India, Aug. 31 -- A Gurgaon-based entrepreneur has sparked a debate online after questioning why sleeping until 9 am is often viewed as a sign of laziness or lack of ambition. Taking to X, Jasveer Singh, co-founder and CEO of Knot Dating, argued that Indian parents have "turned sleep into a character flaw" while treating waking up early as an achievement.

"Indian parents have somehow turned sleep into a character flaw and waking up early into an achievement," Singh wrote in the X post. He said parents may see their child sleeping until 9 am and immediately conclude that they are "lazy", lack discipline or focus, or have no ambition. However, he questioned why the same person would be praised for waking up at 5 am after getting only 5 hou...