R Madhavan on why he gave son Vedaant no free time until he was 15: ‘Indulge him in whatever they want’
Actor R Madhavan has often spoken about raising his son Vedaant Madhavan with strong values despite growing up in a privileged environment. Vedaant, who is an international swimmer representing India at multiple championships, is Madhavan’s son with wife Sarita Birje, whom he married in 1999. R Madhavan says he gave no free time to son Vedaant until he was 15. (Instagram) In a recent conversation on the 100 Year Life Project by ACKO with Radhika Gupta, Madhavan opened up about modern parenting, social pressure and the parenting rule that shaped the way he raised his son. Also read: R Madhavan goes incognito to watch Aditya Dhar’s Dhurandhar 2 in Mumbai, picture emerges online Madhavan reflects on teaching Vedaant gratitude and respect Madhavan said one of the biggest lessons he wanted Vedaant to understand was gratitude and awareness of privilege. “The thing I made sure that Vedaant did was to acknowledge, maybe not as much as my friends, but most certainly acknowledge the liftman, the guard, the drivers, you know, and not call them aayas and …







