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    Indian couple run street-side classes for poor students

    Children, ages 4 to 14, carry book bags more than 2 kilometers to 'class'


    Published:  September 21, 2020 10:15 AFP

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    Indian couple run street-side classes for poor students
    An Indian couple are conducting free classes for underprivileged children on a sidewalk in New Delhi On a quiet road in India's capital, tucked away on a wide, red-bricked sidewalk, kids set adrift by the country's COVID-19 lockdown are being tutored. Image Credit: AFP
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    Indian couple run street-side classes for poor students
    The children, ages 4 to 14, carry book bags more than 2 kilometers (a mile) from their thatched-roof huts on the banks of the Yamuna River to this impromptu, roadside classroom. There, they receive free lessons in math, science, English and physical education, taught by a former Indian diplomat and his wife. Image Credit: AFP
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    Indian couple run street-side classes for poor students
    It all began when Veena Gupta's maid, who lives on bank of the river, complained that with schools shut, children in her impoverished community were running amok and wasting time. ``If they stayed at home doing nothing, they'd become drifters,'' said Dolly Sharma, who works at Veena's high-rise apartment, which overlooks the lush riverbank. Image Credit: AFP
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    Indian couple run street-side classes for poor students
    Veena, a singer and grandmother of three, and her husband, Virendra Gupta, decided to go out to the street and teach the kids so they are not left behind when school reopens. ``They don't have access to internet, their schools are shut and they don't have any means to learn,'' said Veena, who bought books, pencils, notebooks and other teaching materials, and set up the small, open-air classroom under the shade of a leafy banyan tree. Image Credit: AFP
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    Indian couple run street-side classes for poor students
    India's stringent lockdown to curb the spread of COVID-19 shut schools across the country in late March. Most remain closed as the number of cases has surged past 5 million, making India second worst-hit in the world after the United States. Image Credit: AFP
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    Indian couple run street-side classes for poor students
    While many private schools switched to digital learning and online classes, children in most government-run schools either don't have that option or don't have the means to purchase digital learning tools like laptops and smartphones. ``There is only one mobile phone in my family and it is usually with my father. I can't study online,'' said Nitin Mishra, a ninth grader in Virendra's math class. Mishra's mother works as a part-time maid and his father is unable to find employment as India's economy has been hit hard by the pandemic. Image Credit: AFP
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    Indian couple run street-side classes for poor students
    Indian couple run street-side classes for poor students Image Credit: AFP
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    Indian couple run street-side classes for poor students
    The street-side classes have grown as dozens of children showed keen interest. Now the Guptas _ with help from their driver, Heera _ teach three different groups three times a week, morning and evening. After class, the children are treated to homemade lemonade and cookies prepared by Veena. The Guptas say teaching the kids makes them feel closer to their grandchildren, who live abroad. ``My father would make me spend my summer vacation learning the next year's curriculum in advance,'' said Virendra, who served as Indian ambassador to several countries including South Africa. Image Credit: AFP

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