New Delhi, Nov. 13 -- "Granny, please tell uncle to escape from inflation villain and look beyond fixed deposits," says 11-year old Inaya.

Meanwhile, nine-year-old Anika asks her father about the profit on a stock that she owns after learning about the volatile nature of stock markets.

These are some scenes from Indian households with 9- to 14-year-old children who have learnt the basics of finance in their schools.

Besides science, math and computers, schools these days are teaching concepts like needs versus wants, interest, inflation, budgeting and investment options, thanks to the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) financial literacy curriculum from sixth standards.

Add to that a clutch of edtech firms such as BrightChamp...