Audacity!!!
There are people in the world who are raised with a sense of responsibility and there are people in the world who are raised with a sense of entitlement.
The ones that are taught responsibilities, knows that every action has its consequences and that what they are owed is only what they can earn. Nothing more, nothing less.
And then there are the ones who are taught that the world owes them everything without them making a single effort. They think that they get to do nothing, enjoy success/prosperity/happiness and if they don't get it, then they get to point fingers.
Bhaiya is the type one and Elena and Vicky, the moochers, are type 2.
I have never seen Elena and Vicky taking responsibilities of their own son, Golu. They are always off gallivanting after whatever catches their fancy. Yet they assume that they have the right to question Bhaiya over Golu's upbringing as if he is their paid nanny.
What is surprising is that no one reminds them to take their son's responsibility themselves if they are not happy with how he is raised.
Why does everyone gets dumb when people misbehave with Bhaiya as if he deserves it for taking the responsibility of everyone's happiness on his shoulder?
I can't tolerate people who takes advantage of another person's generosity because in my book, they are users. And I particularly hate disloyal ungrateful moochers. Elena and Vicky are both.
EPISODE: The episode starts with Sonakshi and Sourabh distributing fruits to the underprivileged children.
Sonakshi: Take this. If you eat these, then you won't get sick.
One of the kids say: We don't get food to eat. How will we eat?
Sonakshi and Sourabh is taken aback.
Sourabh says: You eat this for now. We will take care of you later. Okay?
The children cheers and goes away.
Sonakshi asks her employee to distribute more food.
Sourabh says: Sona, how are the kids living? I can't see them in this condition.
Sonakshi: I know Dada. It's very sad. Govt. has allocated so many subsidies for them, but nothing is reaching them.
Sourabh: What could be the reason?
Sonakshi: I think the agency Govt. has hired to do this task, they are not doing their job. We should do one thing Dada...
Sourabh: Done. Tell me.
Sonakshi: We should get the information under RTI act what kind of subsidies Govt. has allocated for these unprivileged kids so that we know what they should be getting vs. what they are actually getting. And I think all those data will be available.
Sourabh: Okay, I will get the information.
Me: I have a feeling that this investigation will bring out a lot of powerful people out of the woodwork.
Elena is in her room. She says: Vicky, I have a very important shoot. I have to go to office. Okay?
Vicky: Go. Who stopped you?
Elena: Golu's uniform has to be altered. So could you please take half day from work and take him with you?
Vicky: Please. Keep me away from all this. I can't do this. Even you know it. Tell Mummy naa. She sits at home all day. Involve her in this.
Elena: Vicky, if I can do everything, why can't you? When do I ask you to do anything ever? Today I am saying this because I am stuck today. Please.
Vicky: I also have work at office. I hardly sit idle.
Elena: Vicky, Dev bhai used to work more than you. Now he is managing everything naa. You can't do one thing?
Vicky: Don't compare me with Dev bhai. I told you this before. And if you have so much problem with me, then okay. Go tell Dev bhai naa. He will do this. He can do this very well.
Vicky leaves annoyed.
Elena: One should not expect anything from anyone. Do everything on your own. And my darling husband, he can't do anything except going to office.
She leaves frustrated.
Me: Hold on a second. Elena, you constantly compare Vicky with Dev and want Vicky to be like Dev.
But let's check, shall we?
You asked Vicky to take care of a certain thing. Vicky said to ask your mother-in-law to do it.
He didn't insist you should not do your work and do it yourself, but gave an alternative solution.
But that was not good enough for you because then you can't pretend to have Sonakshi's life and husband.
You kept insisting him to do the task and when Vicky said he was busy, then you compared him to Bhaiya.
What if Vicky had sneered at you and insisted you forget your task and take Golu to the tailor? What if he had compared you with Sonakshi's ability to raise Soha on her own even as a single mother?
Would you like it?
Let me ask you, Elena. Are you like Sonakshi? You claimed that you can't depend on anyone and you do everything yourself. Do you?
Then why weren't you in the parent teacher meeting yesterday?
Why only Bhaiya was there for your son and his daughter?
So, no Elena. You want Sonakshi's life without making the same effort.
Equality is not free. You want equality? Then first do your part.
Soha is lying down bored. Bhaiya is pacing in her room and reading something.
Soha: Papa, are you going to scold me?
Bhaiya: No.
Soha: Then why are you checking my old report card? You know naa I am sick. So you can't scold me.
Bhaiya: And I won't scold you either. But can I ask you something?
Soha nods.
Bhaiya: When do you think you get low marks? What could be the reason?
Soha thinks: Mmm... When people come after me that Soha has to get good marks, she has to stand first, then I get bored at studies. But when I get surprise tests, I am happier.
Bhaiya: Really?
Soha: Yes Papa. Everyone at home and school ask me to study hard or you will fail. So I study a lot. But I don't enjoy it. But Papa, you will tell me naa that how poor my marks are?
Bhaiya: No, Soha. I won't say this. If you want to play games, then play games. Whatever book you want to read, read it. I want you to be smart, not studious.
Soha: Really?
Bhaiya: Yes.
Soha: Papa, you are the best.
She hugs Bhaiya.
Me: Yes and no. Nothing in excess is good. Be it study or be it freedom. Discipline is required at least in childhood until someone becomes an adult and knows their responsibilities.
However, playing games and reading books are also important for overall well-being. But that doesn't mean that one doesn't need to study.
The goal is to study smart, not study hard.
Find your learning style and then learn the way it makes sense.
It's the parents job to balance discipline and freedom.
Ronita and Sourabh are eating ice cream in the kitchen. The baby is staring at them.
Ronita says: Ice cream is the best thing in the world. It can cool down people in two seconds.
Sourabh says: Do you know Mishti, I can eat ice cream 24/7. That's why I have kept all the flavours in the fridge.
Ronita chirps: Really?
Mishti starts crying.
Sourabh: She has started crying.
They try to pacify her.
Ronita: Sourabh, I think she is feeling hot. Are you feeling hot? Mamma will remove this (she removes the blanket).
Mishti starts smiling.
Sourabh also smiles: Oh she is smiling. Let's do something. Let's feed her ice cream. May be she will get happier.
Ronita tries to stop him, but Sourabh wants to feed her ice cream. He dips his finger in ice cream and holds it to the baby: My Mishti will eat ice cream.
Just then Asha comes: Sourabh? What are you doing you guys...
Sourabh licks the ice cream of his finger: Maa, actually Mishti wanted ice cream. So we were feeding her ice cream.
Asha: Have you gone mad? Who feeds ice cream to such a little baby? She can get sick or get cold.
