Esha is surprised to discover that her mother, one of the most hard-working people she knows, isn’t paid the same wages as her male colleagues. Deeply troubled by this information, she is even more disturbed by the way many adults around her respond: accepting this situation as normal. It finally takes a conversation with her Civics teacher in school to realize that this is not only wrong, it’s also illegal, and gives her the motivation to help her mother fight for equal play in the workplace. 

Riya can’t help but feel like a burden at times - her parents work extremely hard, and her family still struggles to make ends meet. Knowing that if she were to drop out of school and work in order to supplement her family’s income, she might be less of a burden, Riya broaches the subject with her Civics teacher: she is made to realize that she has a right to education, and furthermore, through schemes like the Mid-Day Meal, her schooling does reduce her family’s financial stress. Riya resolves to stay in school, and use her education as a stepping stone to help her family. 

Parth loves school, but there’s one subject he can’t stand: Civics. Constantly distracted in class, he doesn’t see the value in learning about seemingly obscure jargon that doesn’t seem to have an impact on his day to day life. All that changes when his Civics teacher decides to intervene, fostering a conversation in class that makes the students examine many of the things that they might otherwise take for granted. By studying the Preamble to the Indian Constitution, Parth realizes that the Liberty, Equality, Fraternity, and Justice aren’t abstractions with no bearing on his life, but rather, tangible rights that have had to be fought for and vigilantly protected.