I have no intention of derailing this thread But I would just say that for a parent, especially a mother, nothing hurts more than anybody making fun of her child's intelligence or ridiculing her so.
It is sad to see that while we are discussing politicians being ill-informed strangely we doubt the new generation on being well-informed.
It takes a lot to bring up well-informed kids.
Fortunately, for my child reading newspaper is a habit. She gets restless if she does not get one in the morning.
She reads books on various subjects though mystries are her favourite. She just finished reading The Woeful Second World War by Terry Deary. She reads and re-reads the books she likes.
She does not like Maths anymore (Thanks to her teacher in 5th Std who incidentally was a Jatni). She does well though. She loves Social Studies. English is her favourite subject though she is learning French too.
At a very young age she has had the chance to meet and interact the likes of Mr TN Seshan, Sh LK Advani,Smt Sheila Dixit,Km Uma Bharati,Late Pramod Mahajan... to name a few. Has attended personality development sessions with me.
Had the chance to face the camera for a modelling stint when she was just 5 yrs old.The photographer was amazed by her confidence.
Her interests are varied but she is more inclined towards Arts. She might end up in Rehmans' music school seeing her interest in music but I would not mind if she joins Politics. We need more sensitive people there.
This is not to boast about my child or my efforts in raising her.
But yes, I am a proud parent trying to give a well-informed and responsible citizen to the society.
Bhartiji, I am sorry that this issue that hurt your sentiments was raised on this thread. I don't think Deepika was intentionally ridiculing Koyal. I guess she may have reacted given the context of people using fake IDs, parents not allowing children to surf internet on their own and average children generally not taking interest in politics. Probably, she should have exercised more restraint. I hope we can lay this pointless issue right here.