When Ravi was 11, his father brought home a second-hand laptop. It was slow, battered, and had a cracked corner. But to Ravi, it was magic. Within a week, he had figured out how to open a browser, search for…
In Mumbai, a Class 8 student has access to coding bootcamps, STEM labs, digital libraries, and AI workshops. In a village 400 kilometres away, a Class 8 student has a school, a chalkboard, and a textbook. Both students are equally…
Priya has a BCom degree. She worked at a bank for three years before her first child was born. She quit to take care of her family. For five years, she was a full-time mother. She loved it. But she…
Sharma Ji has been running a tuition center in Lucknow for fifteen years. He teaches Maths and science to classes 8-10. His students pass. His reviews are decent. But last year, he lost twelve students. Not to a better teacher.…
In a town called Bhind in Madhya Pradesh, a 12-year-old girl named Suman built her first animation last month. She used Scratch on a computer she had never seen before. It took her three days. She showed it to her…
Meena pays ₹4,000 a month for her son’s coaching classes. Maths, science, English, three different tutors, three different schedules, three different fees. By the end of the year, she has spent close to ₹1,00,000. Her son still struggles with basic…
In Delhi, a Class 8 student has access to coding bootcamps, robotics clubs, STEM labs, and at least three libraries within a 5-kilometer radius. In Jhansi, a Class 8 student has a school, a coaching center, and a phone shop.…
Sunita’s kitchen table was not designed to be a classroom. It was where she rolled rotis, helped her children with homework, and occasionally paid bills on her phone. But for two years, it was also where she ran a tuition…
Everyone talks about how much money a learning POD makes. ₹20,000 a month. ₹30,000 a month. ₹50,000 a month. The numbers sound good. But nobody talks about what those numbers do not capture. The real return on investment of a…
Thirty years ago, parents worried about whether their children could read. Illiteracy was the crisis. Schools were built. Campaigns were launched. India made literacy a national priority. Today, a new kind of illiteracy is growing. Digital illiteracy. And the children…
