Mysore/Mysuru: In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, students, teachers, parents and communities are doing their best to replace in-person with online learning. But Praveen from a remote village in Chamarajanagar, who is in 10th Standard, has not attended even one day of class.
Ever since Praveen’s school was closed for months amid the pandemic, lessons are being taught in the online mode and he cannot learn as he has to travel every day from Otterthotti village, where there is no internet access, to Maartalli in Hanur taluk of Chamarajanagar to attend the classes which are normally held in stages, all day long. His parents can neither support transport nor can his family rent a place at Maartalli by paying Rs. 7,000.
