It's exam time in the city (and the rest of India) and EVERYONE, moms, dads and kids are all studying for exams.
That fact has not changed since I left India, neither has the fact that stress levels are high and all kinds of bizarre exam passing rituals are in full swing. What has changed though is that it's not just the exam takers who are conducting these rituals. Apparently, everyone else is as well. Here are some choice ones...
Temples in Chennai are offering special homams to pass Math, Finance, Economics, English etc. God, not only cares about you passing, she (im assuming these homams are for Saraswati) also cares about a barter system - offer me a coconut and flowers and i'll make you pass. Bigger and more expensive the offering, hey, maybe you will pass multiple subjects, not just the one you are praying for.
Reiki for your exam takers anyone? Krishnan's friend ran into a group of parents who were sitting outside the exam hall in meditative silence, channeling "exam passing energy" into the room where their hopeful progeny were no doubt receiving it and converting it into useful text.
Astrologers now give you special charts and wearable gizmos that can predict the outcome of your exams. Move over Predictive Analytics folks - there is a far savvier, reliable source in town.
My mom used to give me and my friends coffee laced with Kalhua - now that explains a whole lot... maybe she should have tried the whole positive aura, energy thing instead!
K and I are thankful that we are done with exams for a few years. The Valley School doesn't believe in exams until the 9th grade. That should give us enough time to strategize on approach, remove sins so Saraswati listens to us and earn enough cosmic karma so we can channel positive energy towards t's exams.
2 comments:
Your mom's therapy really explains why we didn't pass those exams in the first attempt.
Hey we eventually made it and finally what difference does it make, first second or third attempt:-)
Three massive cheers to your mom, I aspire to be as cool a mom as she is:-)
Binduram - ha ha... I was wondering why everytime i think of math I reach for a glass...
I'll go with the 3 cheers for mom. And Bindu, I have no doubt you will be as cool a mom as she is! I do wonder whether our kids will be half as cool as us though :)
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