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Lost Generation - The COVID Factor

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An year ago, the world witnessed one of the most contagious infections due to a new strain of the SARS-Coronavirus , spreading abruptly from country to country to result into a huge worldwide pandemic. Countries imposed complete lockdowns and all sectors were affected in a hundred different ways. It also arrived during a time when a new academic session was just beginning for the students. With the schools shut down, other alternatives were needed to resume education. Schools switched to online education with live classes. With this, everyone believed that the problem of education during the pandemic was solved. But was it really the case? India is a highly populated country with a concerning number of families below the poverty line. Not everyone can afford gadgets and internet to access these classes. Even for people with these resources, there are problems. The network issues every now and then cause great difficulty for the students with a lot of topics going missed. Since all the