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ADARSH CHILDREN'S SCHOOL TINKI TOLI, DELHI

Which way is "Adarsh Baal Vidyalaya"?

The tea is just for ten rupees, sir.

I asked you for directions to the school.

And I told you the price of tea.

Tea?

One cup.

Do you go to school?

Yes, I do.

But right now, Jija is spread in class.

That is why the class is closed.

Jija?

What kind of disease is Jija?

It's not a disease.

-You know that Goldy? -Who?

The MLA.

The groom’s brother-in-law suddenly showed up at his daughter's wedding.

So, to accommodate his family,

two classrooms and one lab have been rented to them.

And the brother-in-law is asleep in our class.

Which school is that?

Take a left from the gutter, and then take a right.

Your destination, and my answer, are both at the end of that road.

Catch him!

Fight!

What is going on here?

-It's an out! -Hey! Hey, stop it!

-It's clearly out. -Stop it. Stop fighting. Quiet!

Quiet!

Is this a school or a wrestling ring?

Go, call your headmaster.

What are you looking at? Bring me your headmaster!

Sir!

Gyaneshwar Tripathi.

49 not out, sir.

-Sir, you're out! -You're out!

It was a no-ball!

Not out!

You see, the problem is…

The children from the slums are very good at bowling.

That is why they needed an all-rounder down the order.

-So I joined them. -Mr. Gyaneshwar,

the government pays you a salary

so that the kids can get good numbers in the board exams.

Not on the scoreboards.

Why would they not get good marks, sir?

The tenth-grade batch this year is full of geniuses.

Last year, when they were in the ninth grade,

70% of the kids from this batch got 90% marks in 80% of the subjects.

And K3 ji sir will be the State Topper.

K3 ji?

Kamal Kanth Kuttan.

He is so studious that I have to add a "ji" with respect.

I see.

Sir, I know. I know.

Our school didn't make a good first impression,

but the second impression will be perfect.

Gyaneshwar, how many times do I need to tell you

to remove the chemicals from the lab?

Last night, I don't know what my father drank, thinking it was water.

His urine is now purple!

He goes to the toilet and instead has a titration.

I will send the Chemistry professor, and he will neutralize it.

I mean, he will change it from purple to white.

Change it to yellowish-white.

You-- Brother-in-law, you should focus on the dance at the wedding.

We will handle things here.

Fine. You have to dance too.

Yes, I am practicing that move.

-Okay, let's go, Dad. -Okay.

Son, it wasn't purple. It was violet.

Sir…

The third impression will be perfect, sir.

Mr. Gyaneshwar, the educational directorate

can only help with the facilities.

It is your responsibility to use them properly.

You asked for one teacher and two whiteboards.

The rest is up to you.

The government is giving you everything you need.

I did send a request, sir, but…

it was for one whiteboard and two teachers. Math and Physics.

She can teach that.

Yes, she can teach it. You can, right?

Ms. Kanchan is an all-rounder too.

Oh!

Sir, I am a Math Teacher.

How can I teach Physics?

Math and Physics are like cousins.

One reads the recipe and the other cooks.

Just put the pot on the stove, you can do it.

She can do it. Trust me.

Go to the clerk's office and submit your documents. I will see you there.

-Go ahead, please. -Sir?

Sir, the Chemistry lab equipment…

Mr. Gyaneshwar, send me an email with a list of all of these problems.

-Yes. Okay. -Okay then.

Oh, and…

I know you won't be able to,

but I want the Cambridge details by Friday.

-Yes, sir. -Make sure to send it.

Okay.

What, sir?

Sir? Sir, sir, sir!

Which details, sir?

Can you just quickly remind me?

You don't check your email, do you?

No, I do…

Last night's match lasted till the super over.

So I ran out of my 1.5 GB of data.

Mr. Gyaneshwar, the government has introduced a new policy

to encourage commendable HMs like you.

I see.

This year, Delhi’s ten government schools

with the highest tenth-grade Board results…

Okay.

The Headmasters of those schools will be sent to Cambridge for training.

Cambridge.

Cambridge in England?

You mean, we will go to a foreign country, sir?

Just the headmasters of the top ten schools.

Yes, you mean, we will go to a foreign country?

Mr. Gyaneshwar, I understand

that your tenth-grade batch is a historic batch for this school.

-No doubt, sir. -But you already know

how proud we are of the government schools in Delhi.

