Comments on: Urban youth – insights from a recent interaction.

By: Manish

Manish — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 16:56:42 +0000

Well, i agree with Mansi to an extent that the respect for elderly has been replaced with a tacital understanding. However, the study bug is a by-product of competitve world rather than on parents insistence.
However, the interview is not an eye-opener. It is pretty much urban centric and does not properly reflect the attitude, thikning and views of agreater part of demography. Religious tolerance, Love vs money debate, feeling of patriotism, opinions on sexual liberation are few topics that are left out of this cool chat.

By: mansi kohli

mansi kohli — Sun, 01 Feb 2009 19:32:23 +0000

well..i pretty much intricately appreciate the way u pointed the fact of deepika padukone being desi and rani acting well..Thats 1 thing that today’s youth very well understands.How could you miss tattos,pepsi,hair beading,i phone,VLCC’S visit as often as lamp psts on the road..while describing todays “youth”.
But yeah its not only because that the parents fund them with money that is why they want their beak poking desicional help in fixing there careers right! but also beacuse at the end of the day the very bug of career to most of the youth is been bitten by parents and their own parenting enviournment themselves which makes them a handy backsupport in accepting their nods rather them saying “NO”.

By: sangeeta

sangeeta — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 20:47:49 +0000

Ithink the discussion is about these following things
A) have influncers increased
B)have role of parents changed
C)in short, do urban youth have more individual freedom.
About (a), I think earlier because the world around an individual was small so influencers were limited, but now they are more. But what has not changed till date is the inability to make decisions based on the understanding of the underlying need the choice influnces. So I don’t think anyone is more empowered today then before
About (b), often discussions on the subject miss the point about context in identifying the role a parent relation plays. When we are young it is dependence, teens it is rebellion (because of self conflict) and later in life better understanding of parents as individuals
About (c), I think Rajesh needs to continue the interview to find out why MBBS and what if the niece neither has the aptitude nor the inclintion for
Sangeeta