Ronita: Maa I told him that she may get cold. But he...
Sourabh: Hawww Mishti, your mother is such a lier.
Asha: Enough. Ronita, you should ask naa beta. We should be careful about babies.
Ronita: I will pay attention from now on.
Asha: Come on, bring her to me.
Sourabh: Oh. But ice cream?
Ronita: No ice cream. I am taking the baby from the kitchen.
She leaves with the baby carrier. Asha also goes. Sourabh licks ice cream.
Me: I don't know about whether ice cream could be given to babies or not. So no comment on that.
At Dixit house, Mamaji asks Golu: Do you go to school to study or pick up garbage?
He finds a stack of rocks in his bag: What is this?
Golu: Dadu, I kept them to play games.
Sonakshi comes home.
Golu chirps: BigChi...
He runs to hug her.
Sona: Awww... Careful... My favourite boy, how are you?
Golu: You are my favourite.
Sonakshi: Really?
Then she asks Mamaji: Mamaji, is Maa still angry with us?
Mamaji: Hummm... Look, she will need some time to understand this. She has her own mentality. If you see from her perspective, she is also right. It's hard for her to come to terms with this change at her age. But yes, I will say one thing. I am very happy with your decision.
Sonakshi gets happy. She got her validation: Really?
Mamaji: What you are doing together is praiseworthy. Otherwise, people just say this. But no one dares to make any change. You guys did it. And I believe that whatever you do, you will do the right thing.
Radha comes there with tea. She is not happy.
Sonakshi is happy: Mamaji, I will go see to the kids.
Radha: Yes, beta. The kids are waiting for their mummy.
Sonakshi leaves.
Golu also runs happily: Yay.
Radha hands over the tea to Mamaji and says: You also revise what you were saying just now.
Mamaji: What do you mean?
Radha: Means you should have made Sonakshi understand that they should not try to go against the social norms. But you are praising them yourself. Look, Elena will also watch this, then she will also want my red to sit at home.
Me: No, Radha. Just because one situation is working for someone, it doesn't mean that it will have to work for everyone else.
The same way, just because the social norms work for a certain couple, it doesn't mean it has to fit every single couple's lifestyle and choices.
But that doesn't mean the choices right or wrong. It just makes them personal decisions which are none of anyone else's business but theirs.
Just then Elena comes home: Papa, where is Golu?
Mamaji: Golu is inside. But how did you come so early?
Elena: Actually Papa, Golu needed a new uniform. So I left at half day. I asked Vicky but he said no.
Radha says: Give it to me.
Elena says: Thank you. Actually I have a meeting so I have to run. Would you please ask Golu to try this for fitting?
Mamaji says: Okay beta.
Radha: See? It's happening what I was scared about. Didn't she try to make my red sit at home?
Mamaji: Radharani, no one tried to make your red... red... no one tried to make your darling sit at home. Elena took half day off to pick up the uniform naa. If Vicky helped her a little, what would have cost him?
Radha gets offended: How will my red do this? You don't have to bother my red. You just sit and drink tea.
She leaves in a huff.
Mamaji drinks tea.
Me: Let me point out a certain things. Mamaji, you could have made the tea yourself. But you didn't. While you are praising Sonakshi and Bhaiya for change and expect Vicky to help out Elena, you are not doing the same.
Then how can you expect Vicky to help out Elena when he never seen his father do the same?
Sourabh helps our Ronita because he has seen Bijoy making tea and being a helping hand to Asha when she allows him to be.
Shubh and Golu will also help out their respective wives because their role model is setting the correct example.
My husband does 50% of every chore because he has seen his father doing the same and my son (if I have one) will also do the same for his wife.
It's not enough to spout lectures, Mamaji. Do it yourself and set an example.
And Radha, trust me, picking up uniform from the tailor for one's own son is not rocket science. Your son should have that much brain cells to manage it.
And by the way, if you are truly worried for your son's fragile male ego, why don't you and your husband do the chores? You will get some purpose in your life and your son's fragile male ego will remain intact.
At night, Golu takes out a lot of books and shows them to Soha.
Soha says: So many books?
Golu: Yes. My hand got hurt writing so much.
Soha: Okay, tell me what happened in the school?
Golu: BigCha fought a lot in PTA meeting.
Soha: Papa? But why?
Golu: I don't know why. But I know that parents were in one team and BigCha was in another team. But BigCha is a superhero. He will handle everything. Let it be. You start copying. Take this.
Soha: After seeing the amount of work, I am not even feeling like copying.
Golu says: I wish I could copy and paste. There is no other option. So you have to write or BigCha won't give us the tab. Please Soha, write naa.
Soha: You also have to copy half of these notes naa?
Golu: Yes, no one thinks about kids these days. Take this.
They both study.
Me: I have a feeling that the bond Golu and Soha have due to them being the same age, Shubh and Mishti will share the same. Arohi is also Golu and Soha's age. So she will be part of their group (although, Golu will always share a stronger bond with Soha than with Arohi). Shubh, on the other hand, will have a hard time trying to fit in with such older cousins because of 8/9 years of age difference. It will help him to have Mishti around to be the same unit as Golu and Soha.
Bhaiya is dancing with Shubh on his lap in his room.
Shubh is looking absolutely adorable.
He eventually falls asleep and Bhaiya lays him down on his cot.
Sonakshi comes. She saw him dancing: Why were you dancing?
Bhaiya: When I dance, he falls asleep.
Sonakshi is surprised: Really?
Bhaiya: Yes. I just noticed it.
Sonakshi: If he falls asleep, then it's fine. But why were you messing with the rest of the parents on PTA meeting?
Bhaiya: The rest of the parents with messing with the teachers. They were saying that the kids are getting poor marks because of the teachers.
Sonakshi: They were concerned for their children's grades. That is normal.
Bhaiya: But that doesn't mean that they will blame the teachers. The teacher's job is to teach. But the kids have to study naa. The kids will learn as per their capabilities. Parents just keep running after grades. Marks are not everything. There are other things to consider as well.
Sonakshi: Marks are important, okay? If they don't get good marks, how will they succeed?
Bhaiya: We didn't have options in our time. But today's kids have options. So what they find interesting and however much they want to study, they should do so.
Me: Ummm... No. Kids have to learn the basics like reading, maths and writing. You need them in daily life. You need to read documents like contracts even to buy a house, if you have a concern you need to express it in a coherant manner so writing, and if you are in any market or want to invest your money you needs maths.
So that can't be compromised. However, marks doesn't indicate intelligence. So what the parents need to consider is how their children learning and what are the challenges they are facing to retain the knowledge and help them with that.
