Meet Deepika — the mother, teacher, and mentor behind Maths with Deepika

I know what it feels like to lose yourself.

And I also know what it feels like to rebuild your confidence one small step at a time.

I got married when I was 19, while I was still in my third year of engineering.

At 20, I became a mother.

Before marriage, I was ambitious, focused, and full of dreams. I wanted to achieve, build a career, and create something meaningful for myself.

But after marriage and motherhood, slowly, things changed.

I started listening to everyone around me. Family, relatives, society, expectations, advice, opinions… somewhere in the middle of all this, I stopped listening to myself!

I became a people pleaser.

I lost my confidence.

I lost my voice.

I lost the courage to clearly say what I wanted.

After having two babies, I realised that I was not really living my own life.

There was a time when I didn’t feel confident about my career, my body, my appearance, my communication, or even myself. I compared myself with others. I questioned my worth. I felt like I had lost the person I used to be.

But one day, I decided something.

Enough. I need to take charge of my life.

I didn’t have everything figured out.

But I knew I had to take one small step.

Maths with Deepika was born from two strong missions.

First, I want children to enjoy maths.

I believe many children don’t actually hate maths.

Sometimes, they are scared.

Sometimes, they are confused.

Sometimes, they were only taught steps, but not the reason behind the steps.

That is why I create maths bootcamps, worksheets, activity kits, and workbooks that focus on clarity, application, and joy.

I want children to understand:

What are we doing?
How are we doing it?
Why does it work?
Where can we apply it?

Because when a child understands maths, they stop fearing it.

My dream is to help more children say:

“Maths easy thaan!”

Second, I want mothers to step into their teaching power.

I know what it feels like to lose confidence after marriage, motherhood, responsibilities, and years of putting everyone else first.

And I also know how powerful it feels to start again.

That is why I created M2M – Mom to Math Mentor Model Program.

Through M2M, I help homemakers, mothers, and teachers learn Vedic Maths, build teaching confidence, and take practical steps towards starting their own maths teaching journey.

This is not only about learning a subject.

It is about rebuilding confidence.

It is about self-respect.

It is about feeling, “I can do something for myself.”