In Maharashtra, homegrown apps thrive as education moves online

Teachers of Beed Zilla Parishad were trained to create qualitative content, subject-wise and chapter-wise, in a simple-to-use format that could be viewed. (Illustration by Suvajit Dey)

With education across schools, colleges and coaching classes moving to virtual platforms amid the coronavirus pandemic, homegrown mobile apps, many created by young tech entrepreneurs in Maharashtra, have found an opportunity in adversity.

When the Covid-19 pandemic struck in March, founders of Pune-based NGO Vowels of the People Association decided to create a free website (ssc.vopa.in) for Class X students, especially those…