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India Today
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- India Today
Ravi Mohan, wife Aarti share birthday posts for son Aarav: This year hasn't been easy
Actor Ravi Mohan and his estranged wife Aarti Ravi shared heartfelt notes on social media to mark their son Aarav Ravi's birthday. The posts included a few pictures of Aarav, with notes dedicated to their pictures with his sons Aarav and Ayaan, Ravi Mohan called them, "My pride. My all seasons. My eternal Kurumba's (sic)."See his post here: advertisement Meanwhile, Aarti began with a touch of motherly humour, saying, "Somehow overnight you've grown taller than me. And now you won't stop reminding me!" She added that Aarav's growth was not just physical but emotional as well."It's not just your height that's changed - it's your heart, your strength, your quiet resilience," she wrote, revealing that the past year had been challenging for their family. She expressed pride in Aarav's ability to stay strong through difficult continued, "This year hasn't been easy - I know that. But you've faced every moment with more grace than most adults could. You've walked through it all with steady steps, silent strength and a heart that still chooses to believe in the good. Happy Birthday, Aarav. You've grown in more ways than I can measure — and no matter how tall you get, or how much you tease me about it you'll always be my little boy, and I'll always be your biggest cheerleader."advertisementCheck out the post here: Trisha Krishnan and Khushboo Sundar reacted to the post wishing Aarav on the special day. The former wrote, "Happy birthday to my most special boy (sic)," while Sundar wrote, "Our little boy is a grown up boy now. of him. And you too Aartu, he is grown up to be a very fine boy. May God bless him, always (sic)."Read the comments here: Aarav Ravi is the son of actor Ravi Mohan and Aarti Ravi. He briefly appeared in the 2018 Tamil sci-fi thriller 'Tik Tik Tik', directed by Shakti Soundar Mohan filed for divorce from his wife Aarti at the Chennai Family Welfare Court earlier in 2025. Since then, both have been appearing in court for their hearing the work front, Ravi Mohan will play lead roles in the upcoming films 'Genie' and 'Karathey Babu'. He is also set to portray a darker character in 'Parasakthi', where he plays the antagonist. The film is directed by Sudha Kongara and stars Sivakarthikeyan and Sreeleela in key roles.- EndsMust Watch
Hindustan Times
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- Hindustan Times
Aarti Ravi says son Aarav faced a difficult year with ‘silent strength' on his birthday amid separation from Ravi Mohan
Actor Ravi Mohan and his estranged wife Aarti Ravi's son Aarav Ravi turned a year older on 29 June. While the actor has yet to post anything about his son's birthday, Aarti posted pictures with their son, penning an emotional note on how he faced a lot along with her in the past year. (Also Read: Ravi Mohan reveals he has been living in rented home for first time since split with Aarti Ravi; internet calls him out) Aarti Ravi posted an emotional birthday wish for son Aarav on Instagram. Sharing two pictures on Instagram that saw her holding her son without showing his face, Aarti wrote, 'Somehow overnight… you've grown taller than me. And now you won't stop reminding me! But it's not just your height that's changed — it's your heart, your strength, your quiet resilience.' She then wrote about how the year has been challenging for them, adding, 'This year hasn't been easy — I know that. But you've faced every moment with more grace than most adults could.' Aarti also wrote of how Aarav held strong through it all. Aarti concluded the note with, 'Happy Birthday, Aarav. You've grown in more ways than I can measure — and no matter how tall you get, or how much you tease me about it… You'll always be my little boy, and I'll always be your biggest cheerleader.' Calling him her 'special boy' Trisha Krishnan commented under the post, 'Happy birthday to my most special boy.' Recent work For the uninitiated, Aarav is the eldest son of Ravi and Aarti. He appeared in his father's 2018 space film, Tik Tik Tik. Written and directed by Shakti Soundar Rajan, the film was a commercial success and received favourable reviews. Ravi will soon star in Genie and Karathey Babu. He will also play the antagonist in Parasakthi, which stars Sivakarthikeyan, Sreeleela and Atharvaa Murali. The film is directed by Sudha Kongara. He was most recently seen in Siren, Brother and Kadhalika Neramillai. Ravi announced his separation from Aarti in 2024, and their divorce is in court.