Kids, however, can't decide how much they will study or if they will study or not. They are not mature enough to take that decision.
Sonakshi: So you mean, every children should get separate question paper in school, right?
Bhaiya: No, Sonakshi. You didn't understand. Look, I have observed Suhaana and I noticed that when she is not stressed, she performs better. When she is not under pressure, her marks are better.
Sonakshi: Yes, I have observed that when I scold her, she makes mistakes in spellings. But when she studies on her own, then she doesn't make mistakes in spellings.
Bhaiya: Our job is not just to scold the kids and push them. We also have to understand their capabilities.
Sonakshi: Yes, but all the parents were against you in PTA meeting. So what can we do?
Bhaiya: I know what I will have to do.
Me: Bhaiya is right. That's exactly what I was saying. Every child is different so teaching style needs to adapt to the child. What works for Soha, may not work for Golu and vice versa. Some kids perform better when they study on their own and they do have the discipline and sense of responsibility to self-motivate. But there are also kids who perform better when parents make a disciplined schedule for them to follow. The stable structure helps them focus.
Just like, some people are better employees because they'd rather go to work, do the assigned task and come home. But some people are better business owners because they want to choose the task, plan the task, execute the task with complete autonomy and they have the discipline to remain motivated without a boss keeping an eye on them.
Next morning, Golu is packing his bag.
Bhaiya comes there: Are you done?
Golu is struggling to close the zipper of the bag.
Bhaiya checks the bag and it's very heavy: Oh dear. It's so heavy, even my shoulder will hurt.
Golu says: I packed everything.
Bhaiya opens the bag and starts to take out his stuff.
Golu: BigCha what are you doing?
Bhaiya: Wait a minute. Why did you pack everything in this?
Golu: BigCha, why are you taking everything out? I worked so hard to pack them.
Bhaiya: Golu, you tell me why did you pack all books?
Golu: I packed everything after checking the time table.
Bhaiya: This is as per time table? You mean you got more books?
Golu: Hummm...
Bhaiya gets worried.
Golu: Hurry up, BigCha. We will get late.
Bhaiya: Why do you have two books for each subject?
Golu: Every subject has a text book and homework book. Working book is separate.
Bhaiya: Oh dear. They give you so many homework?
Golu: This is how it is.
Bhaiya: Then we will have to find out why is that. Shall we?
Golu gets happy: Please. Also find out why Roshni ma'am puts flower in her hair? And why fighting is not allowed in recess time and also why cheating is not allowed in exams.
Bhaiya: You find out them yourself. I am just going to find out how to reduce your books.
Golu: But how?
Bhaiya: I will tell you in the car. Let's go.
Bhaiya drive Golu to school.
Me: CVs have picked up another social issue. Let's see. There are currently gender issue, corruption in Govt., education sector reform going on simultaneously.
Dear CVs, first you do justice to one before you bring other social issues. The thing is that your track record are not very good when it comes to handling social issues. At least do justice to the first before bringing in other.
Although, in Canada, we have lockers in school which kids can rent and put their books there for storage. They just take out the ones they need when they need it.
Also, we have five or seven subject notebooks which are basically loose pages with coloured page separating them in a wired bound notebook. That way, kids carry one copy for all subjects.
When they run out of pages, they just get another one.
Golu walks in the class swinging his lightweight bag.
Other kids wonder why his bag is so light.
The teacher comes to the class.
She asks them to take out their books.
Golu doesn't have the book to take out.
The teacher asks: Golu, what is going on? One minute. What is in your bag?
Golu says: Nothing.
The teacher says: Show me.
She checks the bag: Just one notebook? Where are the rest of the books?
Golu says: I just brought one book, teacher. Because BigCha told me that I am not a donkey to carry such a huge load.
All the kids laugh.
The teacher says: Silence. What is the meaning of this? If you come to the school, you will have to bring notebooks. Are all other kids donkey?
Golu says: Yes, teacher.
The teacher says: Shut up.
All the kids laugh.
The teacher scolds: Silence.
Golu: Donkeys carry so much load. If we also carry the same, we will also become donkeys.
The kids laugh again.
The teacher gets angry: Silence. Don't act oversmart okay? If you want to study, you have to bring your notebooks. How will teacher check your homework?
Golu: BigCha said that there's no need to note everything. The notes teacher gives us is enough. And if the teacher teaches us in practical and not by books, then we will all learn and we won't need to do homework either.
The teacher: Who is this BigCha who is teaching you all these wrong things?
Golu: He is not wrong, he is right.
The teacher says: Enough is enough. You will have to stand outside all day today. Go outside.
Golu gets mad and says: Thank you teacher. BigCha had told me that you will punish me and it will be for my own good.
Golu goes out.
Me: I don't think what Bhaiya did here is right. If he wanted to change the system, he should have brought this up to the education board or even to the principal of the school and teachers. He should not have Golu lecture the teacher about his opinion. It's not his place to be disrespectful to the teacher at his uncle's command.
He got punished which Bhaiya had anticipated. How is that for his own good? How is him not getting to attend the class and be butt of his friend's jokes is for his good?
It's one thing for a guardian to raise a concern and it's another for a student to parrot what he has heard from his guardian.
This is not right, Bhaiya.
Ronita overhears Sourabh saying to someone on the phone: I won't be able to housework. I can't do it. Whoever wants to do whatever may do so. You are understanding me naa? I won't be able to do this. My job is to go to office and earn money and to enjoy outside.
He sees Ronita: One minute.
Ronita asks: Who are you talking to?
Sourabh says: It's a client. Business associate with whom I was talking to. You have to talk in a friendly manner naa. That's why.
Ronita: Friendly, huh? It's our age to have fun. Wives are there to raise kids. Who is this? Tell me the name. Who is this who treats his wife that way?
Ronita takes the phone and holds it in her ear. There is no one in the other side.
Ronita says: Your phone is switched off. You were trying to make fool out of me.
Sourabh: No. I was just trying to have a little fun at your expense. But you will fall for it so fast, I didn't know that.
Ronita runs after him hitting him: You... How can you do this?
Sourabh laughs and runs: Sorry sorry sorry.
Ronita catches him: Sourabh, how insensitive of you. How can you make fun of me like that?
Sourabh: You are hurting me.
Ronita: All of you men should get hurt.
Sourabh: I was having fun.
Ronita twists his hand: Who jokes like this with his wife? You are lying.
Sourabh winces in pain: No no no...
Ronita: You were lying.
Sourabh: I will never do it. But I am your teddy bear naa. So...
Ronita lets him go.
Sourabh: And your teddy bear will always be with you.
Ronita: Really?
Sourabh: Really.
They go to hug but Mishti starts crying.
