A viral video posted by Niteen S Dharmawat, an investor and co-founder of Aurum Capital, has sparked outrage and empathy among parents and educators alike. The video shows Dharmawat's son, who is in Class VIII, working on a school project at midnight, highlighting the excessive pressure and stress faced by students in India's schooling system.
Dharmawat's frustration is palpable as he writes, "Schools are useless. This is 12 midnight. 8th std kid is still doing some nonsense project after completing homework. Terror is such that if he doesn't do it, he won't be allowed to participate in his favourite PE period." He laments the impact on his son's well-being, saying, "Every day he is awake till 12-1230. As a parent, I'm feeling so helpless from this rotten system."
The video has garnered