Time of India
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- Time of India
Aarti Ravi gets emotional as she celebrates son Aarav Ravi's birthday, says, "This hasn't been an easy year"
Picture Credit: Instagram Aarti Ravi recently took to her social media to share a heartfelt note on the occasion of her son Aarav Ravi's birthday. The post included a couple of pictures featuring Aarav, cleverly keeping their faces out of the frame. Aarti began her note with a touch of motherly humour, writing, "Somehow overnight… you've grown taller than me. And now you won't stop reminding me!" She went on to share that her son's growth wasn't just physical but emotional too. "It's not just your height that's changed — it's your heart, your strength, your quiet resilience," Aarti wrote, revealing that the past year had been challenging for their family. She expressed how proud she was of Aarav's growth, especially his ability to stay strong through adversity. She further added, "This year hasn't been easy — I know that. But you've faced every moment with more grace than most adults could. You've walked through it all with steady steps, silent strength… and a heart that still chooses to believe in the good. Happy Birthday, Aarav. You've grown in more ways than I can measure — and no matter how tall you get, or how much you tease me about it… you'll always be my little boy, and I'll always be your biggest cheerleader. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Clean Warehouses = Safe Workplaces SearchMore Learn More Undo " Aarav Ravi is the son of actor Ravi Mohan and Aarti Ravi. The young star kid briefly stepped into the spotlight with his appearance in the 2018 Tamil sci-fi thriller Tik Tik Tik, directed by Shakti Soundar Rajan. On the work front, Ravi Mohan will be seen playing lead roles in the upcoming films Genie and Karathey Babu. Interestingly, he is also set to portray a darker shade in Parasakthi, where he plays the antagonist. The much-anticipated film is directed by Sudha Kongara and stars Sivakarthikeyan and Sreeleela in key roles.
Scroll.in
23-06-2025
- General
- Scroll.in
Short fiction: Young Aarav and his mother try to return to life after his father's death
Aarav hadn't liked the art class with the elephant. Suman ma'am had drawn one out on paper, then cut out its outline and traced it on a bar of soap. Even though his grandmother, Nani, had said that the elephant was Ganesha – very strong and lucky for people, Aarav's drawing had come out all wrong: the body was too thin, the trunk too short, the tail too long. Only its ear had looked good – big, shaped like a heart. Suman ma'am had used a blunt knife to cut around the outline on the soap, then a paper clip to shave off the extra bits. Hers was a strong soap elephant that Nani would have liked. There hadn't been enough knives to go around, so Aarav's elephant had felt weak, more soap than elephant. He didn't like soap. It filled him with dread. Ever since his father had died suddenly in a road accident, Mama couldn't stop washing her hands. He knew all the smells by now – rose, jasmine, neem, sandal – and each filled him with dread. He knew the smell of Lizol too. It was worse than soap for its smell stayed longer. It was all over the place – on the bathroom floor, on the kitchen tiles, on the fridge, on the microwave. When it appeared on the bathroom door handles and on the plastic curtain rod, he knew Mama would occupy the bathroom more and more, and he would have to go down to pee somewhere in the community park, behind a bush. How would Nani hold her pee with Mama locked inside, washing, washing? Nani herself stayed so long in the bathroom, muttering all those mantras so loud she could be heard all over the house. She sounded angry in the bathroom, but always soothing with Mama. It's ok, Premila. It's ok, beti. You just don't worry. Everything is clean, nobody will be infected. The gas knob is turned off. The windows are shut. I am here. Go to work. Go to office. Go, dear. It was only when the class bully Saurav had blinked at him and laughed with a roar that Aarav realised he had acquired a nervous blink, quick but deep. Each time he realised it only after blinking. He knew this was something bad. As it was, he had only Rathin as a friend – Rathin, who stammered so badly nobody waited for him to finish. With a blink, Aarav felt he would be even lonelier. Blink, funny guy. Blink, shove off. It must have been then that Suman ma'am's eyes fell on him in a long glance during art class. He felt the heat rise in the pit of his stomach and suddenly felt what Mama must feel all the time. He didn't like the heat. It was shame heat – no, not shame heat…fear heat. He knew now and didn't like it. He didn't like the fear in Mama either. He suddenly knew she washed her hands to get rid of the fear. She checked on closed windows five times because she was afraid. The same with the gas—if she checked the knob five times, nobody would be gassed to death. The checking didn't help any. Come to think of it, she did almost everything five times. She even counted five before she switched on the fan. What was it with five? By counting, did she try to cool her fear? 'Aarav, could you suggest an idea for today's class?' he heard Suman ma'am say, 'Something we could do with plasticine. We have plenty here.' 'Tree,' Aarav blurted out, feeling it rise from the pit of his stomach. 