The sit-ups punishment (Uthak Baithak) is a form of punishment given in schools of Indian subcontinent, specially in India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Nepal and Pakistan.
In this punishment, one has to sit down and stand up continuously and count the number of sit-ups.
Every term he or she has to sit fully so that his or her bottom touches the heels and to stand straight and if it is not so, he or she will have to start from the beginning.
Inability to complete the prescribed number of situps could result in the student being caned by the punisher.
There can be any form of sit ups as holding ears and doing, cris cross ear holding, heel touching or pairing sit ups or all This is very severe can be imposed to force the punished to do situps non-stop with no or minimal rest.
if punished is failed to complete the prescribed number of situps in given time, he/she has to start the punishment from beginning over again .The timer can be set as below for prescribed numbers of situps.
(Minimum 200 situps) Adding additional number of sit-ups for every mistake made.
According to a study published in International Journal of Science and Consciousness,[1] this is a type of exercise proven to improve cognitive function of the brain and its development when the children do sit-ups holding their ears in criss-cross manner.
In ancient days of India, this exercise used to be prescribed to students in the form of a punishment when they commit mistakes.
In vedic culture, students were given punishments which eventually benefit them with physical and psychological development.