Ronita: I just got her to sleep. I have work in the kitchen. You go handle her naa.
Sourabh says: Ronita, please you handle Mishti. I have to send many important emails. So you please handle. Please please please.
Sourabh runs.
Ronita: You... You are a lier. You really think like this. Just talks big. Teddy bear my foot. Every husband should be like Dev jiju.
Me: I had hard time watching this scene. The way Ronita was hitting Sourabh and twisted his arm and he was wincing in pain was not very pleasant to watch. It looked physical abuse to me. Although Sourabh joked about it, but had he done it what Ronita did today, she won't have been joking about it.
Just because Sourabh is a man and Ronita is a woman, it doesn't mean she gets to hit out. There are many ways to tease each other without causing physical discomfort or pain.
Secondly, Ronita and Elena want a husband like Dev. But would Dev be inclined to take a backseat in his career, had he been married to a housewife with no ambition like Ronita and a slacker who occasionally show up for work like Elena? I don't think so. You can't compare apples with oranges.
For a man to be like Dev who takes over all the responsibility from his wife, a woman has to be career driven and dedicated to her profession.
Neither Elena nor Ronita are like that.
Marriage is NOT one size fit all. What works for one, may not work for others.
Ronita and Elena can't expect to be lazy and inflexible in their outlook, yet hope their husband will pick up extra load.
In Ronita's own admission, she was in no mood to move until Mishti grows up. Then why should Sourabh will pick up the outside chores AND also equal responsibility at house? How will that be equality?
Also, Elena decided to skip her responsibilities when Vicky lied about the meeting without considering who will take care of her son. That makes Vicky her equal partner because neither of them take their responsibilities on their own shoulder. It's futile to expect more, when you are not doing your share yourself.
Everyone in Dixit house are having dinner. They are enjoying the delicious food.
DK stares hopefully at Radha.
Radha tasted the food and says: I always say the truth about food. Your cooking failed in front of Dev's cooking.
Bhaiya gets happy.
Ishwari also agrees: Totally.
DK says: How would I know that Bhaiyaji will be so talented? Don't fire me please.
Sonakshi and Ishwari laugh.
Bhaiya says in DK's accent: Arre no, Bhaiyaji. No one is firing you.
DK smiles.
Radha says: Learn how to cook.
Elena comes to the dining table with Golu: Dev bhai, what happened in school today?
Bhaiya says to Golu: Golu, sit and have food. You must be hungry.
Golu happily runs to have food.
Elena says: Dev Bhai, you can't ignore my question. You tell me why Golu was out of the class all day?
Everyone looks at Bhaiya worried.
Ishwari stops Elena: Elena...
She then asks Bhaiya: Dev, what is Elena talking about? You answer her.
Bhaiya says: Maa, Golu got punished. So he will say how his day went. Golu tell everyone how was your day?
Golu says: When teacher punished, I felt bad. But when I went out...
Elena stops him: Golu...
She says to Bhaiya: Dev bhai, you know that I am not asking you this. I am asking you why you sent Golu to school with empty bag?
Me: And I am asking you Elena. Why didn't you, as a mother, didn't know that your child went to school with an empty bag? Why aren't you around in a PTA meeting? Why everytime you show up to charge as if you are paying Bhaiya by the hour to babysit your kid, yet when it comes to taking his responsibility, you disappear along with your husband?
When you can answer these questions, you will also deserve an answer.
Sonakshi looks at Bhaiya.
Bhaiya says: Elena, I didn't send him with an empty bag. There was a notebook there.
Elena: Just one notebook? Dev bhai, Golu has nine subjects and eight periods and you just gave him one notebook?
Bhaiya: Golu was telling you that. But you didn't let him speak. Tell them, Golu.
Golu: After I was punished, I went to science lab. There were lab assistant there. He showed me a lot of experiments. We made cloud in a jar and we saw through a microscope. I had a lot of fun. Even our teacher didn't teach this much.
Everyone looks impressed except Elena.
Bhaiya: Wow Golu. You learned a lot in one day. Do you remember all the experiments?
Golu says: Yes, BigCha.
Bhaiya: Did you see? Golu learned so many things. Even without a heavy bag.
Ishwari says: One minute Dev. What is going on here?
Bhaiya asks Golu: Golu, do you want to take all your books again tomorrow?
Golu: No. I want to learn new things everyday.
Bhaiya: Then that's exactly how it will happen from yesterday. Everyday.
Ishwari: One minute, Dev. Why are you talking in circles? Say what you mean.
Bhaiya: Maa, kids have come to the senior class and I just started to pay attention to their studies. And I have noticed that the teachers put pressure on them and just ask them to memorise from the book. They don't understand it, nor they learn anything. So I am doing something through which these all will change. Trust me.
Ishwari is stunned. Everyone else is worried.
Me: I am confused. CVs please explain if you can.
1. Yesterday, Bhaiya went against the parents to support the teachers saying that they are doing a good job. The kids will only learn as per their capabilities.
2. Today, he is saying that the teachers are doing a bad job by forcing the students to memorise from the book. So he incited Golu to challenge the teacher and got him punished.
3. Golu wondered around the school and reached the lab which was empty for the whole day except the lab assistant. And he became a science teacher and played with school property teaching Golu about science all day. As a result, he learned more in one day than he learns in class.
Which Utopian school are we talking about here, CVs?
That's the problem taking on multiple social issues, CVs. Even you don't know which one you are talking about.
Parents forcing their expectations on children is one issue.
Children learning to the best of their ability is another.
Failure of education system and how it's more focused on grades vs. learning is another.
And students carrying bags bigger than their body and struggling through childhood is another.
You have made such a hodge podge of everything that what Bhaiya is saying and what he is trying to achieve is making zero sense whatsoever.
All he is coming across as is a man who is picking fights on anyone just to show that he is different when he actually has no clue what he is fighting for or against.
Please, do justice to one issue before making a mockery of the rest.
Otherwise, Bhaiya is coming off as a schizophrenic patient with bi-polar disorder.
PRECAP: Bhaiya is at the school with other parents.
He says: Management should know what is the requirement of the kids.
The principal says: I don't need anyone's advice.
Bhaiya: That's your problem. That you are not open to new ideas. Everything should be updated with time. Today's kids have different requirements. You should remember that other than my new role, I am also the biggest investor of this school.
Sonakshi gets worried.
Me: I have no idea what is going on. I think I should just stop using my brain and write the updates. I can't honestly make heads or tails out of what's going on.
NO RULES!!! YAY!!!
The ones that are taught responsibilities, knows that every action has its consequences and that what they are owed is only what they can earn. Nothing more, nothing less.
