Mahadevan and her husband spend over Rs 3 lakh annually on their children’s pursuits outside school. He says he has taken a mortgage loan to support his son’s dreams.Nor is this trend confined to the metropolises. Ballet, shooting, golf, tennis and robotics are some of the others and many children begin by doing a combination of these or others. “They are willing to support their children’s training as long as they are enjoying it.” Professional ballet classes for children over eight years comes up to around Rs 70,000 a year on training alone. Typically, each course costs Rs 2-3 lakh, with some even going up to Rs 6 lakh.

Source: Economic Times May 11, 2019 17:30 UTC