ABOUT ME
Kanpur to mumbai
I was born in Kanpur, in a small Hindi-medium world where English was something “big people” spoke. I studied only till 6th standard in Kanpur, and for most of my childhood, English felt far away.
My father was already working in Mumbai as a journalist for an Urdu newspaper, Urdu Times. He was an honest journalist — the kind who never took money from politicians, builders, or anyone with power. He lived on his simple salary, and he lived with dignity.
When our financial situation became tight, my mother and I shifted to Mumbai to join him. We settled in Mumbra, a place that has shaped my heart and identity till today.
Life wasn’t easy.
When the need arose, I worked.
From Class 9 to Class 12, I worked as a waiter in wedding catering. Not fancy parties — real Mumbai weddings in places like Roha, Pen, Nagothane, Kalyan, Thane, and many small towns around.
Heavy utensils. Long nights. Big crowds.
I wasn’t ashamed — I was learning life.
Those weddings taught me humility, confidence, and how to speak to all kinds of people.
Later I realised: that was my first communication training.
My hindi medium roots
I completed my 10th standard in Hindi medium from Jondhale Vidyamandir, Mumbra.
People say Hindi-medium students cannot speak English.
I lived that label.
I carried that fear.
After 10th, I took Commerce… and quickly realised:
Accounts is not for me.
So I shifted to Arts for graduation — Political Science and Economics.
Finally, I completed my Master’s in English Literature from Joshi Bedekar College, Thane.
From a Hindi-medium boy in Kanpur
to an English literature postgraduate —
this journey built the backbone of the Confluent Mission.
How i became a teacher
by chance not by choice
Like many learners, I joined English classes across Mumbai, searching for fluency and confidence.
I attended four or five of them… and then I walked into the classroom of Kanaz ma’am.
She changed everything.
I joined as a student.
Within days, she saw something in me — something I did not yet see in myself.
She offered me the role of assistant teacher.
And that’s how I accidentally became a teacher.
Not by planning.
By possibility.
From there, I taught in a well-known English-speaking institute in Mumbai, and later worked under the U.S. Embassy’s Access Program, teaching tribal students in Atgaon. Those children taught me more about courage, curiosity, and humanity than any university ever could.
But through all these years, one truth kept repeating itself:
Students understood English…
but they still couldn’t speak.
but
The Real Problem I Saw Everywhere
Whether I taught in colleges, villages, Zoom classes, or coaching centres…
the issue was always the same:
Lack of Confidence
Lack of fluency
Lack of self-belief
lack of guidance
. This is why even smart, educated learners kept saying: “I know English… but I can’t speak.”
This became my life’s question: How do we fix this for India?
The Search for a Better Way
In 2020, I launched Zia’s Conversation Club — a place for real speaking practice.
No grammar lectures.
No pressure.
Just speaking, confidence, feedback.
The club helped hundreds of learners… but there was still one limitation:
I could help only the people who could reach me.
I wanted learners from small towns, busy schedules, limited resources,
and low confidence to get the same practice opportunities.
And then AI arrived.
Not as a trend.
Not as a shortcut.
But as the missing piece.
AI Completed the System
AI finally gave learners what I could never give alone:
what i do today
I don’t teach English the traditional way.
I don’t do grammar-heavy classes.
I don’t run personality development batches.
I help learners who understand English but cannot speak.
I teach you:
- how to remove fear
- how to express your own ideas
- how to practise speaking every day with AI
- how to build confidence from the inside out
- how to grow without depending on any teacher
My MKPF Framework gives clarity.
AI gives daily practice.
You build independence.
This is not tuition.
This is not spoken English.
This is a practice movement.
why i do this
Because I know what it feels like:
To be from Hindi medium.
To feel small in English rooms.
To work at weddings to support your family.
To grow without shortcuts.
To build confidence from scratch.
To find your voice slowly, painfully, but surely.
I don’t want the next generation to struggle the same way.
If you understand English but hesitate to speak…
if you are almost there…
if you want confidence without judgement…
You are exactly who I’m here for.