In an era where people are struggling to do everyday activities due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Arathi Raghunath from Kerala has made a world record for completing 350 courses in the last 3 months from Coursera platform. She has been awarded a world record from the Universal Record Forum (URF) for having accomplished this feat.
Daughter of Maliyekkal Madathil M R Reghunath and Kaladevi, Arathi, who is a Biochemistry student from MES College spends her free time during the lockdown studying and completed 350 courses in the last 3 months.
“It was my faculty at college who introduced me into the world of online courses. There is a range of courses online. All of them vary in duration and curriculum. With the support of my college principal Ajims P Muhammed, Coursera coordinator Haneefa KG, and class tutor Neelima T K, I managed to finish the courses I signed up for within a few weeks,” she was quoted saying in The New Indian Express.
Arathi has completed the courses offered by John Hawkins University, State University of New York, Technical University of Denmark (DTU), University of Virginia, Emory University, University of Colorado Boulder, University of Copenhagen, University of Rochester, and Coursera Project Network.