Zoho’s Sridhar Vembu says kids should acquire these skills to be better in life: ‘We need children to have decent exposure’

He further highlighted how inculcating art, music, poetry, sports, and cooking in the young minds gives exposure. “We need children to have a decent exposure to these at a young age – not because we expect them to grow up to be brilliant mathematicians or world class chess players or world class chefs but because an exposure to these help them to be good at whatever they end up doing. Exposure does not mean competitive pressure, I want to be clear,” he added.

“I won’t ever be confused for a world class mathematician but my interest in the subject informs my understanding of software deeper,” Vembu wrote.

Concluding the post, he wrote, “Likewise decent exposure to art and sculpture can help someone become a great architect. Great orators often have a deep interest in classical poetry. And so on.”

See the post here:

Pure mathematics, carnatic music, bharatanatyam, classical art, sculpture, chess or go, mridangam, classical poetry, fine cooking – what is common to all of them? (apart from the fact that I am not good in any of them 😁, at least I get to appreciate some of them)

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— Sridhar Vembu (@svembu) July 22, 2025

The post has since gone viral, with several users chiming in on the discussion. “Foster CURIOSITY – children develop pattern recognition, creativity, balance, and critical thinking that enrich whatever they pursue,” a user wrote. “And cooking is a highly underrated skill. It’s actually a life skill. If you live alone and know cooking, you will steer clear of all these lifestyle diseases. Plus zero dependence on others,” another user commented.

“most tend to make one practise. that practise being a sense of discipline and follow a process. This trait helps in our life,” a third user reacted.