From DIKSHA to SWAYAM: Free Digital learning tools for students

India's government is quietly building a parallel education system that could reshape how hundreds of millions of students learn, bypassing traditional textbooks and teachers through free digital platforms like DIKSHA and SWAYAM. The ambitious bet reflects a fundamental shift in how developing nations view educational access—not as a luxury dependent on school infrastructure, but as a public utility delivered through smartphones and the internet. Yet the real test lies ahead: whether digital tools alone can overcome the deep inequalities that plague Indian schools, or whether they risk widening the gap between students with reliable connectivity and those without.

EdexLive·Mar 16