And then there are the ones who are taught that the world owes them everything without them making a single effort. They think that they get to do nothing, enjoy success/prosperity/happiness and if they don't get it, then they get to point fingers.
Bhaiya is the type one and Elena and Vicky, the moochers, are type 2.
I have never seen Elena and Vicky taking responsibilities of their own son, Golu. They are always off gallivanting after whatever catches their fancy. Yet they assume that they have the right to question Bhaiya over Golu's upbringing as if he is their paid nanny.
What is surprising is that no one reminds them to take their son's responsibility themselves if they are not happy with how he is raised.
Why does everyone gets dumb when people misbehave with Bhaiya as if he deserves it for taking the responsibility of everyone's happiness on his shoulder?
I can't tolerate people who takes advantage of another person's generosity because in my book, they are users. And I particularly hate disloyal ungrateful moochers. Elena and Vicky are both.
EPISODE: The episode starts with Sonakshi and Sourabh distributing fruits to the underprivileged children.
Sonakshi: Take this. If you eat these, then you won't get sick.
One of the kids say: We don't get food to eat. How will we eat?
Sonakshi and Sourabh is taken aback.
Sourabh says: You eat this for now. We will take care of you later. Okay?
The children cheers and goes away.
Sonakshi asks her employee to distribute more food.
Sourabh says: Sona, how are the kids living? I can't see them in this condition.
Sonakshi: I know Dada. It's very sad. Govt. has allocated so many subsidies for them, but nothing is reaching them.
Sourabh: What could be the reason?
Sonakshi: I think the agency Govt. has hired to do this task, they are not doing their job. We should do one thing Dada...
Sourabh: Done. Tell me.
Sonakshi: We should get the information under RTI act what kind of subsidies Govt. has allocated for these unprivileged kids so that we know what they should be getting vs. what they are actually getting. And I think all those data will be available.
Sourabh: Okay, I will get the information.
Me: I have a feeling that this investigation will bring out a lot of powerful people out of the woodwork.
Elena is in her room. She says: Vicky, I have a very important shoot. I have to go to office. Okay?
Vicky: Go. Who stopped you?
Elena: Golu's uniform has to be altered. So could you please take half day from work and take him with you?
Vicky: Please. Keep me away from all this. I can't do this. Even you know it. Tell Mummy naa. She sits at home all day. Involve her in this.
Elena: Vicky, if I can do everything, why can't you? When do I ask you to do anything ever? Today I am saying this because I am stuck today. Please.
Vicky: I also have work at office. I hardly sit idle.
Elena: Vicky, Dev bhai used to work more than you. Now he is managing everything naa. You can't do one thing?
Vicky: Don't compare me with Dev bhai. I told you this before. And if you have so much problem with me, then okay. Go tell Dev bhai naa. He will do this. He can do this very well.
Vicky leaves annoyed.
Elena: One should not expect anything from anyone. Do everything on your own. And my darling husband, he can't do anything except going to office.
She leaves frustrated.
Me: Hold on a second. Elena, you constantly compare Vicky with Dev and want Vicky to be like Dev.
But let's check, shall we?
You asked Vicky to take care of a certain thing. Vicky said to ask your mother-in-law to do it.
He didn't insist you should not do your work and do it yourself, but gave an alternative solution.
But that was not good enough for you because then you can't pretend to have Sonakshi's life and husband.
You kept insisting him to do the task and when Vicky said he was busy, then you compared him to Bhaiya.
What if Vicky had sneered at you and insisted you forget your task and take Golu to the tailor? What if he had compared you with Sonakshi's ability to raise Soha on her own even as a single mother?
Would you like it?
Let me ask you, Elena. Are you like Sonakshi? You claimed that you can't depend on anyone and you do everything yourself. Do you?
Then why weren't you in the parent teacher meeting yesterday?
Why only Bhaiya was there for your son and his daughter?
So, no Elena. You want Sonakshi's life without making the same effort.
Equality is not free. You want equality? Then first do your part.
Soha is lying down bored. Bhaiya is pacing in her room and reading something.
Soha: Papa, are you going to scold me?
Bhaiya: No.
Soha: Then why are you checking my old report card? You know naa I am sick. So you can't scold me.
Bhaiya: And I won't scold you either. But can I ask you something?
Soha nods.
Bhaiya: When do you think you get low marks? What could be the reason?
Soha thinks: Mmm... When people come after me that Soha has to get good marks, she has to stand first, then I get bored at studies. But when I get surprise tests, I am happier.
Bhaiya: Really?
Soha: Yes Papa. Everyone at home and school ask me to study hard or you will fail. So I study a lot. But I don't enjoy it. But Papa, you will tell me naa that how poor my marks are?
Bhaiya: No, Soha. I won't say this. If you want to play games, then play games. Whatever book you want to read, read it. I want you to be smart, not studious.
Soha: Really?
Bhaiya: Yes.
Soha: Papa, you are the best.
She hugs Bhaiya.
Me: Yes and no. Nothing in excess is good. Be it study or be it freedom. Discipline is required at least in childhood until someone becomes an adult and knows their responsibilities.
However, playing games and reading books are also important for overall well-being. But that doesn't mean that one doesn't need to study.
The goal is to study smart, not study hard.
Find your learning style and then learn the way it makes sense.
It's the parents job to balance discipline and freedom.
Ronita and Sourabh are eating ice cream in the kitchen. The baby is staring at them.
Ronita says: Ice cream is the best thing in the world. It can cool down people in two seconds.
Sourabh says: Do you know Mishti, I can eat ice cream 24/7. That's why I have kept all the flavours in the fridge.
Ronita chirps: Really?
Mishti starts crying.
Sourabh: She has started crying.
They try to pacify her.
Ronita: Sourabh, I think she is feeling hot. Are you feeling hot? Mamma will remove this (she removes the blanket).
Mishti starts smiling.
Sourabh also smiles: Oh she is smiling. Let's do something. Let's feed her ice cream. May be she will get happier.
Ronita tries to stop him, but Sourabh wants to feed her ice cream. He dips his finger in ice cream and holds it to the baby: My Mishti will eat ice cream.
Just then Asha comes: Sourabh? What are you doing you guys...
Sourabh licks the ice cream of his finger: Maa, actually Mishti wanted ice cream. So we were feeding her ice cream.
Asha: Have you gone mad? Who feeds ice cream to such a little baby? She can get sick or get cold.
Ronita: Maa I told him that she may get cold. But he...
Sourabh: Hawww Mishti, your mother is such a lier.
Asha: Enough. Ronita, you should ask naa beta. We should be careful about babies.
Ronita: I will pay attention from now on.
Asha: Come on, bring her to me.
