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Daddy Please, X Padhai Vaste Jroori Hunda refers to a series of exploitable phrasal template memes featuring a burly bearded Sikh man with his palms folded. The caption format is Punjabi and translates to "Daddy please, I need X for my studies." The meme was first posted to Reddit in August 2020, before becoming popularized on Instagram and Facebook in the following years.

Origin

On August 13th, 2020, Facebook^[1] page Gagan Bedi posted an image of a burly bearded Sikh man with his palms folded. The man appears to be a bodybuilder named Manjeet Singh.^[2] The post on Gagan Bedi's page gathered over 700 likes in over two years (seen below, left). On the same day, the first iteration of the meme was posted to /r/SaimanSays, where it gathered over 130 upvotes in over three years (seen below, right).^[3] It was reposted to Instagram page @why_engineering on January 18th, 2021, where it gathered over 2,500 likes in nearly a year.^[4]

Spread

On June 24th, 2022, the Instagram pages @wtfpratyush and @indiansoninternettt^[5] posted a version of the meme that read, "Daddy please, Marlboro are necessary for my studies," gathering over 7,800 likes in five months (seen below, left). On July 8th, @wtfpratyush^[6] posted another version of the meme that said that various streaming services are important for studies, gathering over 3,500 likes in nearly four months (seen below, right).

On July 23rd, 2022, Instagram^[7] page @memepaav posted a version of the meme that read, "Mom dad, don't fight, my mental health is important for studies," gathering over 1,000 likes in over four months (seen below, left). On August 2nd, Instagram^[8] page @majaakiyamemes posted a version of the meme that said a "seggs doll" was necessary for studies, gathering over 900 likes in over three months (seen below, right).

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