Letter.

 Letter Published in The National UAE on 1Oct 20 Online learning isn't an option for India's most underprivileged children

With reference to Rebecca Bundhun's report Covid-19 is jeopardising the education of millions in India, widening the rich-poor divide (September 27): Ms Bundhun rightly points out that with Covid-19 cases on the rise in India – almost 6 million cases – it could be a long time before pupils can even think of going back to classrooms.

As she has rightly mentioned, and sadly so, millions of children cannot afford to study online because of the lack of internet or smart devices. Many of them depend on a regular school attendance to learn. Let's hope things improve in the coming months.

K Ragavan, Bengaluru