To err is human..
Being a child to middle class conservative Brahman family 'Karthik' was raised very much in a despair. Despair of not being able to be open as his other fellow classmates were, as extravagant as other children of his age were, as flamboyant as his arch enemy school ranker was....
Every now and then his parents would make him follow a simple equation, work hard, study hard and get good marks. No other hobbies were allowed to be nurtured and whatever he did was according to his parents not to the mark !! Because there was Bar set already by his own elder sister, whom his parents were very fond of. Whatever she did was excellent and what ever karthik used to try to do was way below there expectations.
All this led to deep roots of self despair and loss of self confidence as such a small age. Age where no matter what you do your parents should always be supporting you. Should be encouraged by the whole family. Age when all the unknown facts about life should have been kept secret for him to reveled at latter times, but his fate had something extraordinary for him.
It was not totally his parents fault though... because they themselves have gone through such a drastic situation that they had no feelings left for a baby boy who was born at the worst time they could have imagined !! When his father was forcefully dragged out of his own paternal property by his own elder brother ! All these situations had a severe impact on the upbringing of a child who was assumed to be a bad omen for the family !
But what could have Karthik expected from his family ? Only a warm hug and sweet lovely expression ! But he was denied of all these pleasures a way long back !!!