Now, to beat 2,500 other schools,

your kids don't need teachers.

They need God himself.

Yes, that is…

Son? Please come.

Sir.

Tell sir what we say at the start of Monday's assembly.

"A teacher is Brahma, the creator. A teacher is Vishnu, the preserver.

A teacher is Maheshwara, the destroyer of ignorance.

A teacher is verily the Supreme Absolute.

Salutations to that revered Teacher."

Sir, this is…

our future State Topper.

Kamal Kanth Kuttan, sir.

That is why we add "ji" with respect.

-Ji. -Exactly!

Here.

Sweets made with sesame.

They will help reduce the pain.

Bansi, my child, the only reason I come here

is to provide a support system for children like you.

Tell me, what happened?

Sir, during the lunch break, Palak said,

"You will be the flag today."

Before I could understand, she strung me up on the pole.

And then she gave me a tight slap and started yelling,

"Come wave the flag for 20 rupees! Come wave the flag for 20 rupees!"

Half the school waved the flag today, sir.

Do you have anything to say?

Counselor sir, I know you want to rusticate me for my actions,

and…

I agree with your decision.

Sit down, Palak.

You have already been kicked out of four private schools.

Why do you have to turn everything into a textbook rebellion?

Because I don't want to study! How many more times do you need to hear it?

-Then what do you want to do? -Anything else!

I could become an influencer, join a reality show,

or open up a shop and earn some money.

Education is not just about making money.

You can also help other people with it.

-You can help society-- -You are telling me that?!

You can't even help your own daughter.

You want to help the entire society.

Sir…

is she your daughter?

Sir, you should have this.

To help reduce the pain.

Sir?

Oh, Sharma ma'am.

You don't have to hide behind a veil in school.

I am the Headmaster, not your family member.

What is this?

Sir, we just wanted your sign on this leave application.

Shiney sir, didn't you take two sick leaves last week?

Not at all, sir.

Not an SL, I just took a PL.

Now I am just taking four ELs and three CLs.

Then what is this PPL for one day?

Please, please leave me, sir.

And what about you?

Sir, it's my mother-in-law's birthday.

Sir, if I don't record her birthday vlog again this year,

she will be very angry.

Both of you teach the tenth grade.

I am thinking of holding extra classes,

but you are thinking of taking extra holidays?

-Sir-- -No, no, no.

I want good results on the boards.

Otherwise, we won't be able to go to Cambridge.

What?

Sir, Cambridge?

Oxford, Cambridge…

Our kids.

Won't they go there?

Can only children from private schools go there?

-No. -Don't we have the right?

-We have the right. -Yes, we do, sir.

We will go, sir. But, sir,

our school has had such a low budget that it says

coming soon outside the library for the last ten years.

How will we get the funds for extra classes?

That is why we live in the water,

and I am friends with alligators.

Just watch, if the opposition wins,

prices won't just rise by 10%. They will go up more than 20%.

So, how expensive will something that costs 100 rupees be, sir?

If prices rise more than 20%,

how much will something that costs 100 rupees be, sir?

MLA GOLDY FAILED FOURTH GRADE

A lot.

It will cost a lot.

It will be very, very expensive.

Jai Hind.

So, as you can see, this is the condition of our country's leaders.

Goldy Randhawa from the STD party

doesn't even know fourth-grade math.

We shouldn't vote for these illiterate fools.

Let's change the government in the next elections.

Respected Urmila ma'am.

What is the diamond of Goldy ji's party doing in our coal mine?

Just fulfilling my responsibility.

Otherwise, I would never sully my hands with coal.

Send some tea.

Just one cup.

Just for me.

Put the phone down. The landline isn't working.

I will call you back.

Goldy ji told me you have asked for extra funds.

To hold extra classes for the students in the tenth grade.

I did.

Tell me.

No.

Will you not tell me? Or is your answer no?

Goldy ji will not be helping you with funds.

I just wanted to say no, so that I could see your face.

See you later.

Wait, wait, Urmila ji.

Goldy ji promised me that if we let the wedding guests stay here,

then he will provide the school with funds.

Goldy ji wanted to keep his promise.

-So, what happened? -I told him not to.

Look, just because of our personal enmity,

please don't ruin the kids' futures.

What kids?

Which future?

Do you even check the attendance of the kids in your school?

Take a look.

More than half the children in the tenth grade

have been absent for one month now.

