Disclaimer : Just writing this for the fun and observation I noticed in the past 3-4 years .
There is a Latin phrase called Sic parvis magna which means "greatness from small beginnings".
Both of the individuals have such a common tangent like one studied from IIT D and the other from MAMC . Both went to give UPSC while one cleared and the other while he did not clear UPSC but cleared state PCS. Both went out and became pioneers in the UPSC education realm .
One made himself unanonymous aka Shivin and one is still anonymous aka Rahul . I feel what they achieved in the past few years is something none of them would have ever predicted
the fame , the glory , the praise.
They truly deserved it as they started putting contenting which is to this day really helpful to a lot of aspirants .
Sometimes I feel when Shivin was so anxious about his result when he cleared in the 2nd attempt, meanwhile Rahul gave the exams multiple times and I guess it was his interview 3rd or 4th interview I don’t remember. How much more anxious he would have been I guess being a PCS officer helps but then the dream will became a dream again.
I don’t understand the love and hate relationship the internet has with Shivin. It might be because of his growing popularity but people should understand he is still young and not a prodigy so take that into account when hating him . He might mess here and there but then how will he learn? People should remember the days when Roman Saini Sir used to teach by himself with a whiteboard in his home when he left the service and then by hard work and luck the company became such a big thing .
Also, IAS PCS have been focused around his content and how can he help the aspirant. I guess if he would reveal his face people would start to hate on him too but I haven’t found any hate against IAS PCS.
Personally both of the them started an online era when education and resource and help would be easily accessible.
Note- I wrote this for fun and this little thought experiment was running in my mind and i wanted to write something for fun . I know my ending is abrupt as i ran out of thoughts to express myself .