doweshowbellyad0 ekta kapoor toi photothe list of young girls mugging dialogue instead of exam notes includes prachi desai most of the latest generation of kasautii zindagi kay neha bamb and now krystle dsouza these are just a few prominent faces of the small screen move over patriarchy biased social structures and cultural impediments a recent trend shows that er ekta kapoor is fast emerging as a sizeable threat to womens education in urban india the list of young girls mugging dialogue instead of exam notes includes prachi desai most of the latest generation of kasautii zindagi kay neha bamb and now krystle dsouza these are just a few prominent faces of the small screen the sum total of below18 people working as actors would be exhaustive enough to make baa gasp with disbeliefnot that we expect saasbahu soaps to be even remotely hinged around education but its bothersome that 16yearolds seem the perfect material for that bechari sacrificing daughterinlaw when these college dropouts don the sari and sindoor the idea of education recedes into the background prachi desai enrolled in college and a year later she did not have her degree while she had ample reasons to explain why she didnt attend college her attendance on the sets however was an exemplary 100 per cent the loyal balaji workforce is always on the lookout for fresh talent their favourite places for bahuhunting are coffee bars pubs college hangouts etc recently ekta kapoors latest discovery krystle dsouza a standard xii student admitted i was just hanging around college when a person from balaji told me that i had a great face would i want to audition at first i thought she was fooling around when i made it i couldnt believe my luck its not surprising then that a large number of conniving bahus in ektas shows were until they were spotted just ingenuous adolescents bunking junior college lectures we dont intend to lambast the production house alone for these kids are quite willing to make that extra buck and more they have full support from ambitious parents and thrilled teachers prachi desai in another attempt to take her hsc exam ended up scribbling autographs instead in an examination hall in pune another cardinal almost sacrosanct rule is that come what may no leave is granted for such trivial purposes read taking exams they believe that if exams are so important simply quit the show megha gupta aka disha of kkavyanjali did the same a student of bmm megha was warned by her college to improve her attendance i could not even attend my culture studies examination due to the show now i will appear for the same subject as a kt rued megha a few months agowhether these soaps are a pasquinade mocking the education system here or a great landmark in popular culture is a question open to interpretation these young girls who have gladly traded college canteens for rasoi ki garmi may not feel the need for further