As my eldest sits his final school exam, I’m grateful to the fine teachers who helped me parent him | Ranjana Srivastava

Polite, obedient and diligent, my son is the product of three government schools. I wish him success and satisfaction

I hope you're not going to do something like this," warns my son on his way to attend a surprise 18th party courageously arranged by his friend's mother. That tone squelches any desire I had to do something similar.

Never thought of it," I shrug with a nonchalance I don't feel.

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