Paranoia, aspiration, greed, FOMO—these are all prey the edtech beast hunts
Eighteen thousand rupees.
That’s what stood between the child’s present and the parents’ hope for a better future. It would be an investment—a bridge to the world outside the chawl. The parents wanted to give their child a shot at a better education, something they never had. They would happily give a limb away in exchange.
And yet, despite all their efforts, all they could arrange was Rs 1,500 (~$20). The bridge to the future was already crumbling.
So when they found out that they could take a loan for the rest of the amount, their happiness was beyond words. …
Pradip is a co-founder at The Morning Context and leads our newsletters vertical. He has previously worked at The Ken as a staff writer, at Mint as an assistant features editor and the Deccan Chronicle as a copy editor. He works with a slew of expert newsletter writers across subjects and domains. His own writing spans the gig economy, farmers caught in the crossfire of technology, global warming and parents trapped in the edtech wave. Some of his best stories have come at the intersection of technology and human endeavour.
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