Kripashankar is another nephew of mine and all of 13 years. Gifted with an extraordinary intelligence, he handles technology with ease. But born out of these qualities is his superiority complex and he simply can't suffer fools! Let me dwell upon his personality further.
His father, a chief engineer in the merchant marine, indulges on his requirements. In fact, he's returning after a six month stint tomorrow and has already informed him that he's bought a play station port(PS3) from his last port of call, Antwerp along with loads of other things. The little one is adept in pressure testing(?) and validating the various applications of his grandmother's and mom's cellphones! He studies only on the days prior to his exams with much prodding of his parents and comes out with flying colours.
Some of his teachers in school feel that he's too smart and think that his parents should be stricter while dealing with him. Unlike most other children, he doesn't fear his superiors and finds it quite normal to talk to his Principal to have his way. For example, he wanted to take Hindi as his second language while dropping Malayalam and found that his parents weren't relenting upon this insistence of his. So, he quietly walks up to his Principal, puts across his difficulty and convinces him, who in turn, has given his approval for the change over.
His mom wanted me to talk to him and impress upon the need to adhere to his parents' wishes. They've been soft on him due to his medical condition viz.
(a) He's badly allergic to dust and at times, gets into a sneezing bout so much so, that his class
fellows have complained about the possibility of contracting the ailment. A few of them
even keep taunting about this problem of his!
(b) He's a skin allergy wherein, both his lower legs develop a rash of a type of eczema that
looks unhealthy and revolting to sight.
He silences his detractors in school by saying that they're only allergies that cannot spread and if they're really contagious, then his mom would have had all sorts of problems by now! A neat counter argument by a boy of his age, I must say!!
This evening he'd come and shown me his NCC(Air Force wing) uniform with pride. I'd shown him as to how he should wear the web belt, adjusted it to his waist size and he gave me a smart salute in
return!
Tailpiece.
Quite a while back, while his family were at prayers, his grandmother had insisted that he prayed for the small knit family, by emphasising upon the names."But why aren't you including Rajeev maman", was his sudden retort!
I don't have to say as to what I feel for the young man!
His father, a chief engineer in the merchant marine, indulges on his requirements. In fact, he's returning after a six month stint tomorrow and has already informed him that he's bought a play station port(PS3) from his last port of call, Antwerp along with loads of other things. The little one is adept in pressure testing(?) and validating the various applications of his grandmother's and mom's cellphones! He studies only on the days prior to his exams with much prodding of his parents and comes out with flying colours.
Some of his teachers in school feel that he's too smart and think that his parents should be stricter while dealing with him. Unlike most other children, he doesn't fear his superiors and finds it quite normal to talk to his Principal to have his way. For example, he wanted to take Hindi as his second language while dropping Malayalam and found that his parents weren't relenting upon this insistence of his. So, he quietly walks up to his Principal, puts across his difficulty and convinces him, who in turn, has given his approval for the change over.
His mom wanted me to talk to him and impress upon the need to adhere to his parents' wishes. They've been soft on him due to his medical condition viz.
(a) He's badly allergic to dust and at times, gets into a sneezing bout so much so, that his class
fellows have complained about the possibility of contracting the ailment. A few of them
even keep taunting about this problem of his!
(b) He's a skin allergy wherein, both his lower legs develop a rash of a type of eczema that
looks unhealthy and revolting to sight.
He silences his detractors in school by saying that they're only allergies that cannot spread and if they're really contagious, then his mom would have had all sorts of problems by now! A neat counter argument by a boy of his age, I must say!!
This evening he'd come and shown me his NCC(Air Force wing) uniform with pride. I'd shown him as to how he should wear the web belt, adjusted it to his waist size and he gave me a smart salute in
return!
Tailpiece.
Quite a while back, while his family were at prayers, his grandmother had insisted that he prayed for the small knit family, by emphasising upon the names."But why aren't you including Rajeev maman", was his sudden retort!
I don't have to say as to what I feel for the young man!
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