World

    2. 0 Start Bruce Parry's TAWAI - A voice from the forest

    3. We are part of the same family

    4. 1 Hunter Gatherer vs Agriculture_converted

    5. Agriculture Changed the Way We See the World

    6. 2 The Two Hemispheres with Ian McGilchrist

    7. The Two Hemispheres

    8. 3 Empathy

    9. India's Solution to a Common Problem

    10. 4 Kumbh Mela

    11. We Are One

    12. 5 Tawai Conclusion

    13. The Peopling of India (and Australia!)

    14. Evolving Spiritual Tradition

    15. Challenges Faced by Tribal People of India

    1. The Evolution of India's Spiritual Traditions

    2. India's First Urban Civilization

    3. The Indus Valley Civilization

    4. India's First Urban Civilisation

    5. Continuity of Culture Across Time and Space

    6. Let's Go to the Himalayas

    7. Let's Go to the Highest Mountains in the World

    8. Aditya in the Himalayas

    9. The Mysterious "Skeleton" Lake of Roopkund

    10. Trekking to Brahmatal Lake

    11. Swathi's India Hikes Presentation

    12. Swathi's India Hikes Presentation

    13. Take Our "Greatest Mountains in the World" Quiz

    14. Himalayas Quiz

About this course

  • Free
  • 158 lessons
  • 36 hours of video content

Ten years teaching experience

We have developed online and offline courses about India completed by thousands of students around the world

The Value of Virtual

COVID has forced us to innovate but fortunately we have had years of experience teaching online as well as face-to-face.

  • This course has been designed to help bridge the gap created by current travel restrictions and to help internationalise student experience by widening awareness of India.

  • The Reimagining India Virtual Study Tour enables students to learn about the relevance of India to their future careers using culturally contextualized case studies from startups, corporates and social enterprises.

  • Delivered in an engaging and interactive format live from India the course will actually take students to places that otherwise would not be possible even during a traditional study tour.

  • Students will have the option to use the course as a launchpad for further engagement with India including study tours, study abroad and internships once in-person opportunities return.

VST Course Fees

Credit Available for UG and PG Students

We have 100% fully funded scholarships available for eligible students. Many of these are available from either Government agencies or our partner institutions. Our standard fees per course range between USD$1250-$2400.

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