Children's Day/month

Mira came to the kitchen sleepy eyed and announced she's not going to school. There won't be any lessons today, she said, just Children's Day celebration. I categorically said she has to go, studies aren't the only purpose of going to school, it's days like this you will fondly remember as an adult.
And in times when India is getting communally polarised or have duds at the helm who come up with crazy laws, it's nostalgic to remember Nehru, India's visionary first prime minister. Commemorating his birthday is all we can do to show a willingness to adhere to secular ideals.
Now that mid term exams are over, it will be a month of activities at the school. The whole of November has been dedicated to the fitness programme exhorted by the crown Prince of Dubai, Sheikh Hamdan. It's a wonderful initiative in times many people swear by chicken burgers and cheesy pizzas, and can barely manage to shuffle their portly bodies. Diabetes and obesity rule.
So Mira has been doing Zumba in school and Ashwin exercise and yoga. The best part is that they don't need to wear regular school uniform, any track suit and sports tee will do. Mira even had a yoga session at the police stadium in Garoud which she complained was boring.
Why are kids bored by everything other than TV and smartphones?