In these times of social media addiction, here is evidence, and a stellar example, that it can, and should, be used for the good. A teacher from a Bhiwandi zilla parishad school has begun e-learning sessions on WhatsApp for his students, after having started an e-library and audio lessons of important books. He is also training other teachers for the same. And it's not just his school that's benefitting from this; more than 18,000 students, and their parents, of zilla parishad schools across the state have joined him on WhatsApp.

The strategy
Alankar Warghade taught himself how to make videos and audios by watching tutorials on YouTube, working on honing his skills for a month. His aim: to get students excited about learning by imparting it in an engaging manner. "This initiative enables children to learn while having fun. My strategy packages cartoons with concepts. This serves two purposes — relaxing and gaining knowledge. And this also frees the children from nagging by their parents to study," he explained.