When there are no kids here,

who will you give extra classes to?

The kids aren't coming to school?!

The kids aren't coming to school!

Make sure you make an entry here, first thing in the morning.

-Okay. -The system saves

the entry time for the teachers.

Wow.

Things have gotten much better in government schools.

That is true.

Sukhiram present.

Suhasini madam present.

And Sangwan sir is present too.

-Good morning, sir. -Good morning.

Oh, it's you!

-Aren't you the new madam? -That's right.

-Kanchan? -Yes.

I have saved a nice property for you.

What?

It's in a prime location.

Do you want to book it?

Thank you, but I am not here to walk the same path as the other teachers.

I will find my own way.

Can you tell me the way to the staff room?

Hey.

The first period hasn't even begun. Who punished you?

Don't be scared.

Tell me their name.

Meena.

Meena?

Hands down.

Hello.

Everyone?

Good morning!

Hello.

My name is Kanchan.

Today is my first day here.

I needed to talk to Meena ma'am. Which one of you is Meena ma'am?

Meena ma'am?

Yes, tell me.

-Meena? -Sir.

Meena sir.

My name is Hansraj.

The kids lovingly call me the evil "Kansraj".

Tell me. What did you want to talk about?

Sir, it's…

Did you punish the kids kneeling in front of 8B?

Tell me the Subject, Object, and Source for this sentence.

What, sir?

You kicked the kids out of class.

Can you identify the Subject, Object, and Source?

Subject, Object…

Sir, you are the Subject,

the kids are the Object,

and the class is the Source!

So, where do you come in?

What?

No. Sir, actually…

According to a study conducted by the Board of Education,

if instead of punishing kids,

you try to be their friend, sir…

I understand.

You can be their friend.

It is time for my class.

Sir…

Hello… I am the Math teacher.

Hello.

What's wrong?

Nothing. Go back to sleep.

We shouldn't vote for these illiterate--

Teachers and parents.

Are like two wheels.

And when these two wheels come together,

they make a…

Wheelchair!

Cyc--

-Cycle. Cycle? -Cycle.

A cycle that is known as SMC.

School Management Committee.

And this cycle is what will

take your kids to their destination.

No, I won't buy a cycle for Ravinder.

Last year, he pedaled all the way to Noida.

-Sir… -But sir is serving upma.

What happened?

Are you not serving?

Hey, sit down.

Look, the government knows

how important SMCs like ours are to run a school.

That is why in the education report this year,

they have printed the picture of an SMC just like ours.

I am sure you know some of these people.

Hey, Vardharajan? Isn't this…

That's right. TTPS.

Tinki Toli Public School.

Headmaster, teachers, and just like you…

Parents.

-Why are you showing us this? -What is all this, sir?

How could they print their photo even though we are right here?

Why wouldn't they, my friend?

In the board exams last year,

a dozen kids from TTPS scored 90% marks.

While we distribute sweets if the kid passes with 40%!

So why wouldn't they?

No…

If the students appearing in the tenth boards this year

can create a miracle, then…

I can ask them to print our photo.

Sir, we will make sure the kids look only at their books.

-Yes, absolutely. -But we won't let TTPS win.

-Definitely. Definitely. -Just tell us,

what do you need to improve the tenth-grade results?

-Yes. -Kids.

No, that is why I called this SMC meeting.

You will be surprised to know

that for the last month,

many of our tenth-grade students… Yours, yours, and yours.

Haven't been coming to school.

Why would we be surprised, sir?

The kids aren't coming to school because we aren't sending them.

What do you mean? Are you stopping your kids from coming to school?

Yes. Sir, Ravinder has gotten a job.

The amount of money I make in three days selling things from my cart,

Ravinder makes that much in just a day.

So, why does he need to go to school?

Uppal ji, I am sorry, but…

education is not important just so you can earn money.

Sir, you can't understand our lives.

It’s the turning of four wheels that keeps our household going.

-That's right. -Do you drive a cab?

No, I drive an e-rickshaw.

But my older brother rides a unicycle in the circus.

We spend one rupee on school

so that our children may earn two rupees tomorrow.

He is earning four rupees today.

So why spend money on school?

That's true.

Sir, getting a photo is fine,

but we can't make them quit their job. Sorry.

-Let's go, come on. -Who wants a ride for 30 rupees?

-Wait, at least listen. -Let's go.

