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Almost half these smartphone users had accounts on social networking sites while 24% of them used the internet to look up information. While this internet behaviour may be common among urban children, what sets this scene apart is that Raj lives in a tribal hamlet in Yeoor that skirts Thane. THANE: Most weekdays, Raj (12) accesses the internet to crack mathematics sums or read more about historical events that are part of his school curriculum. They would charge their mobile phones at their relatives’ places daily in nearby villages that had access to electricity,” said Sulabha Ahire, another teacher. Today, tribal students are as internet savvy as their counterparts in non-tribal areas.A Thane Municipal Corporation (TMC) survey of 600 children in tribal settlements reveals that every second child here has access to smartphones and internet data, and a sizable number uses popular networking sites to socialize.The survey showed that nearly 53% of the students had access to smartphones and as many as 78% used the internet frequently..