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This chapter offers the readers an introductory overview of what the book entails. It lays out why the book is important, what to expect ahead and the broad questions guiding the entire book. Subsequently, the chapter enables the readers to embark on a brief chapter-wise journey to help navigate the book. It briefly touches upon several concepts and dimensions which have been detailed throughout the book. The chapter demystifies the intricacies of the research contribution presented here, its uniqueness and logical flow, following which the authors attempt to practically deploy the collaborative spirit of contemporary digital technologies in addressing the issue of education divide in Indian rural context.
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Bandyopadhyay, S., Bardhan, A., Dey, P., Bhattacharyya, S. (2021). Introduction. In: Bridging the Education Divide Using Social Technologies. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-33-6738-8_1
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