New Delhi, Jan. 16 -- A viral video posted by an Indian student studying in the United States has triggered a conversation on the gap in higher education infrastructure between India and overseas universities.

The student, Anushk Sharma, shared a clip on Instagram describing an experience from his classroom that he said left him stunned. According to Sharma, his professor walked into class and announced that the day's lesson would be conducted using virtual reality - before handing out a VR headset to every student present.

In the video, Sharma claims the devices were Meta's Quest 3 headsets, purchased by the professor specifically for the class. "Today we will study with this," he recalls the professor saying, moments before distributi...