“You cannot take the exam as you do not have 80% attendance!”
“Aye, tune proxy lagayi na aaj?”
Attendance and our obsession with it are world-famous and today that is what we are going to talk about.
“Aye, she was smiling at Vishal today. Did you see?”
“Arre woh to ladkiyon ki row hai. Wahan mat baith..”
Were these conversations a part of your school life?
“Sir we recommend that Pathik repeats his kindergarten, Promoting him to a higher grade will not help.”
Have you heard or witnessed such statements and have they sent a chill down your spine?
In school, we come across students and parents of all kinds.
“All children must wear I-cards at all times.”
“If you lose your I-card, you will have to pay a fine.”
Experienced this?
School uniforms in India have been a thorny issue since forever.