-Come, I will drop you. -What?

-Can I drop you? -No, but listen…

-Sir, can I drop you? -No, I have a class.

-Listen, Uppal ji… -Come on, let's go.

-Sir. -Namaste.

Sir, the parents have refused. What will we do now?

What now?

The last man standing needs to win the match for us.

-Good morning, ma'am! -Good morning, ma'am!

Good morning. Good morning. Hello.

I am your new Physics teacher, Kanchan.

So, let's begin. Today, we will be learning about gravitation.

Please open your books.

Why won't this get erased?

Ma'am, Sharma ma'am accidentally wrote it with a permanent marker.

So, where do I write now?

Next to the trachea or below the rectum?

It's okay, knowledge knows no boundaries.

Do you all know

how the story of gravitation began?

With this. In 1666,

when Sir Isaac Newton

was sleeping under a tree, he was hit on the head with an…

Where is my apple?

Will one of you tell me who took my apple?

Please?

Hey, you.

Give me my apple back.

I don't have it, madam.

Look, it's very important for my presentation.

Don't waste my time. Or else…

Or you will kick me out of class?

No.

I am not like the other teachers.

In my class,

no one will scold you,

no one will hit you,

and no one will throw you out of the class.

Never?

Never.

Sit down! Kids!

-It will be very expensive. -According to our survey,

even a dog wouldn't vote for illiterate Goldy.

#GawarGoldy is trending all over NCR.

Look at that.

The security guy told us everything, sir.

There are kids in the bidi factory.

You mean, those idiots are making children roll bidis?

Let's deal with these…

Sir, I am sure some of our students are working in the factory.

All this could be a bit traumatizing for them.

Why don't sir and I go get them out first?

Traumatizing… it could give them mental trauma.

Okay.

You have ten minutes.

Yes, sir.

You can't go in.

We are from Adarsh Baal Vidyalaya, and our kids are inside.

Hey!

Mr. Gyaneshwar?

-That's right. -Oh, Uncle!

-Greetings, sir. -Hello.

-Ramnish, I am the founder and CEO here. -Ramnish…

I am the "R" from the RG in the name.

I have heard some very good things about your batting, sir.

My employees always say

that "Tere Naam's" haircut and your square cut

will be written about in the pages of history.

No, that is a bit… where are the kids?

We wanted to meet them. To talk to them.

-Of course, sir, come in. Come. -Let's go.

Sir, I began two years ago

with a tobacco seed and my uncle's seed investment.

And today? From Delhi to Dubai,

Bidi is synonymous with RG Bidi.

We sell it with pride, sir.

So, Ramnish, why are you making kids do this instead of bidi experts?

Sir, do you know how tough the competition is in the bidi ecosystem?

So, for cost-cutting, we did an age-cutting for our employees.

They aren't employees, they are kids!

Hey, they're scolding the CEO.

Ramnish ji, forgive me, but all of this is illegal.

What you are doing is called child labor!

What are you saying, sir? Absolutely not.

All of these kids are above 14.

And, sir, if we had child labor,

would we have so many new joinees every week?

-Do you understand? -Palak?

Oh! Hi, Dad.

I just joined their HR department yesterday.

-HR? -Handling and Rolling. Bidis.

You were the one who said we should always help others.

So, I am helping both… Bidi smokers and makers.

-Good morning, sir. -Good morning, sir.

Good morning, child.

Sir, when they're making good money,

then why take on the burden of studying?

-It's so simple. -Shut up!

Everyone shut up!

Now, all the kids need to come out.

All the kids.

Where is the owner of this place?

You? Come here.

-Gyaneshwar ji? -Yes?

I gave you so much respect,

-and you-- -They came during the strategic timeout.

This isn't right, sir.

Now you will be the ones who end up in trouble.

Oh, Inspector sahab?

You, come here.

Sorry, sir, but…

the two of you need to come to the Police Station with me.

We need to come with you?!

Not him?

Why?

The "G" in RG? That is his uncle.

G for Goldy ji.

So F equals G.

M1, M2 upon R-squared.

-Where R is the… -Ma'am, R is?

-What? -Ma'am, R?

-R is the distance between-- -Didn't I say it'd be a six?

You! Yes, you!

You can choose not to study if you don't want to,

but let me teach others.

Enough! I am done with this mannerless behavior!

You will all stop disrupting the class right now! Right now!

