I don't teach graphs. I teach why people choose what they do.
14 years teaching economics across Grades 9–12 — micro, macro and the Indian economy, taught as models of real human choice rather than curves to memorise. Intuition first, the diagram second, and never a model without the trade-off it captures.
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01 The thesis
Economics is the study of how people choose.
I was the kid who ran the numbers on everything — why the samosa cost more at the station, why the cricket tickets sold out and then reappeared at triple the price. Nobody called it economics; they called it me being annoying. So I became the teacher who tells students that instinct has a name, and a toolkit.
Fourteen years on, I still teach for that instinct, and just as hard for the student who thinks economics is 'just graphs and definitions.' It isn't. It's the logic of every choice they make. Start with the choice they already understand, and the curves become obvious rather than intimidating.
If your school wants economics taught as real decision-making, not curve-memorising, I'd love to talk.
— Sanjay
▲ Mumbai
02 Coverage
The syllabus, marked to market
Every branch of economics I teach — priced by depth, all trending up.
DisciplineDepthTrend
Microeconomics
demand, supply, markets, firms
depth
+34%
Macroeconomics
GDP, inflation, policy, growth
depth
+31%
Indian economy
development, reforms, sectors
depth
+28%
Statistics & data
index numbers, correlation, tools
depth
+26%
Olympiad & fest coaching
IEO, quiz, model-economy teams
depth
+22%
Case studies & current affairs
budget, RBI, real-world links
depth
+29%
03 The method
Every lesson finds an equilibrium
A good economics class starts with a choice, not a curve. You put a real trade-off on the table — pocket money, a price rise, a policy — you let them feel the tension, you reach the turn where the diagram simply names what they already sensed, and then you make them predict what happens when an incentive shifts. Economics isn't graphs; it's the logic of scarcity, and everyone already lives it.
Open with a real choice — a price, a policy, a trade-off they actually face.
Surface the incentive: who gains, who pays, what's scarce here?
The turn — where the diagram just names the intuition they already had.
Predict the shift. If they can call the new equilibrium, they own it.
04 Track record
Fourteen years, compounding
2016 — PRESENT
Head of Economics & Commerce
Dhirubhai Ambani School, Mumbai
Lead a 6-teacher department; built the case-study and current-affairs program that ties theory to the day's headlines. Board economics distinctions rose from 43% to 79%, with thirteen olympiad and economics-fest wins.
2012 — 2016
Senior Economics Faculty
Bombay Scottish, Mumbai
Grades 9–12 micro and macro; started the model-economy simulation and the school's first International Economics Olympiad squad.
2009 — 2012
Economics Teacher
Jamnabai Narsee, Mumbai
Grades 9–10; turned 'economics is just definitions' students into a cohort with the school's strongest data-handling and analysis results.
05 Where it began
Study
2007 — 2009
M.A. Economics
Delhi School of Economics First class
2009 — 2010
B.Ed. (Commerce)
University of Mumbai Distinction · 84%
2004 — 2007
B.A. Economics (Hons)
St. Xavier's College, Mumbai First class · 82%
06 Verified
Credentials
CBSE Board Examiner — EconomicsClass XII · since 2016
Data & statistics for classroomsWorkshop · 2019
International Economics Olympiad mentorCertified · 2018
NCERT Resource Person (Economics)Curriculum panel · 2021
07 Honours
Recognition, realised
01
State Award for Excellence in TeachingMaharashtra Dept. of Education
2022
01
Board distinctions 43% → 79% in six yearsDAIS, Grade 12 Economics
2021
01
Thirteen olympiad & economics-fest winsCoached & mentored since 2016
2016–
01
Published — 'Economics Is Just Choosing'Teacher Plus, on intuition-first teaching
2023
08 The floor
Where the economics happens
Swap these placeholders for real classroom photos in the admin panel.
Model-economy simulation, Gr 12Budget-day analysis sessionData-handling clinic, Gr 11Economics Olympiad, finalsStock-market game, Gr 10Economics-fest exhibition
09 Notes
Things I keep writing down
JUN 2026
Economics is just choosing, out loud
Why the samosa at the station teaches supply better than any curve — and the choice-first sequence I use.
Read note →MAR 2026
Teach the incentive, the graph follows
How starting from 'who gains, who pays' makes demand and supply obvious instead of intimidating.
Read note →NOV 2025
Read the budget with your students
Turning the annual budget into a term's worth of live, headline-linked economics lessons.
Read note →
10 In their words
What the market says
"
Sir asked why concert tickets vanish then reappear pricier. Suddenly supply and demand were just... obvious.
IshaanGrade 12, 2025
"
My daughter used to memorise definitions she didn't understand. Now she argues about RBI policy at dinner.
ParentGrade 11 program
"
He linked our economics results to the real economy and the day's news. Engagement and marks both climbed.
PrincipalDhirubhai Ambani School
11 For recruiters
The next position
▲ NEXT INTAKE APRIL 2027 · ONE DEMO LESSON, ANY TOPIC
Current employerDhirubhai Ambani School, Mumbai
Current roleHead of Economics & Commerce
Open toHOD Economics · Commerce lead · IB Economics · Olympiad & fest programs
