India's edtech startups use lockdowns as springboards for growth

Top player Byju's adds 13.5m free users in 2 months as Google works with government

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A woman uses Byju's learning app on her tablet at home in Mumbai. (Photo by Kosaku Mimura)

NINAD D SHETH, Contributing writer

NEW DELHI -- With his institute in India's western city of Ahmedabad shut in the prolonged coronavirus lockdown, Bhaskar Majumdar opted for the master's program in digital marketing offered by a local online education platform upGrad at a cost of $1,200.

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