Academic Grades Obsession!
“Kifer to pé dessiné? Al apran to Maths! Kumsa meme to pu gagne bon travay?”
Damn! What’s with this obsession with academic grades?!
My cousin, Avinash always heard those repeated scoldings from his parents after school. He had this passion for arts & culture and he was talented in those skills. He was fifteen-years old and he could draw an impeccable portrait of yours in no time. I would say, he had a gift for drawing and, he would proudly show the cousin squad his vivid imagination engraved in paper.
I remember during the traditional Christmas dinner in 2012, my aunt stumbled upon some of his sketches in his room and figuratively ran to Avinash’s mum to have a “serious conversation” about his future.
“Dessiné péna valeur sa! Li pas pu vin 1 grand dimun kumsa. Comien points lin tiré dans Maths et Accounts?”
