New Delhi, June 8 -- A LinkedIn post by Akur Jhaveri, who identifies himself as an Associate Vice President at IDfy - an integrated identity platform - has revived debate around the soaring cost of private school education in India. Drawing from a recent conversation with his cousin, a teacher at an international school, Jhaveri broke down the staggering "math" behind raising a child in urban India - and his post has captured the attention of many online.

"I never realised the real cost of raising kids in India until I met my cousin last week," Jhaveri wrote.

According to his back-of-the-envelope calculation, the tuition fees at an international school alone range from Rs.7 to Rs.9 lakh per year. This, he pointed out, doesn't include es...