Are Misfits truly what they claim to be?

 What is Misfits? Who is known to be a misfit? Who is Naman Shrivastava? There are numerous questions which are hovering around these days when someone come across the name of misfits or it's founder.

A misfit is a person who is different in some way from the majority, and this is something which we all think that we are one of them because all of us like to be called as different. Still confused? Look at the Harry potter, a fictional character, who was one of the misfits in Hogwards school of Magic diving deep down in the darkest secrets unravelling the puzzled stories with ease. But what about Naman? He is the dumbledore of the misfits community, who is known to instill the magic within all of us, binded like minded people together with this community.

But is it really a community? or an another fancy name given to a sub par coaching centre? This is something which I would like to answer by my own experience. I had done my graduation from SRCC (Delhi university) and had taken coaching previously from the so called best renowned institutes which are available in the market for UPSC. But till now, I haven't met a teacher like him, who made me to break my shell and come out of my comfort zone to such an extent, that now I don't have to think for an another second to speak in front of hundreds of people live with confidence. 

I used to be an extreme introvert, but as the journey passes with misfits, the dosage of motivation from Naman sir to participate in classes and to come out of the comfort zone made me think to move myself and to start participating in the classes which gradually given me the confidence not just to attend lectures live but to be as confident in my real life talking with people having no hesitation.

But there are many professional teachers/influencers who are there to help you speak confidently, so what's again different with misfits? It's not "just" about making people participate or make them speak, but it is more about how a person thinks and speaks with logical conjectures having limited knowledge. There are certain scientific methodologies which are adopted by him in this whole journey which made all of us to think in a coherent logical manner. Now the subjects like History, Geography, Polity etc are not just subjects for us, He made all of us to fall in love with all the subjects and reach to the answer logically. Though a single exam can not decide the fate of our lives. We have come across numerous people in the journey of misfits who had failed in UPSC but did well in their life. The sense of confidence which we have whether we fail or pass this exam, the hustle is not going to stop, to strive for the best and for the society has been instilled by this community.

But How misfits is dealing with the human tendency of being selfish and how the sense of competition is being handled in the community when there is cut throat competition in an exam like UPSC? The first and foremost thing which was made sure by Naman sir was to instill a sense of community having a basic premise of helping each other and that is not limited to misfits only but in all spheres of life. The Ethics module was taken care by Shatakshi mam which made all of us to think in a moral and ethical way and get out of this dilemma, and to have that sense of unity in the community which don't make us to think twice to share any relevant material at the portal or in the personal messages sharing the notes/strategy etc with each other.

It seems so perfect, right? But how a community like misfits can be that perfect? In my opinion, there is nothing like perfect thing which could exist, but something nearby to it. Though there are certain drawbacks which can be seen here as well. Naman sir operating misfits like one man army, juggling with most of the tasks (though there is a great portion which was handled beautifully by Shatakshi mam and other misfits team) but you can see him working much harder than anyone else which could lead to burnout at the some point of time. The second point could be the change in perspective of the people who are there in the community, as people don't want to help till the time they are preparing for the exam fearing that it is going to increase their competition, the sense of community and unity will erode with time. The third point could be Naman sir himself, as he is the most important link between all of us, if in case he became inactive, the sense of community will gradually decline and it will become another group of community of Linkedin. 

No matter what will be the fate of the misfits community, all of us are going to do well in every sphere of life, this is something which I can be assure of and proudly claim that. Misfits has turned us in a better human being, and it is not going to just help us but to the whole society in large. I put forth my logical arguments in front of my friends and relatives, giving them different perspective to think of, which made them to think about their pre-conceived notions about a certain topic. The main goal is still to be in the services for most of us, but if in case something went wrong then we all are prepare for that as well with a smile, impacting the society for good outside from the services just like How Naman sir is doing from his end. We all are well equipped to think of our way of contributing to this beautiful society.