India, May 5 -- In a world where academic setbacks are often met with criticism or even punishment, and the pressure to perform well pushes some students to the edge, one family in Karnataka is winning hearts - and the internet - for setting very high parenting goals.

Meet Abhishek Cholachagudda, a Class 10 student from Basaveshwar English Medium School in Bagalkot (Karnataka), who recently failed all six subjects in his SSLC board exams (Secondary School Leaving Certificate) aka Class X boards. He scored a total of 200 out of 625 marks, that is 32%.

While most parents would have reacted with panic or disappointment, maybe even anger, this younger's family chose celebration over condemnation.

Instead of scolding him, his parents threw ...