Unicef unveils 'pandemic classroom' on Children's Day: How can India recover from its shocking learning loss?

Unicef unveiled a unique art installation in the form of an empty 'pandemic classroom' on Children's Day. We got talking to experts on why India's learning loss has been rather shocking and what we need to do to recover now that schools are reopening.

Children’s Day 2021 heralds the return of young children to school as 32 states in India have reopened schools and many for the primary students as well. On the occasion of Child Rights Week, Unicef India unveiled a symbolic ‘Pandemic Classroom’ installation at the amphitheatre at Select Citywalk in Saket, New Delhi.

Rows of empty desks and chairs with unused school bags, copies, books, lunchboxes, and pencil boxes were used to draw attention to learning loss caused due to the roughly 18 months of school closures in India during Covid-19 that gravely impacted millions of children as it took away their regular learning routine.