Obamas' home truths revealed

Barack makes the first move when the First Couple has a tiff

Barack Obama, in his role as the President of the United States, has to negotiate conflicts across the world. But what happens when there is one at home?


Michelle Obama interacts with underprivileged girls

'Mr President' doesn't hesitate to take the initiative even there. The Obamas' home truths were revealed when the First Lady Michelle fielded questions from school students at the national crafts museum in New Delhi on Monday.

School girls from Rajasthan and Punjab met the first lady and asked her questions about her relationship with her husband, "the most powerful man on earth," to gender equality.

Just two days ahead of the visit of Obama and first lady Michelle, the girls from Rajasthan and Punjab were gearing up to come to Delhi to meet them.

It was when an intelligence wing officer of Punjab Police knocked on their doors for verification did the small and rustic Qila Jiwan Singh village of Jandiala Block, District Amritsar woke up to the news of its 'tryst with destiny'.

Manpreet Kaur, 13 and Ramanpreet Kaur, 12, who belong to poor Dalit families, were selected to meet Michelle Obama. Similarly, Apreet Buttar,u00a0 11, and Ankita Dhukia, 10, both standard VI students at Guru Harkrishan Public School in Sri Ganganagar, Rajasthan were also among the lucky ones who got the chance to meet the US First Lady.

"It was like a dream come true for me. I could not have asked for more," said a happy and excited Apreet Buttar.When Ramanpreet asked her about who makes the first move after the First Couple have a fight, Michelle said it's her husband who initiates the patch-up.

The two girls from Punjab did not know English and Hindi. They were communicating with her in Punjabi, with the help of the interpreter while their counterparts from Rajasthan spoke fluent English.

"I asked her about the prevailing gender inequality and she very politely explained to me that now times have changed and equal opportunities are available to both sexes," said Ankita Dhukia.

The girls did not know much about her All of them were missing their families as their families members too wanted to meet the first lady. But, before meeting the first lady, they were did not know much about Michelle Obama.

"I did not much about her but have seen her on television. My brother is now jealous of me. He also wanted to come along with me," said Manpreet Kaur.

"We are inspired by her. Even now I feel like doing something for my country,x said Ramanpreet. Apparently, all four of them represented dual cause on their date with the First Lady - the abysmal sex ratio in not just their home state Punjab and Rajasthan but across India as a country, and the declining tree cover.

Nanhi Chhaan Foundation (NCF), a non-profit organisation having twin goals of restoring the gender ratio and increasing tree cover in the country, had sponsored and enabled their meeting with the First Lady.