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They learn and earn online. Meet the Google girls of rural India

They learn from YouTube and pay via PayTm, reports Tech In Aisa

They learn and earn online. Meet the Google girls of rural India
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Durba Ghosh | Tech In Asia
I have been flaunting a pair of handmade red earrings all day long. I bought it from a young girl in a tiny village in India, who fought against her family’s objection to being a working woman, and learned the ropes of the internet.

Saira quietly sneaks up behind me to see what I am scribbling in my notebook. She is hoping to catch my attention to show me the beautiful earrings, bobble heads, and hair bands she has made using skills she picked up from Youtube videos. Saira is also curious to know why I am writing with a pen,