Sourabh: Oh. But ice cream?
Ronita: No ice cream. I am taking the baby from the kitchen.
She leaves with the baby carrier. Asha also goes. Sourabh licks ice cream.
Me: I don't know about whether ice cream could be given to babies or not. So no comment on that.
At Dixit house, Mamaji asks Golu: Do you go to school to study or pick up garbage?
He finds a stack of rocks in his bag: What is this?
Golu: Dadu, I kept them to play games.
Sonakshi comes home.
Golu chirps: BigChi...
He runs to hug her.
Sona: Awww... Careful... My favourite boy, how are you?
Golu: You are my favourite.
Sonakshi: Really?
Then she asks Mamaji: Mamaji, is Maa still angry with us?
Mamaji: Hummm... Look, she will need some time to understand this. She has her own mentality. If you see from her perspective, she is also right. It's hard for her to come to terms with this change at her age. But yes, I will say one thing. I am very happy with your decision.
Sonakshi gets happy. She got her validation: Really?
Mamaji: What you are doing together is praiseworthy. Otherwise, people just say this. But no one dares to make any change. You guys did it. And I believe that whatever you do, you will do the right thing.
Radha comes there with tea. She is not happy.
Sonakshi is happy: Mamaji, I will go see to the kids.
Radha: Yes, beta. The kids are waiting for their mummy.
Sonakshi leaves.
Golu also runs happily: Yay.
Radha hands over the tea to Mamaji and says: You also revise what you were saying just now.
Mamaji: What do you mean?
Radha: Means you should have made Sonakshi understand that they should not try to go against the social norms. But you are praising them yourself. Look, Elena will also watch this, then she will also want my red to sit at home.
Me: No, Radha. Just because one situation is working for someone, it doesn't mean that it will have to work for everyone else.
The same way, just because the social norms work for a certain couple, it doesn't mean it has to fit every single couple's lifestyle and choices.
But that doesn't mean the choices right or wrong. It just makes them personal decisions which are none of anyone else's business but theirs.
Just then Elena comes home: Papa, where is Golu?
Mamaji: Golu is inside. But how did you come so early?
Elena: Actually Papa, Golu needed a new uniform. So I left at half day. I asked Vicky but he said no.
Radha says: Give it to me.
Elena says: Thank you. Actually I have a meeting so I have to run. Would you please ask Golu to try this for fitting?
Mamaji says: Okay beta.
Radha: See? It's happening what I was scared about. Didn't she try to make my red sit at home?
Mamaji: Radharani, no one tried to make your red... red... no one tried to make your darling sit at home. Elena took half day off to pick up the uniform naa. If Vicky helped her a little, what would have cost him?
Radha gets offended: How will my red do this? You don't have to bother my red. You just sit and drink tea.
She leaves in a huff.
Mamaji drinks tea.
Me: Let me point out a certain things. Mamaji, you could have made the tea yourself. But you didn't. While you are praising Sonakshi and Bhaiya for change and expect Vicky to help out Elena, you are not doing the same.
Then how can you expect Vicky to help out Elena when he never seen his father do the same?
Sourabh helps our Ronita because he has seen Bijoy making tea and being a helping hand to Asha when she allows him to be.
Shubh and Golu will also help out their respective wives because their role model is setting the correct example.
My husband does 50% of every chore because he has seen his father doing the same and my son (if I have one) will also do the same for his wife.
It's not enough to spout lectures, Mamaji. Do it yourself and set an example.
And Radha, trust me, picking up uniform from the tailor for one's own son is not rocket science. Your son should have that much brain cells to manage it.
And by the way, if you are truly worried for your son's fragile male ego, why don't you and your husband do the chores? You will get some purpose in your life and your son's fragile male ego will remain intact.
At night, Golu takes out a lot of books and shows them to Soha.
Soha says: So many books?
Golu: Yes. My hand got hurt writing so much.
Soha: Okay, tell me what happened in the school?
Golu: BigCha fought a lot in PTA meeting.
Soha: Papa? But why?
Golu: I don't know why. But I know that parents were in one team and BigCha was in another team. But BigCha is a superhero. He will handle everything. Let it be. You start copying. Take this.
Soha: After seeing the amount of work, I am not even feeling like copying.
Golu says: I wish I could copy and paste. There is no other option. So you have to write or BigCha won't give us the tab. Please Soha, write naa.
Soha: You also have to copy half of these notes naa?
Golu: Yes, no one thinks about kids these days. Take this.
They both study.
Me: I have a feeling that the bond Golu and Soha have due to them being the same age, Shubh and Mishti will share the same. Arohi is also Golu and Soha's age. So she will be part of their group (although, Golu will always share a stronger bond with Soha than with Arohi). Shubh, on the other hand, will have a hard time trying to fit in with such older cousins because of 8/9 years of age difference. It will help him to have Mishti around to be the same unit as Golu and Soha.
Bhaiya is dancing with Shubh on his lap in his room.
Shubh is looking absolutely adorable.
He eventually falls asleep and Bhaiya lays him down on his cot.
Sonakshi comes. She saw him dancing: Why were you dancing?
Bhaiya: When I dance, he falls asleep.
Sonakshi is surprised: Really?
Bhaiya: Yes. I just noticed it.
Sonakshi: If he falls asleep, then it's fine. But why were you messing with the rest of the parents on PTA meeting?
Bhaiya: The rest of the parents with messing with the teachers. They were saying that the kids are getting poor marks because of the teachers.
Sonakshi: They were concerned for their children's grades. That is normal.
Bhaiya: But that doesn't mean that they will blame the teachers. The teacher's job is to teach. But the kids have to study naa. The kids will learn as per their capabilities. Parents just keep running after grades. Marks are not everything. There are other things to consider as well.
Sonakshi: Marks are important, okay? If they don't get good marks, how will they succeed?
Bhaiya: We didn't have options in our time. But today's kids have options. So what they find interesting and however much they want to study, they should do so.
Me: Ummm... No. Kids have to learn the basics like reading, maths and writing. You need them in daily life. You need to read documents like contracts even to buy a house, if you have a concern you need to express it in a coherant manner so writing, and if you are in any market or want to invest your money you needs maths.
So that can't be compromised. However, marks doesn't indicate intelligence. So what the parents need to consider is how their children learning and what are the challenges they are facing to retain the knowledge and help them with that.
Kids, however, can't decide how much they will study or if they will study or not. They are not mature enough to take that decision.
Sonakshi: So you mean, every children should get separate question paper in school, right?
Bhaiya: No, Sonakshi. You didn't understand. Look, I have observed Suhaana and I noticed that when she is not stressed, she performs better. When she is not under pressure, her marks are better.
