Tech-Driven Education in India: Bridging the Gap

India’s growth story in recent years can best be visualised as a tale of ‘two cities’ told through the discourses of gaps, divides and disparities. The Covid crisis made these fault lines more visible and uglier. Much of the technological transformation underway in urban and metropolitan parts was spearheaded to create deliverables for the less fortunate counterparts in rural India. One major endeavour has been in the field of education. The paradigm shift began in 2014, where a courageous rediscovery of civilisational values of balance between tradition and modernity, realm and region, continuity with change, excellence with equity, and innovation with inclusion.