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   Children, who have missed their online classes due to lack of internet facilities, sit on the ground in circles drawn with chalk to maintain safe distance as they listen to pre-recorded lessons over loudspeakers, after schools were closed following the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) outbreak in Maharashtra's Dandwal village. The recorded lessons form part of an initiative by a non-profit spread over six villages that aims to reach 1,000 students denied formal classes since the coronavirus pandemic forced schools to close four months ago. (Reuters Photo)

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   There was no teacher, just a voice from a loudspeaker in Dandwal village in Maharashtra. (Reuters Photo)

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   The children sang rhymes and answered questions, with some of them speaking of the loudspeaker as 'Speaker Brother' or 'Speaker Sister'. (Reuters Photo)

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   While many children in cities have been able to attend classes online, those in places like Dandwal, where telecom networks are poor and power supply is often erratic, have gone months without opening schoolbooks. (Reuters Photo)

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   The content covered part of the school curriculum, as well as social skills and English language lessons. (Reuters Photo)