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For Whom the Bell Trolls

Amidst the many amusing developments triggered by the Covid-caused shut down was the one in the teaching domain. The mandatory shift to online Education caught many, if not all, of those involved in the art of teaching by surprise. Even the so called who shout for the Online-Raj, in fact, were not really sure how this could be achieved overnight. In the middle of all the hue and cry, finally the schools opened in the State with the education channel airing the lessons for the Young learners, certainly with mixed reception. the yeah-sayers hailing it and the nay-sayers decrying the move, not on grounds of quality but of reach and access.   What was amusing was the story of a troll in the middle of it. One of the lessons aired for the kindergarten kids was trolled in the social media and the hell broke loose. This act of 'ragging' was followed up and the culprits were booked. There was a stringent warning issued to all that such irresponsible acts of trolling online lessons