Edtech for Bharat: How this Dell Foundation-backed startup used WhatsApp to deliver learning to 10M rural stud
Jairaj Bhattacharya dipped his toes in the education sector back in 2009. As a project officer at Singapore’s Nanyang Technological University, he was leading a cross-country team that was tasked with developing a low-cost tablet ($70 apiece) tailored for rural education in India. Later, they would go on to collaborate with the ‘826 Los Angeles’ Book Project to create software for delivering learning content and pedagogy in Indian villages. After Jairaj realised that companies working in this segment were mostly non-profits like Khan Academy, and others. Jairaj Bhattachary...
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