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Pandemic induced school closures have left some 1.5 Billion students out of classrooms without access to a household computer, thus increasing the digital divide. In India, school closures have affected 320 million children, further increasing educational inequity and adding to stress and/or anxiety levels of learners. Educators globally face the major concern of prioritising student well being, with learner loneliness increasing due to the lack of social interactions and creative output. Nationally, 24% of households in India have an internet facility. While 66% of India’s population live in villages, only a little over 15% of rural households have internet access. For urban households, the proportion is 42%. However, India itself has more than 400 million active WhatsApp users. 53% of Indian phone users use non-internet enabled phones. Given differing technology access across households in India, our intervention allows for flexible hosting across different platforms to reach the most vulnerable children.