Teachers across India have been hit hard due to the coronavirus pandemic, which has seen several thousands of teachers lose their jobs. Several others had to take substantial pay cuts. The situation looks grim in the metros and small-town India.

       For example, in Guntur, Andhra Pradesh, several private teachers have lost their jobs as schools have gone online. There are over 1,300 government integrated private schools in the district and about 14,000 teachers are working in those schools. But managements prefer only a few experienced teachers for online classes, leaving the remaining faculty ...