Indian couple run street-side classes for poor students

Former diplomat Virendra Gupta and his singer wife Veena Gupta with children who they teach on a pavement in New Delhi, India (Manish Swarup/AP)

An Indian couple are conducting free classes for underprivileged children on a pavement in New Delhi.

Most schools in India have remained shut since late March when the country imposed a nationwide lockdown to curb the spread of Covid-19, with many switching to digital learning and taking classes online.