Confined to her family’s ramshackle shanty by the toxic smog choking India’s capital, Harshita Gautam strained to hear her teacher’s instructions over a cheap mobile phone borrowed from her mother. Gautam struggles to follow the day’s lesson, with the sound of her teacher’s voice periodically halting as the connection drops out on the cheap Android phone.Delhi’s Toxic Smog Forces School Closures: Children Struggle with Online Classes Amid Health Crisis
Confined to her family’s ramshackle shanty by the toxic smog choking India’s capital, Harshita Gautam strained to hear her teacher’s instructions over a cheap mobile phone borrowed from her mother. Gautam struggles to follow the day’s lesson, with the sound of her teacher’s voice periodically halting as the connection drops out on the cheap Android phone.