'A tree?' she said gently, 'Alright, a tree then. Rajan, bring out the boxes of browns and greens. Let's see what we can do with them.' Suman ma'am joined two strips of brown plasticine and rolled them out in her palms till they became round, then stumped both ends on the floor till they looked like tall barrels, full. With a blunt knife, she made rough lines in them that twisted here and there like the tree was old. Then she took small brown strips, rolled them out and stuck each one to the stump to make roots. Aarav didn't feel the need for roots because they didn't show. But he said nothing, for Suman ma'am had come close to sit on his right and he wasn't sure how he would avoid blinking, for it just seemed to come before he knew it. She suggested they try making branches the same way she had made the roots and stuck them on the stump. Many branches got rolled out but many also fell off the trunk. Suman ma'am laughed. Aarav saw how her eyes crinkled with fun, her red lipstick making her mouth look wide open like a mask. She said, 'All those whose branches have stuck, let's get some leaves on them.' Saurav tried to stick green dots on his branch as it hung, but it fell. When Suman ma'am asked Aarav if she could use his stuck branch to put some leaves on it, Saurav blinked meanly at him. But Aarav's heart glowed as he watched Suman ma'am take off his branch and lay it on the floor. She rolled out a long strip of green plasticine and pinched it at regular points till it looked like a range of hills. She wrapped it around the branch like a snake and stuck the branch to the tree trunk. The pointy green glowed bright against the brown. She said softly, 'Sometimes we have scary thoughts that stick like these branches. The scary thought is just a branch that has got stuck. We can unstick them, like this.' She plucked off the branch and dropped it on the floor. It lay there like a dead thing. It wasn't till Mama had started washing her hands seven times instead of five that Aarav thought of making a tree at home – with sticky thoughts that got stuck but could also get unstuck. It would be time for the morning school bus but Mama would be stuck in the bathroom, washing her hands. 'Aarav,' she'd say, 'Please shut the windows today. We are running late, beta. We don't want anyone cutting the mesh and entering the house, do we?' Mama would still be in her nightie, her hair uncombed, her smell jasmine. He hated jasmine the most. 'Okay,' he'd say and begin sliding shut the glass, his school satchel feeling heavy on his back. One, two, three, four, five, six, seven glass windows. It was when he had to shut the glass every morning, and his bile rose every time on the bus that he thought of building the tree. Though he shared the room with Nani, she did not notice him build it nor the tree when it was done – a tree without leaves. She was too busy running around Mama. Aarav hid the tree in his cupboard shelf anyway. He didn't want Nani to see him at his semi-open cupboard, sticking and unsticking bad thoughts. Hate the sight of Mama bent over the washbasin staring at foamy hands: stick branch. Stuck. Now unstick and let fall. Let thief enter through the window and steal all Mama's soaps: stick branch. Now unstick. The branch fell, rolled a little, stopped. Aarav used the same tree trunk again and again but rolled out new branches. It made him calm. One morning, Mama looked sicker than usual and his bile rose at the second glass window. His satchel strap hurt. He walked to the bathroom and said in a voice that quivered, 'I won't close the windows anymore. I forget things I have to put in my bag because of this. I am sure Nani opens them all after you leave. She likes the fresh air.' Mama looked as if she had been slapped. Nani reached the bathroom in a bound. She looked at Aarav first, then at Mama, then said, 'It's alright, Premila. It's alright. I will close the windows myself. I don't need fresh air.' Aarav's shoulders slumped. He turned away but not before he saw the confusion in Mama's eyes as she looked at him with both anger and appeal.
India Today
19-06-2025
- Health
- India Today
Sorry Dad, science says mom is the smart one
When little Aarav, barely four, started solving puzzles meant for eight-year-olds, his family was stunned, except his mother, who smiled knowingly. "He's always been curious, just like I was," she said, brushing off the praise. At first, everyone assumed it was just maternal pride talking. But as it turns out, science might actually agree with living rooms, classrooms, and playgrounds across the world, children display sparks of brilliance that often lead people to wonder: Where did that come from? For years, the answer felt split down the middle. But now, genetic research is beginning to tip the scales pointing, quite strongly, toward mothers as the primary source of inherited intelligence. Studies suggest that when it comes to IQ, mom may have the upper hand in the genetic lottery. Picture credit: freepik advertisementINTELLIGENCE LIVES ON THE X CHROMOSOMEThe theory that intelligence is passed on more significantly from mothers is rooted in genetics. Humans have 23 pairs of chromosomes, and one pair determines sex XX for females and XY for males. Research shows that many intelligence-related genes are located on the X chromosome. Since women carry two X chromosomes, and men only one, the likelihood of a child inheriting these intelligence genes from the mother is statistically GENES AREN'T THE FULL STORYIt's important to note that genetics accounts for only 40-60% of intelligence. The rest comes down to environment, stimulation, education, and emotional support areas where both parents and caregivers play critical roles. "A child's potential is determined by genes, but how far they go depends on the environment they grow up in," says Dr. Meera Rao, a Delhi-based child psychologist. "Nutrition, emotional security, and access to learning are equally critical."NATURE MEETS NURTUREadvertisementInterestingly, mothers often end up playing a more central role not just genetically, but environmentally as well. Numerous psychological studies show that a secure emotional bondDOES BREASTFEEDING MAKE A CHILD INTELLIGENT?Breastfeeding may have a small positive effect on intelligence in children, but this effect largely disappears when you adjust for factors like the mother's IQ, education, and socio-economic status. Journalist Sarah Hall said to the Guardian "Breastfeeding your baby has little or no effect on its intelligence baby's brainpower 'more a matter of IQ AS A STRONG PREDICTORA BMJ study (2006) of over 5,400 children found that maternal IQ was the strongest predictor of a child's IQ. Once maternal IQ was factored in, other variables like breastfeeding or socio-economic status had little impact on cognitive outcomes. Scientific evidence strongly supports that maternal genes, especially those on the X chromosome, have a disproportionately larger role in determining a child's intelligence but environment and parenting still matter both parents matter, science says intelligence is mostly a mom thing. But don't worry, dads, you still get credit for the hairline.
