Chemistry teacher's 'jugaad' to take online classes earns praise; watch video

Tribune Web Desk
Chandigarh, June 11

A chemistry teacher’s ‘jugaad’ to teach her students has gone viral. 

The teacher, Moumita B—from Pune, took to her LinkedIn account to share how she has been conducting online classes amid the coronavirus lockdown. 

She shared a video which shows her writing on a chalkboard while she gives her lesson. For her student to see the chalkboard clearly, the teacher—who did not have a tripod—came up with a ‘jugaad’ or a hack. 

Tying her phone to a hanger, she suspended it between a plastic chair and the ceiling to create a makeshift tripod, allowing her students to look at the chalkboard as she taught. 

“As I didn’t have any tripod so I made an Indian jugad for taking online classes from my home,” wrote Moumita B while sharing the video on her LinkedIn page one week ago, where it has gone viral with over 2 lakh views and more than 600 comments.

A screenshot from the video also emerged on Twitter, earning the chemistry teacher a ton of praise for her commitment. 

“This picture made my day. A teacher setting up their online class with available resources. There is so much passion in this picture makes me overwhelmed,” wrote one Twitter user while sharing a screengrab from the video.