A Pune-based father has sparked a conversation on the pressures of schoolwork after revealing that his eighth-grade son is frequently forced to stay awake past midnight to finish school projects.

Niteen S Dharmawat, an investor and co-founder of Aurum Capital, shared his frustration on X (formerly Twitter), recounting how his son, despite completing regular homework, was often made to stay up late finishing additional assignments out of fear of facing consequences the following day. Advertisement

In a short video posted on social media, Dharmawat said, “As a parent, I'm feeling so helpless with this rotten system. Whatever I was against, I have to face it for my kid now.”

Schools are useless. This is 12 midnight. 8th std Kid is still doing some nonsense project after completing homewor

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