About Prof H C Verma
Harish Chandra Verma (born 3 April 1952), popularly known as HCV, is an Indian experimental physicist, author and emeritus professor of the Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur. In 2021, he was awarded the Padma Shri, the fourth highest civilian award, by the Government of India for his contribution to Physics Education. He has authored several school, undergraduate and graduate level textbooks, including but not limited to the most popular and most notably the two-volume Concepts of Physics, extensively used by students appearing for various high-level competitive examinations. [ source: wiki]
This talks was delivered at event organized by IISER BHOPAL, a wonderful lecture series for School students. Prof HC Verma talked about JEE, Pressure, Coaching etc.
He also developed over 300 physics experiments and 45 video lectures in Hindi.
He also explores physics and science in ancient Indian literature available on his website.
You can read more about him at https://hcverma.in/. As I always say true curiosity is in “hyper-linked learning”. That is a truly curious learner will thoroughly explore his website to see “deeper” things.
This talk by Prof H C Verma is proof of 100 things that Top 1% Do Differently
What separates the top 1% from everyone else is rarely a secret — it is hiding in plain sight, spoken by people who have lived it. Prof HC Verma is one of India’s most celebrated physics minds, yet what makes him truly world-class has nothing to do with equations. In this talk, delivered with his signature warmth and wit, he unknowingly maps out principles I have been studying and documenting for years — principles that show up consistently in athletes, entrepreneurs, scientists, and leaders who operate at the very top of their fields. If you have ever wondered what it actually takes to reach the top 1%, this conversation is one of the clearest mirrors I have found.
Some of the 100 Things covered in this talk
I have been curating a list of 100 things that top 1% talent do differently — behaviours, mindsets, and habits that separate extraordinary performers from the rest. What struck me watching this talk is how many of those 100 items Prof Verma touches on, without ever calling them a framework. He speaks about the joy of the process over the obsession with outcomes, the discipline of going deep rather than wide, the humility to keep learning long after the world has called you an expert, and the courage to make complex things simple rather than hiding behind complexity. These are not accidental traits — they are the fingerprints of world-class mastery, and they show up in every domain. If you find yourself nodding along to what he says, you are already thinking like the top 1%.
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