Sonakshi: Yes, I have observed that when I scold her, she makes mistakes in spellings. But when she studies on her own, then she doesn't make mistakes in spellings.
Bhaiya: Our job is not just to scold the kids and push them. We also have to understand their capabilities.
Sonakshi: Yes, but all the parents were against you in PTA meeting. So what can we do?
Bhaiya: I know what I will have to do.
Me: Bhaiya is right. That's exactly what I was saying. Every child is different so teaching style needs to adapt to the child. What works for Soha, may not work for Golu and vice versa. Some kids perform better when they study on their own and they do have the discipline and sense of responsibility to self-motivate. But there are also kids who perform better when parents make a disciplined schedule for them to follow. The stable structure helps them focus.
Just like, some people are better employees because they'd rather go to work, do the assigned task and come home. But some people are better business owners because they want to choose the task, plan the task, execute the task with complete autonomy and they have the discipline to remain motivated without a boss keeping an eye on them.
Next morning, Golu is packing his bag.
Bhaiya comes there: Are you done?
Golu is struggling to close the zipper of the bag.
Bhaiya checks the bag and it's very heavy: Oh dear. It's so heavy, even my shoulder will hurt.
Golu says: I packed everything.
Bhaiya opens the bag and starts to take out his stuff.
Golu: BigCha what are you doing?
Bhaiya: Wait a minute. Why did you pack everything in this?
Golu: BigCha, why are you taking everything out? I worked so hard to pack them.
Bhaiya: Golu, you tell me why did you pack all books?
Golu: I packed everything after checking the time table.
Bhaiya: This is as per time table? You mean you got more books?
Golu: Hummm...
Bhaiya gets worried.
Golu: Hurry up, BigCha. We will get late.
Bhaiya: Why do you have two books for each subject?
Golu: Every subject has a text book and homework book. Working book is separate.
Bhaiya: Oh dear. They give you so many homework?
Golu: This is how it is.
Bhaiya: Then we will have to find out why is that. Shall we?
Golu gets happy: Please. Also find out why Roshni ma'am puts flower in her hair? And why fighting is not allowed in recess time and also why cheating is not allowed in exams.
Bhaiya: You find out them yourself. I am just going to find out how to reduce your books.
Golu: But how?
Bhaiya: I will tell you in the car. Let's go.
Bhaiya drive Golu to school.
Me: CVs have picked up another social issue. Let's see. There are currently gender issue, corruption in Govt., education sector reform going on simultaneously.
Dear CVs, first you do justice to one before you bring other social issues. The thing is that your track record are not very good when it comes to handling social issues. At least do justice to the first before bringing in other.
Although, in Canada, we have lockers in school which kids can rent and put their books there for storage. They just take out the ones they need when they need it.
Also, we have five or seven subject notebooks which are basically loose pages with coloured page separating them in a wired bound notebook. That way, kids carry one copy for all subjects.
When they run out of pages, they just get another one.
Golu walks in the class swinging his lightweight bag.
Other kids wonder why his bag is so light.
The teacher comes to the class.
She asks them to take out their books.
Golu doesn't have the book to take out.
The teacher asks: Golu, what is going on? One minute. What is in your bag?
Golu says: Nothing.
The teacher says: Show me.
She checks the bag: Just one notebook? Where are the rest of the books?
Golu says: I just brought one book, teacher. Because BigCha told me that I am not a donkey to carry such a huge load.
All the kids laugh.
The teacher says: Silence. What is the meaning of this? If you come to the school, you will have to bring notebooks. Are all other kids donkey?
Golu says: Yes, teacher.
The teacher says: Shut up.
All the kids laugh.
The teacher scolds: Silence.
Golu: Donkeys carry so much load. If we also carry the same, we will also become donkeys.
The kids laugh again.
The teacher gets angry: Silence. Don't act oversmart okay? If you want to study, you have to bring your notebooks. How will teacher check your homework?
Golu: BigCha said that there's no need to note everything. The notes teacher gives us is enough. And if the teacher teaches us in practical and not by books, then we will all learn and we won't need to do homework either.
The teacher: Who is this BigCha who is teaching you all these wrong things?
Golu: He is not wrong, he is right.
The teacher says: Enough is enough. You will have to stand outside all day today. Go outside.
Golu gets mad and says: Thank you teacher. BigCha had told me that you will punish me and it will be for my own good.
Golu goes out.
Me: I don't think what Bhaiya did here is right. If he wanted to change the system, he should have brought this up to the education board or even to the principal of the school and teachers. He should not have Golu lecture the teacher about his opinion. It's not his place to be disrespectful to the teacher at his uncle's command.
He got punished which Bhaiya had anticipated. How is that for his own good? How is him not getting to attend the class and be butt of his friend's jokes is for his good?
It's one thing for a guardian to raise a concern and it's another for a student to parrot what he has heard from his guardian.
This is not right, Bhaiya.
Ronita overhears Sourabh saying to someone on the phone: I won't be able to housework. I can't do it. Whoever wants to do whatever may do so. You are understanding me naa? I won't be able to do this. My job is to go to office and earn money and to enjoy outside.
He sees Ronita: One minute.
Ronita asks: Who are you talking to?
Sourabh says: It's a client. Business associate with whom I was talking to. You have to talk in a friendly manner naa. That's why.
Ronita: Friendly, huh? It's our age to have fun. Wives are there to raise kids. Who is this? Tell me the name. Who is this who treats his wife that way?
Ronita takes the phone and holds it in her ear. There is no one in the other side.
Ronita says: Your phone is switched off. You were trying to make fool out of me.
Sourabh: No. I was just trying to have a little fun at your expense. But you will fall for it so fast, I didn't know that.
Ronita runs after him hitting him: You... How can you do this?
Sourabh laughs and runs: Sorry sorry sorry.
Ronita catches him: Sourabh, how insensitive of you. How can you make fun of me like that?
Sourabh: You are hurting me.
Ronita: All of you men should get hurt.
Sourabh: I was having fun.
Ronita twists his hand: Who jokes like this with his wife? You are lying.
Sourabh winces in pain: No no no...
Ronita: You were lying.
Sourabh: I will never do it. But I am your teddy bear naa. So...
Ronita lets him go.
Sourabh: And your teddy bear will always be with you.
Ronita: Really?
Sourabh: Really.
They go to hug but Mishti starts crying.
Ronita: I just got her to sleep. I have work in the kitchen. You go handle her naa.
Sourabh says: Ronita, please you handle Mishti. I have to send many important emails. So you please handle. Please please please.
Sourabh runs.
Ronita: You... You are a lier. You really think like this. Just talks big. Teddy bear my foot. Every husband should be like Dev jiju.
