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Awal Madan

Awal Madan

Time of India28-04-2025

Awal Madaan is a renowned English language coach and education influencer from Punjab. Formerly in marketing, he turned to content creation to fill the gap in practical English learning resources in India. He shares free spoken English tutorials in Hindi, focusing on fluency, grammar, and pronunciation. With over 16 million followers across platforms, his innovative teaching style has earned widespread recognition. Awal has received the 'Best Educational Content Creator' (SMA 2021), 'Most Trusted Online English Coach" and an Education Excellence Award at the 2022 International Education Awards in Mumbai. His platform, Awal Creations, was also awarded the "Best Education Channel" at the Social Media Summit organized by the Government of Andhra Pradesh.

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