Archit Deodhar

An 11-year-old boy struggles to cope with the death of his father while trying to make new friends in an unfamiliar place, after his mother gets a job transfer.

Vidya’s academic performance means everything for his mother Saraswati. She can’t fathom that in her quest to make Vidya the best student, she is turning him into a depressed kid. Competition from class newcomer Rajas takes a toll on Vidya. He contemplates suicide and it is only the return of his father Shriganesh from the US that brings his life back on track.

If you cannot nurture honesty in your own home, you have no moral or ethical right to preach such values to society. Appa Thosar, a renowned mathematics teacher in the Konkan embodied this principle all his life. He is extremely fond of his grandson Vakratund who is a topper in Maths. Coincidentally, Appa comes across a nerve-shattering truth Vakratund has been successful through unfair means. Siddhant a sensitive story about moral courage and emotional turmoil.