Our Mission

To prepare the next generation of public intellectuals and social impact leaders through liberal education.

Meet our Founder

Paritosh Kanoria is the Founder of RECO Education.

He grew up in Mumbai and graduated with a 45/45 in the IBDP from The Bombay International School in 2015. He then earned a BA from Stanford University, where he won the 2018-2019 Lawrence Bermann Prize in Religious Studies and the Quad Award in Architectural History for his research on the temples of Mahabalipuram.

After Stanford, Paritosh attended the University of Chicago on a full scholarship as a Chester W. Laing Fellow and earned an MA in Religion and MA Certificate in Education & Society. His thesis focused on holistic education.

Prior to founding RECO, Paritosh managed programs for high school students at Ashoka University and worked as an Admissions Associate at Stanford University.

Founder’s Note

When I began college, I quickly realized that I would have to learn many things beyond academics – how to make a new place feel like home, structure my time, and, eventually, land a job. While I learned from all these challenges, it was the following one that shaped me profoundly.

One evening, during orientation, my peers and I were gathered in a hall to listen to our university president discuss what college and education are for. College should help you understand what you want from life and prepare to pursue it. That was the gist.

Among all the challenges I faced in college, this was the hardest: understanding what I wanted from life and choosing the right pathways through college to pursue it. Since then, I have been deeply interested in education and preparing high schoolers for college. I have started RECO to pursue these aims.

Paritosh Kanoria

Meet our growing global community

  • Dr. Marcos Sorá

    Assistant Professor, Economics, UIUC (Fall, 2025). PhD, University of Chicago.

  • Dr. Anubha Anushree

    PhD, History, Stanford University. Global Editor, The Review of Democracy.

  • Philip Cherian

    Ph.D Student, Physics, Ashoka University. Former Research Fellow, Columbia University.

  • Naomi Harris

    Joint PhD Candidate, Comparative Literature and Middle Eastern Studies, University of Chicago.

  • Zachary Kuloszewski

    Ph.D Student, Economics, University of Chicago.

  • Rohin Bhatt

    Advocate, Supreme Court of India. MS, Bioethics, Harvard University.

  • Vivan Malkani

    Clean Energy Consultant, E3. MS, BA, Stanford University.

  • Sanam Sheriff

    Visiting Assistant Professor, Creative Writing, Bryn Mawr College. MFA, Washington University in St. Louis.

  • Trina Chaudhuri

    Head of Content of Undergraduate Services, The Red Pen.

What’s in a name?

“RE” captures a return to the basics. We ask fundamental questions to redesign education for the future from the ground up.

“CO” embodies our commitment to fostering human connections through education and creating a positive impact on our societies.

What we do

RECO offers various programmes and services for students in Grades 8-12 to build stronger profiles and prepare for college.

Writing for Impact (Basic)

Work 1-1 with a mentor to write an article tackling any social issue for an NGO or social enterprise to publish. 4-5 weeks. 3-4 hours/week.

Writing for Impact (Advanced)

Build greater depth and breadth with three more publications. Prerequisite: Basic course.

Custom Writing Coaching

Work 1-1 with a mentor to brainstorm, write, edit and revise any form of non-fiction writing for essay contests and school assignments.

For Schools

We run highly customized workshops and programmes for students and teachers in research methods, critical thinking, topic identification, etc.

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