Me: I had hard time watching this scene. The way Ronita was hitting Sourabh and twisted his arm and he was wincing in pain was not very pleasant to watch. It looked physical abuse to me. Although Sourabh joked about it, but had he done it what Ronita did today, she won't have been joking about it.
Just because Sourabh is a man and Ronita is a woman, it doesn't mean she gets to hit out. There are many ways to tease each other without causing physical discomfort or pain.
Secondly, Ronita and Elena want a husband like Dev. But would Dev be inclined to take a backseat in his career, had he been married to a housewife with no ambition like Ronita and a slacker who occasionally show up for work like Elena? I don't think so. You can't compare apples with oranges.
For a man to be like Dev who takes over all the responsibility from his wife, a woman has to be career driven and dedicated to her profession.
Neither Elena nor Ronita are like that.
Marriage is NOT one size fit all. What works for one, may not work for others.
Ronita and Elena can't expect to be lazy and inflexible in their outlook, yet hope their husband will pick up extra load.
In Ronita's own admission, she was in no mood to move until Mishti grows up. Then why should Sourabh will pick up the outside chores AND also equal responsibility at house? How will that be equality?
Also, Elena decided to skip her responsibilities when Vicky lied about the meeting without considering who will take care of her son. That makes Vicky her equal partner because neither of them take their responsibilities on their own shoulder. It's futile to expect more, when you are not doing your share yourself.
Everyone in Dixit house are having dinner. They are enjoying the delicious food.
DK stares hopefully at Radha.
Radha tasted the food and says: I always say the truth about food. Your cooking failed in front of Dev's cooking.
Bhaiya gets happy.
Ishwari also agrees: Totally.
DK says: How would I know that Bhaiyaji will be so talented? Don't fire me please.
Sonakshi and Ishwari laugh.
Bhaiya says in DK's accent: Arre no, Bhaiyaji. No one is firing you.
DK smiles.
Radha says: Learn how to cook.
Elena comes to the dining table with Golu: Dev bhai, what happened in school today?
Bhaiya says to Golu: Golu, sit and have food. You must be hungry.
Golu happily runs to have food.
Elena says: Dev Bhai, you can't ignore my question. You tell me why Golu was out of the class all day?
Everyone looks at Bhaiya worried.
Ishwari stops Elena: Elena...
She then asks Bhaiya: Dev, what is Elena talking about? You answer her.
Bhaiya says: Maa, Golu got punished. So he will say how his day went. Golu tell everyone how was your day?
Golu says: When teacher punished, I felt bad. But when I went out...
Elena stops him: Golu...
She says to Bhaiya: Dev bhai, you know that I am not asking you this. I am asking you why you sent Golu to school with empty bag?
Me: And I am asking you Elena. Why didn't you, as a mother, didn't know that your child went to school with an empty bag? Why aren't you around in a PTA meeting? Why everytime you show up to charge as if you are paying Bhaiya by the hour to babysit your kid, yet when it comes to taking his responsibility, you disappear along with your husband?
When you can answer these questions, you will also deserve an answer.
Sonakshi looks at Bhaiya.
Bhaiya says: Elena, I didn't send him with an empty bag. There was a notebook there.
Elena: Just one notebook? Dev bhai, Golu has nine subjects and eight periods and you just gave him one notebook?
Bhaiya: Golu was telling you that. But you didn't let him speak. Tell them, Golu.
Golu: After I was punished, I went to science lab. There were lab assistant there. He showed me a lot of experiments. We made cloud in a jar and we saw through a microscope. I had a lot of fun. Even our teacher didn't teach this much.
Everyone looks impressed except Elena.
Bhaiya: Wow Golu. You learned a lot in one day. Do you remember all the experiments?
Golu says: Yes, BigCha.
Bhaiya: Did you see? Golu learned so many things. Even without a heavy bag.
Ishwari says: One minute Dev. What is going on here?
Bhaiya asks Golu: Golu, do you want to take all your books again tomorrow?
Golu: No. I want to learn new things everyday.
Bhaiya: Then that's exactly how it will happen from yesterday. Everyday.
Ishwari: One minute, Dev. Why are you talking in circles? Say what you mean.
Bhaiya: Maa, kids have come to the senior class and I just started to pay attention to their studies. And I have noticed that the teachers put pressure on them and just ask them to memorise from the book. They don't understand it, nor they learn anything. So I am doing something through which these all will change. Trust me.
Ishwari is stunned. Everyone else is worried.
Me: I am confused. CVs please explain if you can.
1. Yesterday, Bhaiya went against the parents to support the teachers saying that they are doing a good job. The kids will only learn as per their capabilities.
2. Today, he is saying that the teachers are doing a bad job by forcing the students to memorise from the book. So he incited Golu to challenge the teacher and got him punished.
3. Golu wondered around the school and reached the lab which was empty for the whole day except the lab assistant. And he became a science teacher and played with school property teaching Golu about science all day. As a result, he learned more in one day than he learns in class.
Which Utopian school are we talking about here, CVs?
That's the problem taking on multiple social issues, CVs. Even you don't know which one you are talking about.
Parents forcing their expectations on children is one issue.
Children learning to the best of their ability is another.
Failure of education system and how it's more focused on grades vs. learning is another.
And students carrying bags bigger than their body and struggling through childhood is another.
You have made such a hodge podge of everything that what Bhaiya is saying and what he is trying to achieve is making zero sense whatsoever.
All he is coming across as is a man who is picking fights on anyone just to show that he is different when he actually has no clue what he is fighting for or against.
Please, do justice to one issue before making a mockery of the rest.
Otherwise, Bhaiya is coming off as a schizophrenic patient with bi-polar disorder.
PRECAP: Bhaiya is at the school with other parents.
He says: Management should know what is the requirement of the kids.
The principal says: I don't need anyone's advice.
Bhaiya: That's your problem. That you are not open to new ideas. Everything should be updated with time. Today's kids have different requirements. You should remember that other than my new role, I am also the biggest investor of this school.
Sonakshi gets worried.
Me: I have no idea what is going on. I think I should just stop using my brain and write the updates. I can't honestly make heads or tails out of what's going on.
NO RULES!!! YAY!!!
Did u see today's episode. Krpkab is solving social issues left, right and center.
ReplyDeleteSeriously, my brain cells are fried. Solving social issues? They are making Khichdi out of every social cause they can find and making a mockery out of them as always. Pick one and stick to it until it's sorted before picking up another. They never did justice to the concepts before. Why am I expecting anything different this time?
DeleteIf only some sensitivity was achieved
ReplyDeleteThat's exactly the point. If only.
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