Actor and writer Twinkle Khanna, who has two children with her actor husband Akshay Khanna, revealed a significant conversation with her son Aarav on privilege. In conversation with Sudha Murthy, Chairperson of the Infosys Foundation, Twinkle said that sometimes children who come from well-off homes have a certain amount of guilt. She asked Sudha how she ensured her children remained grounded.
Twinkle agreed, “One day, my son asked, ‘Why do I have all these things and those people don't?’ And I told him, ‘When you’re born with a silver spoon in your mouth, it's your responsibility to use that. Even if it's not a silver spoon, maybe it's a plastic spoon. But if you have any spoon of any sort, you use that to scoop up some porridge and give it to someone who doesn't have it’.”
She added, “And I think from that day, I've also seen him looking at life differently and also realising that privilege is a platform which can be used to help other people.”
Besides Aarav, Twinkle and Akshay also have a daughter Nitara. Twinkle refrains from sharing pictures of her children too often on social media.
