From drug abuse to mowing down people to raping, there's nothing that a rich brat hasn't done. While Fardeen is stuck in a drug-related case, Abhishek Kasliwal of the Sriram Mills' family was charged with raping an old lady. Vikas Yadav, Sanjeev Nanda, Manu Sharma, and more recently Rahul Mahajan too, have attained notoriety.
What's common between all these accused? They all come from wealthy backgrounds and have the "who cares?" attitude in plenty — enough to make them believe they are above the law. But who is to be blamed?
Theatre artiste and socialite Sita Raina says, "I personally think that life for the newly rich means alcohol and flamboyant lifestyle and that is where the problem lies. We have really lost our soul. Who are we trying to ape? The West? Rich people are looking for outside sources for happiness and it's not just the rich people. Another problem is that the society is getting depleted. Even in Rahul Mahajan case, it all started from drinking. There is no end to all such things. We need to get real now. Our foundation needs to be strong with spiritual grounding which should start at the academic level itself."
While Raina suggests that well-off youngsters need to firm their grounding, designer Siddharth Tytler, the affable son of Jagdish Tytler, has no qualms in admitting that rich kids becoming brats is a childhood problem.
"I would say rich sons or daughters are not to be blamed. I move in the social circuit too and I know the truth. Parents are the culprits too to an extent. It all starts from childhood. Making kids learn what's good, what's bad and also discipline is the key. If parents don't take charge of their kids, who will? On the positive side, one should also see 10,000 other youngsters who are not getting into such things," says Siddharth.
While Raina suggests that well-off youngsters need to firm their grounding, designer Siddharth Tytler, the affable son of Jagdish Tytler, has no qualms in admitting that rich kids becoming brats is a childhood problem.
"I would say rich sons or daughters are not to be blamed. I move in the social circuit too and I know the truth. Parents are the culprits too to an extent. It all starts from childhood. Making kids learn what's good, what's bad and also discipline is the key. If parents don't take charge of their kids, who will? On the positive side, one should also see 10,000 other youngsters who are not getting into such things," says Siddharth.