In February 2020 Mr Abinash Mishra, the Assistant Collector of Bastar district in Chattisgarh tweeted a video of a student using Alexa. The school had adopted a 'Smart Class Project' using Amazon's Alexa and witnessed a positive change in student behaviour and interest to learn. This was an opportunity to drive home the potential for Alexa in supporting school education, especially in remote areas.
Education is one of the primary agents of transformation in any country. In tribal communities of Bastar district of Chhattisgarh State in Central India, the literacy rate is just 59%, which is far below...