As the nine-day Navratri festival has begun, a video of a man performing a unique form of 'garba' while reading a book has gone viral on social media. The video, shared on the microblogging site X by user Ankita, shows a man dressed in a brown kurta and jeans grooving at the garba night. He can be seen holding a book in one hand while matching the steps of others in the circle. The man appears so focused that he doesn’t even move his eyes from the book while performing coordinated dance steps with the group. Several onlookers stopped to witness his unique performance, some smiling at him in amusement. "Padhne wale bacche kahi bhi padh lete hai," read the video's caption.
X user Satish Panchal claimed to be the man in the video but did not provide an explanation for why he chose to read while dancing.
The video has garnered over 400,000 views and a flurry of comments. Many users speculated about which exam he might be preparing for that required him to study even while dancing.
"UPSC ke liye prepare kar raha hai" (He is preparing for UPSC), read one comment, while another said, "CA student nazar aa raha hai, November attempt ki tyari chal rahi" (He seems to be a CA student. Must be preparing for his November examination).
'Padhne wale bacche kahi bhi padh lete hai' just got real 😭😭 pic.twitter.com/cieAIqUMmd
— Ankita (@Memeswalimulagi) October 6, 2024
Other users turned the video into a meme template, offering hilarious captions to accompany the clip.
"When you promise your parents that you are going to your friend’s place for group study," read one comment.
"When you are born to be a dancer but forced to be a student," said another user.
"When your relatives are also there at the event," commented a third user.