I caught you!

Does this phone fold?

No, sir.

I can fold it.

I am standing right behind this wall.

I don't want to hear a single voice.

Your voice is fine.

Always says the same thing.

"Why do you need to study if you are already earning?"

Do we pray to the Goddess of learning, Saraswati,

just so the Goddess of Money, Laxmi, can bless us?

I don't know when people will change their mindset, sir?

Today's youth lose their way for just a few rupees.

Hey, you were cutting the emergency chain on a train.

Parmar sir, can you at least find out

by when Goldy ji's employee will get here?

She is here.

Urmila ji!

You are in trouble, and I am not there to see it?

How is that possible?

Wait a second.

What?

Oh! This jail filter really suits you.

Urmila ji…

Get us out of here.

And get the kids out of your factory.

You are the only one who can convince Goldy ji.

But why would I convince him?

If you believe the news channels, Gawar Goldy will lose the elections.

Now you want me to stop his earnings, too?

We have always helped Goldy ji!

And we will continue to do so. We will give him whatever he wants.

-You will? -Yes.

-To Goldy ji? -That's right.

At your Sports Day last year,

a fight broke out for the sacks used in the sack race.

Among the teachers, in fact!

What could you possibly give to Goldy ji?

Urmila ji?

We have what Goldy ji needs desperately.

Votes.

-Do you have an ordinary marker? -What?

An ordinary marker.

Yes…

Let me.

Sir…

You probably think I am such a big idiot.

I just thought you were new, nothing more.

I just want to be a good teacher, sir.

Not like the other teachers.

Why do you think that other teachers and good teachers can't be the same?

Just focus on being a teacher.

The good will take care of itself.

-Urmila? -Yes.

Are you sure this will work?

Yes.

It will. It will work, Goldy ji.

Residents of Tinki Toli, my birthplace.

In this scorching hot sun,

I have a special reason for calling you all here under this scorching sun.

I found out today

that some of the students here

are working in a factory instead of studying at school.

And it is being operated by my own nephew.

I took action immediately.

I closed the factory down,

and I gave an order to send all the children back to school.

I am sure many of you are thinking,

why would I do this to myself.

Illiterate Goldy couldn't care less about getting an education.

How could an uneducated man

understand the value of getting an education?

And I want to tell you

that only an uneducated man

can understand the true value of an education.

Just like some of my tiny friends here,

I did not enjoy studying.

So I didn't think getting an education was necessary.

And today,

you can see my truth

on every other news channel.

And brothers and sisters,

I know that each and every one of you

wants a bright future for your children.

I am not an astrologer, but I can tell you that

there is only one way to have a strong future in this country.

A strong education!

You need to cry here.

You need to…

cry here.

If we are unable to give our children a strong education,

the opposition parties are correct.

Goldy is illiterate.

Yes! Yes, I am illiterate.

I am uneducated.

But I swear on the soil of my birthplace,

I will not let our children remain uneducated.

Gawar Goldy!

Long live!

Long live, Gawar Goldy! Long live, Gawar Goldy!

Long live, Gawar Goldy! Long live, Gawar Goldy!

Long live, Gawar Goldy! Long live, Gawar Goldy!

I don't know about the kids. This education has secured my future.

Yes…

Long live, Gawar Goldy!

Congratulations on getting extra classes.

Long live, Gawar Goldy!

-Sir? -Yes, Kanchan ma'am. Come in.

Come in.

Oh, K3 ji. How are you?

Please take a seat.

What is wrong?

Did you annoy madam with PhD-level questions?

Sir, actually, he was cheating on the Unit Test.

Kuttan ji is a future State Topper, ma'am.

He must be letting others cheat off him, naughty genius.

No, sir. Look at this.

He brought so many chits.

He even brought chits for Moral Science.

That is not even today's exam.

No, ma'am. He is the best student from our best batch.

If he doesn't know anything, then the whole tenth batch…

Kuttan, my child, you are a genius, right?

Sir, forget about genius. He couldn't pass the fourth grade.

Kuttan, what is distance over time?

Kuttan ji?

Root two, ma'am.

Root two.

Root two?

Kuttan ji…

What is distance over time? Root two?

-Sir… -Is it root two?

-Twenty Fahrenheit! -Sir, sir, sir.

-Sir, not the shoe. -Belgium.

No, no, no. It's Premchand.

That's literature!