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Kolhapur: For Class IV student Ritwik Mirajkar, going to school and studying is one of his favourite activity. The school which hardly has 28 students in total—from class 1 to 5— has witnessed a drastic change with the introduction of e-learning. An ardent participant in almost all school activities, Ritwik loves teaching his fellow juniors, all the more with the recent introduction of e-learning in his school Vidyamadir Jadhavwadi.Jadhavwadi, a remote hamlet with less than 100 families (mostly Jadhavs) and 35kms from the city, has only one school in the entire village—Vidyamandir Jadhvwadi. “We have collected around Rs 2.50 lakh this year, thanks to the contribution of the parents. According to school authorities, students are getting digital lessons on various topics and can handle the computer on their own.Besides Ritwik, there are 14 boys and 13 girls who love being in school for most of their time .After mid-day meal everyday, the school has a fixed schedule on e-learning for two hours..