Google and Tata’s joint-initiative ‘Internet Saathi’ launches in West Bengal

Tribal women from Purulia pose during the launch of Internet Sathi – a joint initiative of Google and Tata Trust, in Kolkata on Wednesday. (PTI Photo)
Internet search giant Google has tied up with Tata Trusts to reduce the digital gender gap in rural areas of India such as Purulia, where girls have now been trained to use the Internet and teach others in turn.
The initiative, called ‘Internet Saathi’, had been successfully launched in five states, and on July 2015, it began in