In Mizoram village, students trek miles to access internet for online classes
2 years, 11 months ago

In Mizoram village, students trek miles to access internet for online classes

India Today  

For the second year in a row, lack of internet connectivity has become a long-standing challenge for the students of Mawhrei village as they will once again have to uphill trek through dense forest for about 3 to 4 km in order to attend online classes. KL Paul Vanropuia, president of Mawhrei village unit of the Mara Students Organization, said that they will once again make arrangements for the students of the area to attend online classes. On the other hand, Mara Students Organization president CH Beikhochhi said that not only Mawhrei village, but many other village students in the Siaha district are also facing similar problems. READ MORE| Students of this Mizoram village struggle to attend online classes due to lack of internet connectivity

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Students of this Mizoram village struggle to attend online classes due to lack of internet connectivity
3 years, 2 months ago

Students of this Mizoram village struggle to attend online classes due to lack of internet connectivity

India Today  

Around 45 students of a very remote village in Mizoram’s Siaha district along the Indo-Myanmar border are still hoping that they will attend their online classes and online examinations from their home along with other students of the state and the state government will help them to access proper mobile internet connectivity. While other students of the state are attending …

Mizoram students trek uphill to take online exams
3 years, 6 months ago

Mizoram students trek uphill to take online exams

India Today  

A group of university students of Mizoram trek every other day for around two km through a forest to reach a hilltop to write their online examination as that is the only place nearby where they can access the internet. Mobile towers have been erected in cities and towns by private and government internet service providers, but, Information and Communication …

No mobile network, students in this Mizoram village trek for miles through dense forest to take online exams
3 years, 6 months ago

No mobile network, students in this Mizoram village trek for miles through dense forest to take online exams

India Today  

Jerome K Vabeihruapathai, T Mahnei and nine other students from a remote village in Mizoram’s Siaha district appeared for their undergraduate semester examination on Wednesday, conducted online by the Mizoram University. Set in the middle of a dense forest, the examination hall was a makeshift tent made by the Mara Students Organization using bamboo, banana tree leaves, and tarpaulin. The …

25 students, including girls trek to hilltop to access Internet for online classes
4 years, 2 months ago

25 students, including girls trek to hilltop to access Internet for online classes

India TV News  

Determination to continue their studies during the COVID-19 pandemic is driving a group of Goa students to trek 3km every day to reach a hilltop inside a wildlife sanctuary in search of better Internet connectivity for their online classes. For these students, numbering 25 and including girls, trek to the hilltop in Sanguem taluka of South Goa district ignoring the …

'Out of coverage area': E-learning divide in Maharashtra's Palghar leaves Adivasi, poorer students in lurch
4 years, 3 months ago

'Out of coverage area': E-learning divide in Maharashtra's Palghar leaves Adivasi, poorer students in lurch

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Editor’s note: This article is the third of a multi-part series which examines how the COVID-19 lockdown has impacted one of the most backward districts in Maharashtra and the most disadvantaged section of the society living on the outskirts of Mumbai. “I can’t even watch a video properly.” Most of the Adivasi students study in the state government-run Zila Parishad …

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